Vegas Golden Knights vs. San Jose Sharks odds, tips and betting trends
Two teams at opposite ends of the Western Conference standings take the ice when the Vegas Golden Knights (32-18-4, third in conference) host the San Jose Sharks (17-27-11, 14th) at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday at 10:00 PM ET.
Vegas secured a 7-2 victory at home its last time out on February 12 against the Anaheim Ducks.
San Jose’s last game was a home loss, 3-1, to the Pittsburgh Penguins on February 14.
Before this matchup, here is everything you need to prepare for Thursday’s hockey action.
Vegas Golden Knights vs. San Jose Sharks Odds and Betting Lines
- Favorite: Golden Knights (-189)
- Underdog: Sharks (+161)
- Over/under: 6.5
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- Vegas has gone 24-16 as the favorite this season.
- In 16 games with moneyline odds shorter than -189 this season, the Golden Knights have been victorious 12 times.
- Vegas has a 65.4% chance of winning this game, per the moneyline odds.
- Vegas and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 21 of 54 matches (38.9%) so far this season.
- In their past 10 matchups, the Golden Knights have gone 4-4-2 to earn 60.0% of the possible points.
- They have averaged 3.0 goals per game (30 total) over that span.
- Over on the defensive side, the Golden Knights have allowed 2.3 goals per game (23 total) over those 10 matchups.
- This season the Sharks have 12 wins in the 43 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
- San Jose has gone 7-14 when sportsbooks have listed them as underdogs of +161 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline implies a 38.3% chance of victory for the Sharks.
- In 61.8% of San Jose’s previous games this season (34/55), the teams combined to score over Thursday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
- In the past 10 games, the Sharks have gone 4-4-2 (60.0% of possible points).
- They have totaled 30 goals during that span.
- Defensively, the Sharks have allowed 31 goals (3.1 per game) in those 10 matchups.
- Game Day: Thursday, February 16, 2023
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ATT Sportsnet Rocky Mountain
- Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free)
