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Los Angeles Kings vs. San Jose Sharks
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the Los Angeles Kings and the San Jose Sharks meet at SAP Center at San Jose.
Oddsmakers opened the Sharks as -122-moneyline favorites versus the Kings, while the game's total opened at 6.
The Sharks were a 5-2 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Blues. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at -128 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Los Angeles won its last outing, a 3-1 result against the Golden Knights on March 21. Bettors who backed the Kings at +147 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 13-11-6 SU
Los Angeles is 15-5 ATS in its last 20 games
Los Angeles is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games
San Jose:
Team record: 11-14-4 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
San Jose is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
San Jose is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
San Jose is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles at San Jose Wednesday, March 24