The Dallas Stars (13-5-4) and Edmonton Oilers (10-9-5) meet Tuesday. Puck drop from Rogers Arena in Edmonton, Alberta, is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Stars vs. Oilers and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Season series: Stars lead 1-0
Dallas picked up a 4-3 win over the Oilers in a shootout in Texas on Nov. 4 as slight favorites (-115) as the Over (6) cashed. It was a small measure of revenge after the Oilers bumped the Stars from the playoffs in 6 games in the Western Conference Finals.
The Stars suffered a 3-2 loss in a shootout Saturday at the Calgary Flames as moderate favorites (-135) as the Under (6) cashed. Fs Jason Robertson and Roope Hintz posted goals in the third period to force OT, but G Casey DeSmith couldn’t hold on in the shootout.
The Oilers topped the Florida Panthers 6-3 on the road Saturday, winning as small underdogs (+110) as the Over (5.5) hit behind G Stuart Skinner. F Jack Roslovic had 2 goals, while D Mattias Ekholm had a goal and 3 points, and D Evan Bouchard posted 3 assists.
Stars at Oilers odds
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Moneyline (ML): Stars +115 (bet $100 to win $115) | Oilers -140 (bet $140 to win $100)Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Stars +1.5 (-200) | Oilers -1.5 (+165)Over/Under (O/U): 6 (O: -120 | U: +100)Stars at Oilers projected goalies
Jake Oettinger (8-4-2, 2.84 GAA, .899 SV%, 1 SO) vs. Stuart Skinner (8-6-3, 3.00 GAA, .883 SV%, 1 SO)
Oettinger allowed 2 goals on 34 shots in a 4-2 road win against the Vancouver Canucks in his most recent start on Thursday. He has 4-2-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .882 SV% in 6 starts in November. After allowing 10 goals in the first 2 starts, he has allowed just 8 goals in the past 4 outings.
Skinner gave up 3 goals on 38 shots in a 6-3 road win against the Panthers, and he has allowed 3 or more goals in 4 in a row, and 7 of the past 8 starts. He is 5-3-1 with a 3.39 GAA and .876 SV% in 9 starts in November. He suffered a 4-3 SOW on Nov. 4 in the first start against the Stars, allowing 3 goals on 27 shots.
Stars at Oilers picks and predictionsPrediction
Stars 4, Oilers 3
The STARS (+115) are a solid play a short dogs on the road. They’re 6-1-1 in the past 8 games, while the Oilers are just 1-2-1 in the past 4 outings, and 2-3-1 in the previous 6 contest.
Let’s back the Stars, as they’re playing at a much higher level lately.
The Stars +1.5 (-200) will cost you 2 times your potential return, and that’s way too much risk for not enough reward on a single play. If you were to toss the Stars into a multi-leg parlay, that could be OK, but avoid straight up.
PASS.
OVER 6 (-120) is the lean, as the total has gone high in 7 of the past 10 games for Edmonton. Again, Skinner has been knocked around for 3 or more goals in 7 of his past 8 starts, and the Oilers have allowed 82 goals in the past 22 games, or 3.73 goals per game (GPG).
The reason to be careful is that the Stars have cashed the Under in 3 in a row. However, Dallas has hit the Over at a 6-5 clip in 11 November outings, scoring 42 goals, while allowing 30 goals. That’s 6.5 GPG in the month.
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