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Los Angeles Kings vs. San Jose Sharks
The division rival Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks are set to renew hostilities on Friday when they meet at SAP Center at San Jose.
Oddsmakers opened the Sharks as -125-moneyline favorites versus the Kings, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
The Sharks were a 3-1 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Golden Knights. That made winners of bettors who got Vegas at -136 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
The Kings were a 4-1 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Blues. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at -143 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 15-20-4 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Los Angeles is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games
Los Angeles is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Los Angeles's last 25 games
San Jose:
Team record: 16-20-2 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
San Jose is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
San Jose is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
San Jose is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles at Vancouver Saturday, December 28
San Jose home to Philadelphia Saturday, December 28