Dallas Stars vs Nashville Predators

Nashville is 48-33 UNDER this season and the past two meetings with Dallas have stayed UNDER. The Predators have gone UNDER 10 of 13 against Western Conference teams and seven of nine versus Central Division opponents. Casey DeSmith is expected to start for Dallas, who are on a six-game losing streak (0-4-2), and DeSmith has a 2.63 goals-against average with two shutouts this season. Nashville has gone UNDER five straight Wednesday games and it is last in the NHL scoring 2.58 goals per game. Dallas is #3 in the league allowing just 2.66 goals per game. Take the UNDER.

Dallas won the division last season and had a +64 goal differential, the best in the West. They also had the best road record (26-10-5) in the NHL. They are loaded again on a team that was third in goals scored and eighth in goals allowed. Dallas has won five of its last six road games. Nashville crept into the playoffs last year as a Wild Card and was eliminated in the first round by Vancouver in six games. The defense was 15th in goals allowed. Dallas holds a 6-2 edge in the past eight games of this series, including a 9-2 win when they last met in February. Play Dallas to grab another win. 

Dallas had beaten the Predators five straight before losing the past two meetings, including 6-3 on Jan. 12. The Stars will look to avenge those losses tonight and they are expected to have Jake Oettinger between the pipes and he owns a 19-9-2 record and 2.90 goals-against average. The Stars have won six of seven and Oettinger stopped 32 of 34 shots in their 4-2 victory over Carolina on Tuesday night when Jason Robertson scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period. Juuse Saros is probable for Nashville and he is 20-20-2 this season. The Predators are 1-5 their past five as home underdogs and 4-1 OVER versus teams with winning records. Dallas has gone OVER eight Thursday games in a row and they have won four straight playing with one day of rest. Take the Stars (Max Play), and the OVER.