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Los Angeles Kings vs. San Jose Sharks
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Los Angeles Kings and the San Jose Sharks meet at SAP Center at San Jose.
Oddsmakers opened the Sharks as -2400-moneyline favorites versus the Kings, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
The Sharks were a 6-5 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Wild. That made winners of bettors who got San Jose at +158 on the moneyline, while the total score (11) was good news for OVER bettors.
The Kings were a 3-1 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Blackhawks. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at -159 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 4-3-3 SU
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 6 games
San Jose:
Team record: 2-5-2 SU
San Jose is 2-18 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games
San Jose is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles home to Detroit Thursday, October 30
San Jose home to New Jersey Thursday, October 30