Thursday, October 15, 2015

Amalie Arena

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The Dallas Stars travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, October 15, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Stars at +158 and the Lightning at -175. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

The Dallas Stars have 4 total points this season. They have scored 10 goals while giving up 8 goals. They have had 13 power play opportunities and have scored 3 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. They have allowed 8 power play opportunities and given up 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%.

The Lightning have a total of 6 points on the season. They have 3 power play goals on 13 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 23%. They have allowed 12 power play opportunities and have given up 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 58%. As a team, they have a total of 14 goals scored while giving up 9 goals this year.

The Stars are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. a team with a winning record, 4-0 in their last 4 Thursday games, 6-0 in their last 6 vs. the Eastern Conference and 11-1 in their last 12 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game. They are 6-1 in their last 7 overall, 4-1 in their last 5 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game, 8-2 in their last 10 road games and 4-1 in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.

The over is 4-0 in the Stars last 4 vs. the Atlantic, 4-1 in their last 5 road games and 6-2 in their last 8 vs. a team with a winning record. The over is also 5-2 in their last 7 games playing on 1 day rest, 5-2 in their last 7 Thursday games, 7-3 in their last 10 overall and 16-7 in their last 23 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.

The Lightning are 8-1 in their last 9 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400, 37-14 in their last 51 home games, 14-6 in their last 20 games playing on 1 day rest and 9-4 in their last 13 vs. a team with a winning % above .600. They are 2-6 in their last 8 vs. the Central, 2-6 in their last 8 vs. the Western Conference, 1-4 in their last 5 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game and 1-5 in their last 6 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 situation.

The under is 4-0 in the Lightning last 4 vs. the Central, 4-0 in their last 4 vs. the Western Conference and 6-1-1 in their last 8 overall. The under is also 17-4 in their last 21 in the third game of a 3-in-4 days situation, 17-5 in their last 22 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 days situation, 3-1-1 in their last 5 games playing on 1 day rest and 8-3 in their last 11 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.

Head to head, the over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Tampa Bay and 4-0 in the last 4 meetings. The road team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings. The Stars are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings and 8-3 in the last 11 meetings in Tampa Bay.

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 2-1 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 2-1-0 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 3-1 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 1-3-0 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Injuries

10/14/15 RW Patrick Eaves Lower Body out indefinitely

10/05/15 RW Brett Ritchie Wrist out indefinitely

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

10/06/14 D Mattias Ohlund Knee out indefinitely

10/05/15 GO Andrei Vasilevskiy Blood Clot out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas

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