Stars vs. Kings NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 12

The Dallas Stars and Los Angeles Kings -- the former coming off a loss, the latter a victory -- will meet on Monday at 10 p.m. ET, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The Kings are underdogs despite being the hosts, at +100, and the Stars are -120.

Dallas fell in a 5-4 overtime defeat on the road its last time out on Jan. 10 against the San Jose Sharks. The Stars were led by Mikko Rantanen (one goal and one assist) and Jason Robertson (one goal and one assist).

Los Angeles won 4-3 in a shootout in its most recent contest on Jan. 10 on the road against the Edmonton Oilers, winning the shootout 1-0 to secure the victory. Brandt Clarke had two points (two assists) in that matchup for the Kings.

Get ready for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will win the game in Monday's hockey action.

Stars vs. Kings Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming game between the Dallas Stars and Los Angeles Kings, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Stars 4 - Kings 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.10 goals)
  

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Stars vs. Kings Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Stars-Kings matchup.

• Favorite: Stars (-120)
• Underdog: Kings (+100)

Stars Betting Insights

• The Stars have been victorious in 19 of their 35 games when they were favored on the moneyline this season (54.3%).
• Dallas is 18-16 (winning 52.9% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -120 or shorter.
• Based on the moneyline in this game, the Stars' implied win probability is 54.5%.
• In 26 games this season, Dallas and its opponent have combined for more than 5.5 goals.

Kings Betting Insights

• This season the Kings have been an underdog 14 times, and won seven, or 50.0%, of those games.
• Los Angeles has a record of 6-5, a 54.5% win rate, when it's been set as an underdog of +100 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The Kings have a 50.0% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Los Angeles' games this season have had more than 5.5 goals 22 of 44 times.

Stars Key Stats

• Dallas' 154 total goals (3.4 per game) make it the second-highest scoring team in the NHL.
• The Stars have allowed 126 total goals (2.8 per game), ranking eighth in league action for the fewest goals against.
• Its goal differential (+28) makes the team third-best in the league.
• The 39 power-play goals the Stars have put up this season are second-best in the NHL (on 134 power-play chances).
• Dallas has the league's second-best power-play conversion rate (29.1%).
• The Stars have scored three shorthanded goals this season.
• Dallas kills 79.59% of opponent power plays, the 17th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Dallas wins 51.8% of its faceoffs to rank seventh in the NHL.
• The Stars shoot 13.5% as a team (best in the league).

Kings Key Stats

• With 116 goals (2.6 per game), Los Angeles has the league's 29th-ranked offense.
• The Kings have one of the top defenses in the league, conceding 120 total goals (2.7 per game), third in the league.
• it has the 18th-ranked goal differential in the league at -4.
• The Kings have 21 power-play goals (24th in NHL) on 133 chances.
• Los Angeles' power-play percentage (15.79) puts the team 28th in the league.
• The Kings have a league-leading seven shorthanded goals.
• At 76.82%, Los Angeles has the 26th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Los Angeles wins 49.5% of faceoffs, 18th-ranked in the NHL.
• The 9.4% shooting percentage of the Kings is 30th in the league.