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San Jose Sharks vs. Los Angeles Kings
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the San Jose Sharks and the Los Angeles Kings meet at Crypto.com Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Kings as -200-moneyline favorites versus the Sharks, while the game's total opened at 6.
Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 3-2 winner as they battled the Bruins on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Kings at +212 were rewarded, while the 5 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, San Jose was a 3-2 winner at home against the Coyotes. Bettors on San Jose at -158 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
San Jose:
Team record: 10-16-5 SU
San Jose is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
San Jose is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 16-12-5 SU
Los Angeles is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Los Angeles is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games at home
Next up:
San Jose home to Calgary Sunday, December 18
Los Angeles home to Anaheim Tuesday, December 20