Stars vs Avalanche NHL Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The Dallas Stars and the Colorado Avalanche will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Pepsi Center.

Oddsmakers currently have the Stars listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Avalanche, while the game's total is sitting at 5½.

The Stars were a 6-0 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Panthers. That made winners of bettors who got Florida at +125 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for OVER bettors.

Colorado lost its last outing, a 1-0 result against the Wild on November 17. Bettors who backed the Wild at -118 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (1) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Colorado:
Team record: 8-10-1 SU, ATS
Current streak: lost 3 straight games.

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 5 games
is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of last 12 games at home

When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Buffalo are 7-3
After playing Minnesota are 3-7
After a loss are 4-6

Dallas:
Team record: 11-6-0 SU, ATS
Current streak: lost 3 straight games.

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of last 6 games
is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 6 games when playing Colorado

When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Los Angeles are 5-5
After playing Florida are 3-3-1
After a loss are 4-6

Next up:
Dallas home to San Jose, Saturday, November 19
Colorado home to San Jose, Sunday, November 20