<p>The Avalanche and Stars are set to face off at 8:00 ET on ABC. The Stars will host the game at American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX. The Avalanche are the -1.5 goal favorites in this Central division matchup against the Stars. The over/under for the game is set at 5.5 goals.</p><h3>COLORADO AVALANCHE VS DALLAS STARS BETTING PICK</h3><p>The Pick: Dallas Stars +1.5</p><p>This game will be played at American Airlines Center at 8:00 ET on Saturday, May 3rd.</p><h3>WHY BET THE DALLAS STARS:</h3><ul><li>Even though they are considered 1.5-goal underdogs, our projection points to a 4-3 win for the Stars.</li><li>We like the Stars on the moneyline (+117)</li><li>The Stars are also our pick on the spread at +1.5</li></ul><h3>Do the Avalanche Stand a Chance in Dallas?</h3><p>With a 5-2 loss to the Predators, the Avalanche now sit at 49-29-4 for the season. Colorado took the lead early in the second period, but Nashville responded with five unanswered goals.</p> 

<p>The total for the game was set at 6.5 goals, and the combined 7 goals pushed it over. As the underdog on the puck line, the Avalanche failed to cover.</p><p>The Avalanche took 30 shots on goal in their 5-2 loss to the Predators, with Cale Makar netting his 5th goal of the season on a power play and Nathan MacKinnon adding his 6th goal. Makar also picked up his 16th assist, while MacKinnon earned his 14th assist on Makar's goal.</p> <p>Colorado had 23 giveaways and scored their first goal 2:54 into the second period. Their second goal came with 2:17 left in the game. The Avalanche finished with 4 assists.</p><p>Colorado's defense had a tough outing, allowing five goals on 23 shots from Nashville. Justus Annunen made 21 saves with a save percentage of 87.5%. After the Avalanche took a 1-0 lead, the Predators scored five of the next six goals, including two power-play goals and two empty-netters.</p><h3>Does Dallas Have What it Takes to Win as Home Underdogs?</h3><p>Dallas fell to 50-26-6 with a 4-2 loss to the Panthers. The Stars were the underdogs on the puck line, and the total for the game was set at 6.5 goals, but the teams combined for just 6.</p> 

<p>After falling behind 2-0, Dallas tied the game with two goals in the second period. However, the Panthers responded with two more goals, including an empty-netter, to seal the win.</p><p>Dallas took 25 shots on goal but managed only two scores in their 4-2 loss to the Panthers. Evgenii Dadonov netted his second goal of the season on a power play, while Matt Duchene added his seventh goal, along with his eighth assist.</p> <p>The Stars were held scoreless in the first period before finding the net twice in the second. Wyatt Johnston earned his fifth assist on Dadonov's goal, and Miro Heiskanen picked up his fourth assist on Duchene's score. Thomas Harley also contributed with his fifth assist of the season.</p><p>Defensively, the Stars gave up the first goal at 5:15 in the first period and another at 8:47 in the second. After tying the game at 2-2, they allowed two more, including the game-winner just 2:32 into the third and an empty-netter at 19:00. Casey DeSmith made 21 saves with an 87.5% save percentage, while the defense recorded 5 takeaways and 26 hits.</p>

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