Anaheim Ducks vs Dallas Stars Prediction: The teams of different levels are meeting

Prediction for the NHL Anaheim Ducks vs Dallas Stars match, which will take place on January 5. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

Anaheim Ducks

Anaheim is having another fragile regular season. The Californians have a very young team, which is still gaining experience, so they can finally interfere in the fight for the playoffs in the foreseeable future. While the Ducks were still trying to cling to points in their season opener, they have only six wins and 20 losses in their last 26 meetings, which best describes their current state. In their previous two games, they lost to Nashville and Philadelphia, 1:6 and 1:4, respectively, strengthening in 15th place in the Western Conference.

Dallas Stars

Dallas significantly improved in the regular season compared to last year's results. Now the Stars are not currently on the verge of a playoff spot but are among the league leaders. In the meantime, the team has progressed even during the season, posting increasingly confident winning streaks. One of them happened in December and January when they beat Montreal, Nashville, Minnesota, and San Jose by a combined score of 7:16. The day before, their winning streak was broken when the Texans lost on the road to Los Angeles (2:3). Despite that loss, Dallas remained in second place in the Western Conference standings.

Expert Betting Tips

Anaheim and Dallas are currently opponents of entirely different levels. This reflects the teams' standings in the Western Conference, where the Stars are in second place, and the Ducks are in the penultimate. The Texans are in excellent form right now, having won four of their previous five games, while the Californians have lost five of their last six games. The head-to-head stats also show that the Black and Green have won their last six consecutive meetings. As a result, a bet on the victory of Dallas with odds of about 1.83 is inevitable.

The rivalry between Anaheim and Dallas is not known for its solid scoring activity lately. In their previous six head-to-head encounters, the opponents combined for only 26 goals (4.33 average per game), while the over/under has never been reached. And now we shouldn't expect high productivity, as the Ducks don't have the resources for open and bright hockey, while the Stars don't need that. On this basis, the best option for the prediction seems to be a total under 5.5 pucks for 2.23, and it is worth betting on the total over 0.5 points of Tyler Seguin for 1.96.

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