NHL Betting Odds - Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks

The fans at HP Pavilion will be treated to a game between the Dallas Stars and the San Jose Sharks when they take their seats on Thursday. NHL odds makers currently have the Sharks -190 money line favorites against the Stars while the game's total is sitting at 5.5. Loui Eriksson scored twice on power play goals in the Stars' 3-2 loss to the Wild last time out. NHL betting odds had Dallas as +110 underdogs in that contest while the five goals went UNDER the nights posted over/under 5.5. It was the second game in two nights for the Stars but center Mike Modano is not looking for excuses to explain the loss.

"We had the benefit of the doubt [Friday night] with Vancouver playing back-to-back, so we knew it was going to be a tough go tonight," Modano said. The Stars will be without forward Fabian Brunnstrom for tonight's match-up from a shoulder injury he sustained in practice on a hit from Stephane Robidas. Dallas is expected to have James Neal back in the line-up for NHL odds against San Jose tonight after sitting out with a pulled groin. The Stars are 7-4-6 in NHL betting, are 7-3 after a loss and are 5-5 when playing on Thursday. The Stars will be opening a 3-game road stretch at San Jose tonight, playing at Phoenix on Saturday and in Detroit on Wednesday.

Dan Boyle's scored with one minute remaining in regulation to lift the Sharks past the Predators 4-3 on Tuesday night. Joe Pavelski, Jamie McGinn and Devin Setoguchi also added nets to keep the Sharks 6-0-1 at home while center Joe Thornton;s four-game point streak came to an end. San Jose cashed as -255 home favorites in NHL betting odds while the teams played OVER the 5.5-goal total at online sportsbooks. San Jose is 13-4-2 in NHL odds for the season, 7-3 after a win and 9-1 after playing Nashville. NHL betting odds have the Sharks -190 money line favorites at home against the Stars tonight as they go for their third straight win of the season.

Whitmore's NHL Betting Picks: Can the Stars upset the Sharks at home after losing to the Wild on Saturday? Since the Stars are 7-3 after a loss, I'm going to have to go out on a limb and say that Dallas will bring the Sharks home record to two losses tonight. My NHL pick for this match-up is to take the Stars +165 on the road against the Sharks. Vegas odds at Caesars sportsbook have the San Jose Sharks -185 favorites in NHL odds against the Dallas Stars +155 with a total of 5.5 OVER -120.