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Los Angeles Kings vs. San Jose Sharks

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Los Angeles Kings and the San Jose Sharks meet at SAP Center at San Jose.

Oddsmakers opened the Kings as -133-moneyline favorites versus the Sharks, while the game's total opened at 5.5.

Last time out for San Jose, they were a 4-3 winner as they battled the Kings on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Sharks at +167 were rewarded, while the 7 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

Los Angeles:
Team record: 32-19-8 SU
Los Angeles is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Los Angeles's last 15 games
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road

San Jose:
Team record: 25-25-7 SU
San Jose is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games
San Jose is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games

Next up:
Los Angeles home to Florida Sunday, March 13
San Jose home to Florida Tuesday, March 15