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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 Thursday when they meet at SAP Center at San Jose.
Oddsmakers opened the Lightning as -294-moneyline favorites versus the Sharks, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Last time out for San Jose, they were a 8-2 loser as they battled the Predators on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Predators at -440 were rewarded, while the 10 combined goals moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Tampa Bay won its last outing, a 5-3 result against the Golden Knights on March 19. Bettors who backed the Lightning at +113 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (8) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 37-25-6 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
San Jose:
Team record: 16-45-7 SU
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
San Jose is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
San Jose is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Jose's last 9 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Los Angeles Saturday, March 23
San Jose home to Chicago Saturday, March 23