Dallas Stars (23-13-1) vs Utah Hockey Club (17-15-6)
Game Info: Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 8:00 pm (American Airlines Center)
The Line: Betting Odds: Dallas Stars -196 / Utah Hockey Club +157 — Over/Under: 5.5
In this article, we will formulate a Utah Hockey Club vs Dallas Stars Prediction for this NHL game on Saturday, January 4th at the American Airlines Center. To formulate this prediction, we will look at:
-The Hockey Club’s recent form and recent player performance
-The Stars’ recent form and recent player performance
-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Utah
-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Dallas
-Recent betting trends in games played between Utah and Dallas
-A summary that ties it all together produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Hockey Club and Stars.
Stars Look for Another Win
The Stars in the last game faced off against the Ottawa Senators and they were able to pick up a victory. The offense was good scoring four goals and they ended up winning by two goals. Roope Hintz scored two goals. Matt Duchene also had a strong game scoring a goal and and adding an assist. Jake Oettinger saved 11 of the 13 shots that faced. He only gave up two goals, but he only faced 13 shots and he’s going to need to be a whole lot better.
The Stars on the season is averaging 3.22 goals while their defense is giving up 2.51 goals per game. The offense is ranked 21st while the defense is ranked 13th. They are averaging 27.2 shots per game which is 25th in the league. Matt Duchene has scored 15 goals and added 20 assists so far this season. Getting the start for the Stars will be Jake Oettinger who sits with an 18-9-1 record and is saving 90.8 percent of the shots that he faced.
Utah Looks for Second Straight Win
Utah has confidence heading into this game and were able to pick up a victory in the last game. Utah faced off against the Calgary Flames and they scored five goals while the defense gave up three goals and that led to the defeat. Lawson Crouse had a strong game, scoring two goals, and he paced the team. Karel Vejmelka was in goal and he saved 23 of the 26 shots that he faced. Two games ago against the Edmonton Oilers, Utah scored only a goal and they ended up losing by three goals.
Utah on the season is averaging 2.92 goals while their defense is giving up 2.97 goals per game. The offense is ranked 21st in the league while the defense is ranked 13th. They are shooting 10.7 percent, which is 24th in the league. Clayton Keller has scored 14 goals and added 25 assists so far this season. Karel Vejmelka could be in goal for Utah and he sits with a 9-10-2 record and a save percentage of 91.5 percent.
Why Utah Will Beat Dallas
- The road team has won 14 of Utah’s last 17 games.
- The underdog has covered the puck line in 15 of Utah’s last 18 games.
- The Stars have failed to cover the puck line in five of their last six games as favorites against Central Division opponents.
Total Goal Facts
- Each of Utah’s last four games against Central Division opponents has gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Six of the Stars’ last seven games against Central Division opponents have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Four of the last five night games between teams from the same division have gone OVER the total goal line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in each of Utah’s last five road games.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in eight of the Stars’ last nine home games against Central Division opponents.
Utah Hockey Club vs Dallas Stars Prediction
Utah is coming off a win in the last game, and they are going to continue that success here. The Star’s defense wasn’t exactly elite in the last game, and they are going to really struggle to defend again here. Tuah is averaging only 2.92 goals per game but they are going to go over that number here. The Stars aren’t going to have any answer, and it’s going to be Utah that is going to come out on top. Back Utah on the money line to cash.