American Airlines Center hosts an NHL battle between the Dallas Stars and the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Friday.

This season the Stars are 8-3 overall while the Avalanche are 7-5. As for the totals, Dallas is 3-7-1 on the OU, and Colorado is 4-7-1.



View Colorado vs Dallas Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
On the Sportsbook NHL line for this matchup, Dallas sat as -140 favorites. The total was set at 5.5.

Power Rankings:
It's a hockey betting matchup between the No. 22-rated Stars and the No. 13-ranked Avalanche, according to the latest NHL power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Dallas' No. 18-ranked offense (2.5 goals per game) against a Avalanche defense that ranks No. 19 at 2.8 goals per game allowed. The Stars Sportsbook has clicked at a 13.2% rate while the Avalanche have a 81.6% rate on the penalty kill.

Last time out for Colorado, they were a 4-1 loser as they battled the Coyotes at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Coyotes at +107 were rewarded, while the 5 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

Dallas was a 3-1 Sportsbook in its last match at home against the Devils. They won as -122 favorites, while the total score of 4 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors.


Colorado Avalanche Trends:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing Buffalo are 7-3
After playing Phoenix are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

Dallas Stars Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Los Angeles are 5-5
After playing New Jersey are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

A few Avalanche at Stars trends to consider:
Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Colorado's last 21 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 11 games when playing Dallas
Dallas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Dallas is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Dallas' last 21 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Dallas' last 11 games when playing Colorado


Next up:
Colorado home to Calgary, Sunday, November 6
Dallas at Carolina, Sunday, November 6