Utah Hockey Club vs Dallas Stars Betting Pick & Prediction 1/4/25
Betting on today’s Hockey Club and Stars game? Catch the action at American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX, as the Stars hosts this showdown at 8:00 ET on ESPN+. The over/under for this matchup is currently set at 6 goals and the Stars are the -1.5 favorite to win at home vs. the Hockey Club.
UTAH HOCKEY CLUB VS DALLAS STARS BETTING PICK
The Pick: Dallas Stars -1.5
This game will be played at American Airlines Center at 8:00 ET on Saturday, January 4th.
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
Will the Hockey Club Make it Happen on the Road?
Utah Hockey Club fell to 17-15-6 after a 4-3 road loss to the Golden Knights. The game’s total was set at 6.5 goals, but the teams combined for 7, pushing it over the line. Utah, as the underdog, didn’t cover the puck line.
Utah led 2-0 before Vegas scored four unanswered goals. Logan Cooley opened the scoring at 11:52 in the first period, and Ian Cole added another at 12:00 in the second. The Golden Knights tied it up with a goal at 19:59 in the second period and took the lead in the third. Alexander Kerfoot’s goal at 13:10 in the third tied it for Utah, but Vegas scored the winner at 2:15 in overtime.
Utah Hockey Club registered 13 giveaways in their 4-3 loss to Vegas. They took 19 shots on goal, with Logan Cooley scoring his second goal of the season. Ian Cole added his first goal, while Alexander Kerfoot netted his second.
Nick Bjugstad notched two assists, bringing his season total to two. Jack McBain picked up his third assist, while Cooley now has eight assists this season. Maveric Lamoureux recorded his first assist of the year.
Utah’s defense will look to rebound after allowing 4 goals in their last game, including the game-winner in overtime. They had taken a 2-0 lead over Vegas, but the Golden Knights scored twice late in the 2nd period and twice more in the 3rd and OT. Connor Ingram made 31 saves with an 88.6% save percentage, while the defense had 8 takeaways and 21 hits.
Can the Stars Please their Home Crowd?
With a 4-2 loss to the Panthers, the Stars fell to 23-13-1 this season. Dallas trailed 2-0 before scoring twice in the second period to tie it up, but Florida pulled ahead in the third with two more goals.
The total was set at 6.5 goals, but the combined 6 goals fell just short. Dallas, as the underdog on the puck line, didn’t cover. All of the Panthers’ goals came before the Stars got on the board.
Dallas fired 25 shots on goal but only managed two scores in their 4-2 loss to the Panthers. Evgenii Dadonov netted his second goal of the season, while Matt Duchene added his seventh. Duchene also picked up his 8th assist on Dadonov’s power-play goal.
The Stars were held scoreless in the first period before finding the net twice in the second. They recorded 32 giveaways in the game, and Miro Heiskanen earned his 4th assist of the season.
Dallas’ defense gave up the first goal 5:15 into the first period and another at 8:47 in the second, but the Stars tied the game at 2-2 before allowing two more goals—one at 2:32 in the third and an empty-netter at 19:00. Casey DeSmith made 21 saves with an 87.5% save percentage.