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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. San Jose Sharks
The Tampa Bay Lightning and the San Jose Sharks will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at SAP Center at San Jose.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -196-moneyline favorites versus the Sharks, while the game's total opened at 6.
Last time out for San Jose, they were a 3-2 loser as they battled the Kraken on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Kraken at -111 were rewarded, while the 5 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Tampa Bay was a 5-1 loser on the road against the Ducks. Bettors on Anaheim at +235 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 27-10-5 SU
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
San Jose:
Team record: 21-18-2 SU
San Jose is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Jose's last 7 games
San Jose is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
Tampa Bay home to New Jersey Thursday, January 27
San Jose at Washington Wednesday, January 26