Stars vs. Mammoth NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 16

The Dallas Stars and Utah Mammoth -- the former coming off a victory, the latter a defeat -- will face each other on Monday at 8 p.m. ET, at American Airlines Center in Dallas. The Mammoth are underdogs away from home, at +136, and the Stars are -162.

Dallas earned a 3-2 victory at home its last time out on March 14 against the Detroit Red Wings. Wyatt Johnston's two points (one goal and one assist) led the Stars.

Utah lost 4-3 at home against the Pittsburgh Penguins in its last game on March 14. Dylan Guenther led the Mammoth with two points (two goals) in that matchup.

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

Stars vs. Mammoth Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Dallas Stars and Utah Mammoth, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Mammoth 3 - Stars 2
• Pick OU: Under 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.07 goals)
  

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Stars vs. Mammoth Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Stars-Mammoth game.

• Favorite: Stars (-162)
• Underdog: Mammoth (+136)

Stars Betting Insights

• The Stars have won 64.7% of their games when favored on the moneyline this season (33-18).
• Dallas is 15-8 (winning 65.2% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -162 or shorter.
• Based on this contest's moneyline, the Stars have an implied probability of 61.8% to win.
• Dallas and its opponent have gone over 5.5 combined goals in 36 of 66 games this season.

Mammoth Betting Insights

• The Mammoth have been an underdog in 23 games this season, and won eight (34.8%).
• Utah has not won as the underdog of +136 or more on the moneyline this season in three such games.
• The implied probability of a win by the Mammoth, based on the moneyline, is 42.4%.
• Utah's games this season have had over 5.5 goals 34 of 67 times.

Stars Key Stats

• Dallas' 228 total goals (3.4 per game) make it the sixth-highest scoring team in the league.
• The Stars have given up 174 total goals (2.6 per game), ranking second in league play for the fewest goals against.
• It has the league's second-best goal differential at +54.
• The NHL-leading 60 power-play goals the Stars have put up this season have come on 200 power-play chances.
• Dallas ranks second in the league with a 30% power-play conversion rate.
• The three shorthanded goals the Stars have scored this season rank 24th among NHL teams.
• Dallas kills 81.09% of opponent power plays, the 10th-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Dallas wins 52.2% of its faceoffs to rank sixth in the NHL.
• The Stars' 13.4% shooting percentage tops the league.

Mammoth Key Stats

• With 208 goals (3.1 per game), Utah has the league's 16th-ranked offense.
• The Mammoth give up 2.8 goals per game (188 in total), the fifth-fewest in the NHL.
• Its +20 goal differential is the eighth-best in the league.
• With 31 power-play goals (on 186 chances), the Mammoth are 28th in the NHL.
• Utah's power-play percentage (16.67) puts the team 27th in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Mammoth have six.
• At 77.78%, Utah has the 23rd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Utah wins 49.7% of faceoffs, 18th-ranked in the NHL.
• The 11.2% shooting percentage of the Mammoth is 13th in the league.