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Los Angeles Kings vs. San Jose Sharks

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

Oddsmakers opened the Kings as -111-moneyline favorites versus the Sharks, while the game's total opened at 5.5.

San Jose was a 8-5 loser in its last match on the road against the Kraken. They lost as +159 underdogs, while the total score of 13 made winners of OVER bettors.

In their last action, Los Angeles was a 5-3 loser at home against the Rangers. Bettors on New York at -141 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (8) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.

Los Angeles:
Team record: 11-9-2 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Los Angeles is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games on the road

San Jose:
Team record: 7-12-3 SU
San Jose is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
San Jose is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of San Jose's last 13 games

Next up:
Los Angeles home to Ottawa Sunday, November 27
San Jose home to Vancouver Sunday, November 27