Dallas Stars vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 18 Jan 2025

Under 6 Has to Be the Best Bet

Our prediction is for the Stars and the Avalanche to score Under 6 combined. Take the -110 that the teams fail to find the net enough times to win this wager.

5-3 Stars Win When Teams Last Clashed

Dallas Stars were beaten 3-1 at American Airlines Center in their previous game, being turned over at home to Montreal Canadiens. Jason Robertson was the solitary scorer after Stars registered 33 shots.

Colorado Avalanche lost their last game, being beaten at home to Edmonton Oilers 4-3 at Ball Arena. Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and Logan O'Connor scored the other.

The Stars have won the last two meetings against the Avs. They triumphed 2-1 (OT) at Ball Arena and then 5-3 at American Airlines Center. The Stars have triumphed in six of the previous 10 clashes between these teams.

Starting Goalies

Casey DeSmith (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	12-6-1	2.39	.916	2
23/24	12-9-4	2.89	.895	1

Scott Wedgewood (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	10-4-0	2.02	.918	2
23/24	16-7-5	2.85	.899	0

8 wins and 2 losses, averaging 3.3 goals from 30.2 shots on goal, with a 24.1% powerplay efficiency. The Stars have given up 2.0 goals from 26.0 shots, averaging 2.5 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 88.0%.

Jason Robertson is the top points scorer with 14 points, 5 goals and 9 assists, with Matt Duchene recording 11 points, 4 goals and 7 assists, over the past 10 games. Goalie Jake Oettinger have a 1.83 goal against average with a .928 save percentage.

The Avs have 6 wins, 3 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.2 goals from 29.7 shots on goal, with a 6.7% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.3 goals from 25.8 shots, averaging 2.6 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 88.5%.

The top points scorer is Nathan MacKinnon with 15 points, 3 goals and 12 assists, while Mikko Rantanen is next best after having 10 points, 6 goals and 4 assists. Goalie Mackenzie Blackwood have a 1.80 GAA with a .932 SV%.

Expert NHL Analysis

Our team of NHL handicappers monitor the current injuries. When integrated with the latest form, this helps us secure the value odds. Our data-led approach backed up by the key player and goalie stats always proves useful.

Key Stars vs Avalanche stats:

• The 6 line hasn’t been covered in 5 of the last 5 Stars games.
• The 6 line hasn’t been covered in 8 of the last 10 Stars games on the road.
• The 6 line hasn’t been covered in the last 5 Stars games this season.
• The 6 line hasn’t been covered in 6 of the last 10 Avalanche games.
• The 6 line hasn’t been covered in 3 of the last 5 Avalanche games.

Dallas Stars vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction

The two teams may not light the lamp too many times, thus ensuring that we go under the line on the totals. Take the attractive odds of -110 on offer for this NHL clash.

There are different ways to maximise a potential profit when it comes to betting on the Totals. Moving the line for your Under bet means the chance to secure bigger odds.

Under 6 Probability

The sportsbooks make it a 52.4% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. However, we think that the probability sits between 55-60% taking all factors into consideration. That means we’re regarding it as a value wager.

Our Pick

Under 6 Goals @ -110 Bet Now

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Player Props

Top Pick: Mikko Rantanen Over 2.5 Shots -123

Mikko Rantanen (Avalanche) has fired Over 2.5 shots on goal in 8 of the past 10 games. We recommend backing the -123 that he is able to cover the line, with this Shots on Goal wager hopefully providing a return.

Latest Mikko Rantanen Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+125

First

+750

Shots on Goal

Over 2.5

-123

Under 2.5

-105

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Correct Score Prediction

Stars 3 - 2 Avalanche

There’s plenty of juice to be found by backing the Stars to win 3-2. We can’t pass up the odds of +900 when it comes to correct score betting and it’s a fun wager.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Stars

