Stars vs. Wild NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 11

The Dallas Stars (21-5-5) visit the Minnesota Wild (16-9-5) on Thursday, Dec. 11, with both teams coming off a victory in their last game. The oddsmakers have made the Stars solid favorites at -130 on the moneyline, despite being away from home, and the Wild are at +110.

Dallas won 4-3 on the road its last time out on Dec. 9 against the Winnipeg Jets. Mikko Rantanen's three points (three assists) led the Stars.

Minnesota won its most recent game 4-1 on the road over the Seattle Kraken on Dec. 8. Joel Eriksson Ek's three points (one goal and two assists) in that matchup led the Wild.

To prepare for this matchup, here is who we predict to secure the win in Thursday's hockey contest.

Stars vs. Wild Predictions & Pick

For insights on the upcoming game between the Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Stars 5 - Wild 2
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.08 goals)
  

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Stars vs. Wild Moneylines

Take a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Stars-Wild matchup.

• Favorite: Stars (-130)
• Underdog: Wild (+110)

Stars Betting Insights

• The Stars are 16-8 when favored on the moneyline this season.
• In games it has played with moneyline odds of -130 or shorter, Dallas has put together an 11-6 record (winning 64.7% of its games).
• Based on the moneyline in this contest, the Stars' implied win probability is 56.5%.
• Dallas' 31 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 5.5 goals 16 times.

Wild Betting Insights

• This season the Wild have won 10 of the 16 games, or 62.5%, in which they've been an underdog.
• Minnesota has entered nine games this season as the underdog by +110 or more and is 6-3 in those contests.
• The Wild have a 47.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Minnesota's games this season have had more than 5.5 goals 13 of 30 times.

Stars Key Stats

• Dallas' 106 total goals (3.4 per game) make it the third-highest scoring team in the league.
• The Stars have given up 78 total goals (2.5 per game), ranking sixth in NHL action for the fewest goals against.
• Its goal differential (+28) makes the team third-best in the league.
• The NHL-leading 32 power-play goals the Stars have put up this season have come on 99 power-play chances.
• Dallas has the league's second-best power-play conversion rate (32.32%).
• Dallas' 82.83% penalty-kill success rate is the eighth-best in the league.
• Dallas has the seventh-best faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 52.7%.
• The Stars shoot 13.4% as a team (tops in the league).

Wild Key Stats

• With 82 goals (2.7 per game), Minnesota has the NHL's 25th-ranked offense.
• The Wild's total of 80 goals conceded (2.7 per game) is eighth in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of +2, the team is 13th in the league.
• The Wild have 23 power-play goals (third-most in NHL) on 104 chances.
• Minnesota scores on 22.12% of its power plays, No. 11 in the league.
• This season, the Wild have two shorthanded goals (13th in league).
• Minnesota's has the 18th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (80.56%).
• At 47%, Minnesota has the NHL's 27th-ranked faceoff win rate.
• With a shooting percentage of 9.8%, the Wild are 27th in the league.