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San Jose Sharks vs. Los Angeles Kings
The San Jose Sharks and the Los Angeles Kings will meet on the ice at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Kings as -200-moneyline favorites versus the Sharks, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Kings were a 3-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Bruins. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at +159 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
San Jose lost its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Ducks on March 06. Bettors who backed the Ducks at -180 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
San Jose:
Team record: 24-25-7 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
San Jose is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games
San Jose is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 32-19-7 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Los Angeles is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Los Angeles is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Los Angeles's last 14 games
Next up:
San Jose home to Los Angeles Saturday, March 12