Stars vs. Sharks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 10

The Dallas Stars and San Jose Sharks -- both coming off wins in their last game -- will play on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET, at SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose. Stars (-162) at Sharks (+136) has a definite favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

Dallas grabbed a 4-1 victory on the road its last time out on Jan. 7 against the Washington Capitals. Sam Steel led the Stars with two points (one goal and one assist).

In its last game on Jan. 7, San Jose claimed a 4-3 road victory over the Los Angeles Kings. Macklin Celebrini led the Sharks with three points (one goal and two assists) in that outing.

To prepare for this matchup, here's who we project to take home the victory in Saturday's hockey game.

Stars vs. Sharks Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Dallas Stars and San Jose Sharks, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Sharks 3 - Stars 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.10 goals)
  

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Stars vs. Sharks Moneylines

Take a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Stars-Sharks matchup.

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

Stars Betting Insights

• The Stars have won 55.9% of their games when favored on the moneyline this season (19-15).
• Dallas is 8-7 (winning 53.3% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -162 or shorter.
• Based on this game's moneyline, the Stars have an implied probability of 61.8% to win.
• Dallas and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in 21 of 44 games this season.

Sharks Betting Insights

• The Sharks have been made an underdog 42 times this season, and won 22, or 52.4%, of those games.
• San Jose has a record of 16-16, a 50.0% win rate, when it's been set as an underdog of +136 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The Sharks have a 42.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• San Jose and its opponent have combined to score over 6.5 goals in 23 of 43 games this season.

Stars Key Stats

• Dallas has scored the second-most goals in the NHL (150 total, 3.4 per game).
• Defensively, the Stars are one of the stingiest units in league action, conceding 121 total goals (2.8 per game) to rank eighth.
• It has the league's third-best goal differential at +29.
• The 39 power-play goals the Stars have put up this season are second-best in the NHL (on 132 power-play chances).
• Dallas has the league's third-best power-play conversion rate (29.55%).
• The three shorthanded goals the Stars have scored this season rank 13th among NHL teams.
• Dallas kills 81.56% of opponent power plays, the 12th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Dallas wins 51.8% of its faceoffs to rank seventh in the NHL.
• The Stars' 13.4% shooting percentage tops the league.

Sharks Key Stats

• San Jose's 134 goals on the season (3.1 per game) rank 16th in the league.
• The Sharks allow 3.5 goals per game (150 in total), 29th in the league.
• Its -16 goal differential ranks 25th in the league.
• The Sharks have 29 power-play goals (10th-most in NHL) on 147 chances.
• San Jose has the NHL's 15th-ranked power-play percentage (19.73%).
• The Sharks have two shorthanded goals (24th in league).
• At 78.1%, San Jose has the 21st-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• At 47.7%, San Jose has the NHL's 25th-ranked faceoff win rate.
• The 12.3% shooting percentage of the Sharks is fifth in the league.