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Vancouver Canucks vs. San Jose Sharks
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Thursday when the Vancouver Canucks and the San Jose Sharks meet at SAP Center at San Jose.
Oddsmakers opened the Sharks as -141-moneyline favorites versus the Canucks, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
San Jose lost its last outing, a 3-1 result against the Kraken on December 14. Bettors who backed the Kraken at +120 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
In their last action, Vancouver was a 4-3 winner at home against the Blue Jackets. Bettors on Vancouver at -135 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Vancouver:
Team record: 13-15-2 SU
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Vancouver is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Vancouver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Vancouver's last 13 games
San Jose:
Team record: 15-13-1 SU
San Jose is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
San Jose is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of San Jose's last 19 games
Next up:
Vancouver home to Toronto Saturday, December 18
San Jose home to Vancouver Tuesday, December 21