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Minnesota Wild vs. San Jose Sharks

The Minnesota Wild and the San Jose Sharks will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at SAP Center at San Jose.

Oddsmakers opened the Wild as -105-moneyline favorites versus the Sharks, while the game's total opened at 6.

San Jose won its last outing, a 5-2 result against the Maple Leafs on March 03. Bettors who backed the Sharks at +143 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

The Wild were a 3-1 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Predators. That made winners of bettors who got Minnesota at -124 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.

Minnesota:
Team record: 33-26-7 SU
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road

San Jose:
Team record: 29-33-4 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 7 games
San Jose is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
San Jose is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota

Next up:
Minnesota at Los Angeles Saturday, March 7
San Jose home to Ottawa Saturday, March 7