Jan. 13, 2026, 2:52 p.m. ET

The Dallas Stars (27-10-9) visit the Anaheim Ducks (21-21-3) in a Tuesday 10 p.m. ET (TNT) contest at the Honda Center. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Stars vs. Ducks odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

Season series: ties 1-1.

The Stars are in the Los Angeles area for a second straight night. On Monday, -245 Dallas defeated the LA Kings 3-1 (Under 6.5) in the continuation of a 6-game road trip. Tuesday will mark the Stars’ fifth in a row on road ice.

The Ducks have been off for 2 days after closing out an 0-4-0 road trip with a Saturday loss at the Buffalo Sabres. Yielding 5 or more goals for a fifth straight game, +230 Anaheim fell 5-3 (Over 7.5). The Ducks head into Tuesday’s game looking to snap a 9-game losing streak (0-8-1). Over those 9 games, Anaheim has allowed 5.00 goals per game.

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Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Tuesday at 2:35 p.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Stars -118 (bet $118 to win $100) | Ducks +102 (bet $102 to win $100)Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Stars -1.5 (+195) | Ducks +1.5 (-235)Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: -135 | U: +110)Stars at Ducks projected goalies

Casey DeSmith (10-2-5, 2.47 GAA, .911 SV%) vs. Lukas Dostal (13-12-2, 3.29 GAA, .886 SV%)

DeSmith was terrific in the first 2 games of Dallas’ current trip (.952 SV% while allowing 2 goals), but he coughed up 5 goals in an overtime loss at the San Jose Sharks on Saturday. DeSmith has posted an .883 SV% over his last 6 games.

Dostal was quite good over the first month of the season, but he has struggled since. He has yielded 4-plus goals in 6 of his last 7 games, including 4 in his last effort, the 5-3 loss at Buffalo on Saturday. Over those last 7 games, the 25-year-old owns a shaky .845 SV%.

Stars at Ducks picks and predictionsPrediction

Stars 4, Ducks 3

The last 9 series games have produced a 6-3-0 mark for Dallas, with the Stars going 3-1-0 across 4 games played in Anaheim.

The Stars have had their issues of late, but they are 2-0-1 in their last 3, and the loss was in a game Dallas led 2-0 through 1 period. The club’s expected-goal and possession-based metrics since Jan. 1 are quite good. They have a monster edge in 5-on-5 high-danger looks over that stretch, as well.

Dallas has been all-too-leaky in allowing power-play goals of late (opponents are 10 of 24 for 41.7%, this month), but Anaheim is a bottom-third group when it comes to production with the extra man.

Dallas has been impressive on zero rest, as well (6-1-0). Peg the STARS (-118) as a value here.

No interest; PASS.

The Over has prevailed in 3 straight series meetings.

Recent expected-goals metrics are bullish on the Dallas offense. The prospective starters in net have been trending the wrong way. And both sides have filed an uptick in penalties this month.

Look for a some input from special teams and for a large number of high-danger shots.

The OVER 6.5 (-135) is a slight lean.

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