The Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars are coming off a win and a defeat, respectively, heading into their meeting at Rogers Place on Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET. Oilers (-135) versus Stars (+114) has a definite favorite, according to the moneyline odds.
Edmonton secured a 6-3 road victory against the Florida Panthers its last time out on Nov. 22. The Oilers were led by Mattias Ekholm (one goal and two assists) and Evan Bouchard (three assists).
Dallas lost on the road 3-2 to the Calgary Flames on Nov. 22 in its last game, falling 2-1 in a shootout. Jason Robertson led the Stars with two points (one goal and one assist) in that outing.
Here’s our prediction for who will secure the win in Tuesday’s game.
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Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Stars 4 – Oilers 3
Pick OU:
Over 6.5
(Dunkel projecting 6.94 goals)
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Oilers vs. Stars Moneylines
Take a look below at the latest moneylines for the Oilers-Stars game.
Favorite: Oilers (-135)Underdog: Stars (+114)Oilers Betting InsightsThe Oilers are 8-9 when listed as a moneyline favorite this season.When it has played with moneyline odds of -135 or shorter, Edmonton is 6-7 (winning 46.2% of the time).The implied moneyline probability in this game says the Oilers have a 57.4% chance to win.Edmonton and its opponent have posted more than 6.5 goals in 13 of 24 games this season.Stars Betting InsightsThis season the Stars have won three of the five games in which they’ve been an underdog.Dallas is 1-2 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +114 or more on the moneyline.The moneyline set for this contest implies a 46.7% chance of victory for the Stars.Dallas has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in nine of 22 games this season.Oilers Key StatsEdmonton’s 74 total goals (3.1 per game) rank fifth in the league.The Oilers rank 31st in goals against, allowing 85 total goals (3.5 per game) in league action.Its -11 goal differential ranks 28th in the league.The 17 power-play goals the Oilers have scored this season are sixth-best in the NHL (on 59 power-play chances).Edmonton has the league’s third-best power-play conversion rate (28.81%).The Oilers have capitalized with two shorthanded goals this season (10th among NHL squads).Edmonton’s 82.26% penalty-kill success rate ranks 14th in the league.Edmonton wins the seventh-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 52.9%.The Oilers connect on 10.8% of their shots (17th in the league).Stars Key StatsDallas is 10th in the NHL in scoring (70 goals, 3.2 per game).The Stars have one of the top defenses in the league, allowing 60 total goals (2.7 per game), sixth in the NHL.It has the fourth-best goal differential in the league at +10.The Stars have an NHL-leading 22 power-play goals on 75 chances.Dallas has the NHL’s second-best power-play percentage (29.33%).The 75.71% penalty-kill percentage of Dallas is 25th in the league.Dallas is sixth in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (53%).With a shooting percentage of 12.3%, the Stars are third in the league.
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