NHL Odds: Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames Betting Picks

The Dallas Stars and the Calgary Flames will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday night at 9:30pm EST when they meet at Pengrowth Saddledome in a game that can be seen on FPPV. NHL odds makers currently have the Flames listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Stars while the game's total is sitting at 5.5 UNDER -140. James Neal had a goal and two assists for Dallas in its 4-3 shootout loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night.

Chicago won as -230 home favorites in NHL betting picks while the teams played OVER the 5.5-goal total listed by odds makers at online sportsbooks. "It was game where you knew it probably was going to come down near the end of the 60 minutes, and it did," Dallas coach Marc Crawford said after the game. Heading into tonight's match-up, the Stars are 26-21-12 in NHL picks as underdogs for the season, 3-7 after playing Chicago and 4-6 when playing on Thursday. The betting total has gone UNDER in 19 of Calgary's last 25 games when playing at home against Dallas.

Niklas Hagman and Matt Stajan had a goal and an assist apiece for Calgary in their 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night. Ottawa won as -145 home favorites in NHL picks while the game resulted in a PUSH on the 5-goal total listed by at online sportsbooks. The Flames lost their second straight game and finished the road trip 1-1-1. "I'm not happy at all tonight," Flames coach Brent Sutter said after the game. "That game was there for us to get some points here tonight and we just didn't play a good enough game after the first 28 minutes to expect to win."

Dallas is 4-1 straight up in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Calgary. The betting total has gone UNDER in 19 of the Stars last 25 games when playing on the road against the Flames. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing against Calgary while the total has gone UNDER in NHL picks for 11 of the Flames last 12 games at home. Vegas odds at the MGM Mirage sportsbook have the Calgary Flames -150 favorites against the Dallas Stars +130 with a total of 5.5 UNDER -140.