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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 Kings as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Sharks, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
In their last action, San Jose was a 2-1 loser at home against the Penguins. Bettors on Pittsburgh at -138 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
The Kings were a 3-1 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Kraken. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at -106 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 20-13-5 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Los Angeles is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Los Angeles is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Los Angeles's last 15 games
San Jose:
Team record: 20-17-2 SU
San Jose is 1-10 ATS in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 5 games
San Jose is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Tampa Bay Tuesday, January 18
San Jose at Seattle Thursday, January 20