Colorado Avalanche vs Dallas Stars Betting Pick & Prediction 11/29/24

The Avalanche and Stars are set to face off at 9:00 ET on TNT. The Stars will host the game at American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX. The over/under for this Central division contest is set at 6.5 goals, with the Stars being favored by -1.5 at home against the Avalanche.

COLORADO AVALANCHE VS DALLAS STARS BETTING PICK

The Pick: Dallas Stars -1.5

This game will be played at American Airlines Center at 9:00 ET on Friday, November 29th.

WHY BET THE DALLAS STARS:

• Based on our analysis, we foresee the Stars winning the game with a predicted score of 4-2.
• Take the Stars on the moneyline
• The Stars should also cover at -1.5

No Pressure for Colorado as Away Dogs

With a 5-2 loss to the Predators, the Avalanche’s record now stands at 13-10-0. The total for the game was set at 6.5 goals, and the combined 7 goals surpassed that mark. Colorado was the underdog on the puck line.

The Avalanche took the lead first, scoring at 17:06 in the second period, but the Predators responded with five unanswered goals. Two of Nashville’s goals came with an empty net.

Cale Makar netted his 5th goal of the season, opening the scoring for the Avalanche on a power play at 17:06 in the second period. Nathan MacKinnon added a late goal, his 6th of the year, with just 2:17 left in the game. Makar also picked up his 16th assist on MacKinnon’s goal, while MacKinnon earned his 14th assist on Makar’s power-play tally.

Colorado fired 30 shots on goal but was hindered by 23 giveaways. The Avalanche were held scoreless in the first period before Makar’s power-play goal, and MacKinnon’s goal came with the team trailing 3-1.

Defensively, the Avalanche will look to bounce back after allowing five goals to the Predators, including three in the 3rd period. Justus Annunen made 21 saves with a save percentage of 87.5%. The Avalanche’s defense also recorded 11 takeaways and 26 hits. Colorado was leading 1-0 in the 2nd period, but they gave up five of the last six goals, including two empty-netters.

Is a Home Win Possible for the Stars?

Dallas fell to 13-8-0 after a 4-2 loss to the Panthers. The Stars were underdogs on the puck line, and the total was set at 6.5 goals, but the combined 6 goals fell short of that mark.

After trailing 2-0, Dallas tied the game in the second period, but the Panthers pulled away with two goals in the third. Evgenii Dadonov and Matt Duchene each scored for the Stars.

Dallas took 25 shots on goal but only found the net twice in their 4-2 loss to the Panthers. Evgenii Dadonov scored his second goal of the season, while Matt Duchene added his seventh. Duchene also picked up his eighth assist on Dadonov’s power-play goal, which came at 8:38 in the second period.

Miro Heiskanen recorded his fourth assist on Duchene’s goal, and Thomas Harley notched his fifth assist. The Stars had 32 giveaways and were shut out in the first and third periods, scoring both of their goals in the second.

Dallas’s defense gave up the first goal 8:47 into the second period, and then two more in the third, including an empty-netter with 1:00 remaining. Goalie Casey DeSmith made 21 saves with a save percentage of 87.5%. Defensively, the Stars had 26 hits and 5 takeaways.