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Los Angeles Kings vs. San Jose Sharks
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Los Angeles Kings and the San Jose Sharks meet at SAP Center at San Jose.
Oddsmakers opened the Kings as -286-moneyline favorites versus the Sharks, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
In their last action, San Jose was a 4-2 loser at home against the Kraken. Bettors on Seattle at -205 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 5-2 winner as they battled the Kraken at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Kings at -195 were rewarded, while the 7 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 39-25-11 SU
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 8 games
Los Angeles is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Los Angeles is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games when playing San Jose
San Jose:
Team record: 17-49-8 SU
San Jose is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games
San Jose is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games
San Jose is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Vancouver Saturday, April 6
San Jose home to St. Louis Saturday, April 6