Avalanche

1-0

Stars

+5500

Avalanche

+5000

2-0

Stars

+5500

Avalanche

+5000

2-1

Stars

+1500

Avalanche

+1400

3-0

Stars

+3400

Avalanche

+2900

3-1

Stars

+2200

Avalanche

+1900

3-2

Stars

+900

Avalanche

+850

4-0

Stars

+4500

Avalanche

+3500

4-1

Stars

+1700

Avalanche

+1400

4-2

Stars

+1800

Avalanche

+1500

4-3

Stars

+1050

Avalanche

+1000

5-0

Stars

+8000

Avalanche

+6000

5-1

Stars

+2900

Avalanche

+2200

5-2

Stars

+1800

Avalanche

+1500

5-3

Stars

+2500

Avalanche

+2200

5-4

Stars

+2000

Avalanche

+2000

6-0

Stars

+12500

Avalanche

+9000

6-1

Stars

+7000

Avalanche

+5000

6-2

Stars

+3500

Avalanche

+2800

6-3

Stars

+3300

Avalanche

+2800

6-4

Stars

+5000

Avalanche

+4500

6-5

Stars

+5000

Avalanche

+5000

7-0

Stars

+5000

Avalanche

+14000

7-1

Stars

+12000

Avalanche

+9000

7-2

Stars

+10000

Avalanche

+7000

7-3

Stars

+6600

Avalanche

+5000

7-4

Stars

+7000

Avalanche

+6000

7-5

Stars

+11000

Avalanche

+10000

7-6

Stars

+12000

Avalanche

+11000

8-1

Stars

+12000

Avalanche

+14000

8-2

Stars

+12000

Avalanche

+12000

8-3

Stars

+12000

Avalanche

+12500

8-4

Stars

+13000

Avalanche

+11000

8-5

Stars

+13000

Avalanche

+13000

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Dallas Stars vs Colorado Avalanche Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Books Have Avs as Favorites

The sportsbooks’ betting odds have Colorado Avalanche as -132 favorites for this game, implying that they are 57% likely to win. Dallas Stars are trading at bigger odds than their opponents and they can be backed at +108.

1.5 is the puck line and 6 is the total goals line. The Totals offers NHL bettors an alternative way of getting involved. The Over 6 selection is available to back at -114.

You can bet on the Avs as the first team to score and they are -125 favorites. The alternative is to back the Stars at -115.

National Hockey League bettors are spoilt for choice thanks to the hundreds of game lines and team props which are available for every clash on the coupon. Head to the betting sites and find the best value picks.

Moneyline

Stars

+108

Avalanche

-132

3-Way Moneyline

Stars

+175

Tie

+320

Avalanche

+123

Puck Line

Stars +1.5

-233

Avalanche -1.5

+190

Total Goals

Under 6

-106

Over 6

-114

Nathan MacKinnon Favorite to Be First Goalscorer

Those interested in Nathan MacKinnon to light the lamp at anytime are able to get +125. There is the chance to back the favorite to score the first goal at odds of +750.

Player Goals

Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche)

First

+125

Anytime

+750

Mikko Rantanen (Avalanche)

First

+125

Anytime

+750

Wyatt Johnston (Stars)

First

+190

Anytime

+1100

Jason Robertson (Stars)

First

+200

Anytime

+1100

Artturi Lehkonen (Avalanche)

First

+220

Anytime

+1200

Roope Hintz (Stars)

First

+235

Anytime

+1300

Matt Duchene (Stars)

First

+235

Anytime

+1300

Ross Colton (Avalanche)

First

+265

Anytime

+1400

Jamie Benn (Stars)

First

+295

Anytime

+1500

Logan Stankoven (Stars)

First

+295

Anytime

+1500

Jonathan Drouin (Avalanche)

First

+300

Anytime

+1500

Cale Makar (Avalanche)

First

+300

Anytime

+1500

Evgenii Dadonov (Stars)

First

+335

Anytime

+1700

Casey Mittelstadt (Avalanche)

First

+350

Anytime

+1700

Jere Innala (Avalanche)

First

+380

Anytime

+1900

Juuso Pärssinen (Avalanche)

First

+450

Anytime

+2200

Logan O'Connor (Avalanche)

First

+450

Anytime

+2200

Joel Kiviranta (Avalanche)

First

+450

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche)

Over 3.5

-111

Under 3.5

-116

Mikko Rantanen (Avalanche)

Over 2.5

-123

Under 2.5

-105

Wyatt Johnston (Stars)

Over 2.5

+115

Under 2.5

-149

Jason Robertson (Stars)

Over 2.5

-100

Under 2.5

-130

Cale Makar (Avalanche)

Over 2.5

-123

Under 2.5

-105

Artturi Lehkonen (Avalanche)

Over 1.5

-167

Under 1.5

+128

Matt Duchene (Stars)

Over 1.5

-135

Under 1.5

+104

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Starting Lineups

NHL Standings

Division Conference League

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
1 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
2 Boston	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
3 Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
4 Calgary	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
5 Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
6 Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
7 Colorado	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
8 Columbus	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
9 Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
10 Detroit	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
11 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
12 Florida	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
13 LA Kings	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
14 Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
15 Montreal	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
16 Nashville	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
17 New Jersey	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
18 NY Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
19 NY Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
20 Ottawa	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
21 Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
22 Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
23 San Jose	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
24 Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
25 St Louis	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
26 Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
27 Toronto	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
28 Utah	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
29 Vancouver	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
30 Vegas	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
31 Washington	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-
32 Winnipeg	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0-0	-	-

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