The Nashville Predators (38-29-8) visit the Dallas Stars (41-21-14) Monday. Puck drop from American Airlines Center is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Predators vs. Stars odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Predators picked up a 6-1 win over the St. Louis Blues Saturday, bouncing back from a 2-0 setback on the road against the Pittsburgh Penguins Thursday. Nashville is just 4-5-1 across the past 10 outings.
The Stars are vying for 1st place in the Central Division. Dallas currently is tied with the Colorado Avalanche for 2nd place in the division with 96 points, 1 point before the Minnesota Wild. The Wild and the Stars both have 6 games remaining in the regular season, while the Avalanche have 7. Dallas lost 5-2 at Colorado on Saturday.
This is the 4th and final regular-season meeting between these teams. Dallas has won the first 3, including a sweep of a home-and-home set Oct. 13-15, and a 3-2 win in the Music City on Dec. 27.
Predators at Stars odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub Lines last updated at 12:30 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Predators +165 (bet $100 to win $165) | Stars -200 (bet $200 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Predators +1.5 (-150) | Stars -1.5 (+125)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6 (O: -105 | U: -115)
Predators at Stars projected goalies
Juuse Saros (30-21-7, 2.72 GAA, .918 SV%, 1 SO) vs Scott Wedgewood (7-8-3, 2.92 GAA, .913 SV%, 1 SO)
Saros stopped 21 of the 22 shots he faced in Saturday’s 6-1 win against the St. Louis Blues. He has allowed just 5 goals on 103 shots in the past 3 games, bouncing back nicely from a 7-goal beating at the hands of the Seattle Kraken on March 23.
Wedgewood turned aside 33 of the 36 shots he faced in his last start on Feb. 18 against the Columbus Blue Jackets, suffering a 4-1 loss. He has picked up just 1 win in his last 5 starts for Dallas, a 34-save shutout at the Los Angeles Kings on Jan. 19.
Predators at Stars nickname picks and predictions
Prediction
Stars 4, Predators 1
Moneyline
The Stars (-200) will cost you 2 times your potential return, and that’s just too expensive for a singular bet — particularly with Wedgewood between the pipes.
PASS.
Puck line/Against the spread
The STARS -1.5 (+125) are a better play on the puck line at plus money.
Dallas has covered 2 of the 3 meetings with Nashville so far this season, winning by an average margin of 2.7 goals per game in 3 regular-season outings.
Over/Under
UNDER 6 (-115) is the lean, as the Under is 2-0-1 in the first 3 meetings this season.
The Under is also 4-1 in the past 5 games inside the Central Division for the Predators and 5-2 in their last 7 against winning teams.
The Under is 33-14-4 in the past 51 games for the Stars against teams with a winning overall record, too, while going 4-0-1 in the past 5 meetings in this series.
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