Clayton Keller, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, and the Arizona Coyotes will do battle against Tyler Seguin, Alexander Radulov, and the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center in a Western Conference matchup. Fox Arizona Plus will air the action, which gets going at 8:30 p.m. ET on Monday, February 4.
Arizona Coyotes at Dallas Stars Odds
With a -180 moneyline, Dallas enters the game as the noticeable favorite. The line for Arizona sits at +160, and the oddsmakers have put the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals. The odds for betting that total stand at -135 under, +115 over.
Dallas is 27-25 straight-up (SU) and has lost 0.7 units for moneyline bettors this year. That win percentage, ranked third in the Central Division so far in the early season, is right in line with what the team produced during the 2017-18 season (42-40). Out of its 52 regular season outings, 31 of them have gone under the total, while 15 have gone over and just six have pushed. The team’s 17-10 SU at home this season.
The Stars have converted on 20.0 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked sixth overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 83.2 percent of all penalties.
With a .925 save percentage and 26.7 saves per game, Ben Bishop (18-15-2) has been the primary goalkeeper for the Stars this year. If head coach Jim Montgomery chooses to give him a rest, however, Dallas may turn to Anton Khudobin (10-12-12 record, .926 save percentage, 2.39 goals against average).
Arizona has netted 0.5 units for moneyline bettors this season and is currently 23-28 straight up (SU). A total of 27 of its outings have gone under the total, while 22 have gone over and just two have pushed. As the road team, the Coyotes are 14-13 SU so far.
The Coyotes have converted on 17.6 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked first overall and it’s successfully killed off 87.1 percent of all opponent power plays.
Darcy Kuemper (28.1 saves per game) has been the primary choice in goal for Arizona. Kuemper has 11 wins, 16 losses, and five OT losses to his credit, while registering a .914 save percentage and 2.64 goals against average this year.
Arizona Coyotes at Dallas Stars Betting Predictions
Free Prediction: SU Winner – Coyotes, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- Over Arizona’s last ten games, four of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 3-1 in those games).
- The Coyotes are 8-17 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 11-23 in games where they serve fewer than 10 total penalty minutes.
- For both of these clubs, the total has gone under in four of their past five outings.
- Arizona is ranked seventh this season with 8.3 giveaways per game. That figure has trended upward, as it’s averaged 9.3 giveaways over its last 10 games and 10.2 giveaways over its last five.
- Dallas is ranked 26th this season with 12.2 giveaways per game. That figure has trended higher recently, as the team’s averaged 15.7 giveaways over its last 10 games and 14.8 giveaways over its last five.
- Arizona skaters have given out the league’s 10th-most hits per game (23.3).
