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Colorado Avalanche vs. San Jose Sharks
The Colorado Avalanche and the San Jose Sharks will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at SAP Center at San Jose.
Oddsmakers opened the Avalanche as -286-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 at home against the Jets. That made winners of bettors who got Winnipeg at -219 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Last time out for Colorado, they were a 3-1 loser as they battled the Canucks on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Canucks at +125 were rewarded, while the 4 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Colorado:
Team record: 18-15-0 SU
Colorado is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games
San Jose:
Team record: 11-18-5 SU
San Jose is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games
San Jose is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Jose's last 11 games
Next up:
Colorado at Anaheim Friday, December 20
San Jose at Edmonton Saturday, December 21