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Vegas Golden Knights vs. San Jose Sharks
The Vegas Golden Knights and the San Jose Sharks will meet on the ice at SAP Center at San Jose on Friday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Golden Knights as -204-moneyline favorites versus the Sharks, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Sharks were a 4-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Canucks. That made winners of bettors who got Vancouver at -220 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Vegas won its last outing, a 3-1 result against the Ducks on December 23. Bettors who backed the Golden Knights at -295 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Vegas:
Team record: 23-8-3 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Vegas is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Vegas is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Vegas's last 10 games
San Jose:
Team record: 11-20-6 SU
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
San Jose is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
San Jose is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games
Next up:
Vegas home to Calgary Sunday, December 29
San Jose home to Calgary Saturday, December 28