Looking for best bets for the upcoming game between the Dallas Stars and the Utah Hockey Club on Saturday at 8:00 PM ET? You’ve found the right place. In the article below, we provide our picks and predictions to help you make wise betting decisions for this matchup.

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Stars vs. Utah Hockey Club Picks

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Total Pick

Pick OU: Under 6 (model projecting 5.9 goals)

• Dallas and its opponent have combined for more than Saturday’s over/under of 6 goals 19 times this season.
• So far this season, 21 games Utah has played finished with more than 6 goals.
• The over/under for this game (6) is 0.1 less than the combined scoring averages for the Stars (3.22) and Utah Hockey Club (2.92).
• The 5.5 goals per game these two teams concede are 0.5 less than the total set for this contest.

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Moneyline Pick

Stars Moneyline: -183

• In the 32 times this season the Stars have been a moneyline favorite, they have finished 21-11 in those games.
• Dallas is 9-5 (winning 64.3% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -183 or shorter.
• The Stars’ implied moneyline win probability is 64.7% in this game.

Utah Hockey Club Moneyline: +151

• In 23 games as the moneyline underdog, Utah has achieved the upset nine times.
• The Utah Hockey Club have three wins in games when their moneyline odds are +151 or longer (in six such games).
• Utah’s implied probability to win is 39.8% based on the moneyline odds.

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Score Prediction

Prediction:
Dallas 4, Utah 2

Stars Points Leaders

• A productive offensive player this season for Dallas, Matt Duchene has put up 35 points.
• Having scored nine goals and adding 21 assists, Jason Robertson is a strong contributor for Dallas through 37 games.
• Mason Marchment has contributed 27 points for Dallas in 33 games this season, netting a goal on 15% of his shots and recording 12 goals and 15 assists.
• In the 28 games Jake Oettinger has played this season, his save percentage is .908, 20th in the league.

Utah Hockey Club Points Leaders

• Clayton Keller has totaled 14 goals (0.4 per game) and put up 25 assists (0.7 per game), averaging 2.5 shots per game and shooting 14.6%. That makes him among the leaders for Utah with 39 total points (1.0 per game).
• Logan Cooley is a top scorer for Utah, with 35 total points this season. He has scored 10 goals and provided 25 assists in 38 games.
• Dylan Guenther has 16 goals and 18 assists for Dallas.
• Karel Vejmelka’s record stands at 9-10-2 on the season, giving up 54 goals (2.4 goals against average) and collecting 581 saves with a .915 save percentage (10th-best in the league).

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Dallas vs. Utah Game Info

• Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: ESPN+
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Live Stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Location: Dallas, Texas
• Venue: American Airlines Center

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