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Vancouver Canucks vs. San Jose Sharks
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Vancouver Canucks and the San Jose Sharks meet at SAP Center at San Jose.
Oddsmakers opened the Canucks as -294-moneyline favorites versus the Sharks, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
San Jose was a 4-3 loser in its last match at home against the Canadiens. They lost as favorites, while the total score of 7 made winners of OVER bettors.
The Canucks were a 3-0 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Avalanche. That made winners of bettors who got Vancouver at +144 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Vancouver:
Team record: 19-14-10 SU
Vancouver is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Vancouver is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Vancouver is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games
San Jose:
Team record: 14-26-6 SU
San Jose is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
San Jose is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Jose's last 7 games
Next up:
Vancouver home to Toronto Saturday, February 8
San Jose home to Dallas Saturday, February 8