Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators odds, picks and prediction
The red-hot Nashville Predators (18-17-1) host the Dallas Stars (11-12-9) Tuesday while hoping to continue their ascent up the Central Division standings. Puck drop at Bridgestone Arena will be at 8 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Stars-Predatorsodds and lines, with NHL picks and predictions.
The Predators have won five straight games and seven of their last eight contests to vault into fourth place in the Central. They've outscored the competition 19-7 during the win streak.
The Stars are stuck in a rut that has seen them go 5-8-5 since Feb. 25, despite posting a quality 55.1 Corsi For percentage over that time. They begin a six-game road trip Tuesday off of back-to-back home-ice losses to the Florida Panthers over the weekend.
Dallas leads the season series 2-0-2 but Nashville won each of the last two meetings by a 4-3 score in a shootout.
Stars at Predators: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports' betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:35 a.m. ET.
- Money line : Stars -115 (bet $115 to win $100) | Predators +100 (bet $100 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS : Stars -1.5 (+230) | Predators +1.5 (-300)
- Over/Under : 5.5 (O: +110 | U: -130)
Stars at Predators: Projected starting goalies
Anton Khudobin (6-9-3, .907 SV%, 2.53 GAA) vs. Juuse Saros (9-6-0, .923 SV%, 2.38 GAA)
Khudobin enters on a personal three-game losing skid, although two of those went beyond 60 minutes. He allowed 4 goals on 28 shots in an overtime loss to the Panthers Saturday. His last win was a 21-save shutout of the Detroit Red Wings March 20.
Saros has won three straight games and is 4-1-0 with a .976 SV% and a total of just four goals allowed in five games since returning from injury March 18. His only loss in that time was against the Panthers March 20, when he stopped all but one of 48 shots in a 2-0 Preds loss.
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Stars at Predators: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Predators 3, Stars 2
Money line (ML)
The PREDATORS (+100) are a great value as even-money home underdogs.
Backed by the inspiring play of Saros in net, Nashville has taken advantage of a favorable scheduling stretch to get back into the thick of the playoff picture. Dallas remains without C Tyler Seguin (hip) and recently lost RW Alexander Radulov (lower body) to injury once again.
The Preds are 3-for-9 on the power play and 13-for-14 on the penalty kill during their win streak.
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Against the spread (ATS)
PASS on the puck line since we're on the Predators +1.5 (-300) to win outright and there's too much risk in the alternate line of Preds -1.5 (+260).
Nashville's two wins over Dallas this season were both via the skills competition and could have gone either way.
Over/Under (O/U)
The UNDER 5.5 (-130) is the top play, even though we need to pay into the vig.
Nashville has played to the Under in six of its last eight games, largely due to the brick-wall act of Saros. The Dallas offense was held to a single goal in two of its last three losses.
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