Saturday, October 10, 2015

SAP Center

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The Anaheim Ducks travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, October 10, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Ducks at -105 and the Sharks at -115. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

The Anaheim Ducks finished last season with a 51 - 24 record. They scored 109 points and 236 goals while giving up 226 goals. They had 236 power play opportunities and scored 37 powerplay goals for a 15.68 powerplay percentage. They attempted 3,027 shots on goal and surrendered 2,840 shots. Their overall save percentage was 91%.

The San Jose Sharks finished last season with a 40 - 33 record. They scored 89 points and 228 goals while giving up 232 goals. They had 254 power play opportunities and scored 55 powerplay goals for a 21.65 powerplay percentage. They attempted 2,591 shots on goal and surrendered 2,436 shots. Their overall save percentage was 91%.

The Ducks are 7-1 in their last 8 games playing on 3 or more days rest, 38-13 in their last 51 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game and 22-8 in their last 30 Saturday games. They are 8-3 in their last 11 road games, 13-5 in their last 18 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game, 39-15 in their last 54 vs. the Western Conference and 12-5 in their last 17 overall. Anaheim is also 14-6 in their last 20 vs. a team with a winning record, 85-39 in their last 124 games following a win, 36-17 in their last 53 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game and 47-23 in their last 70 vs. the Pacific.

The over is 4-0 in the Ducks last 4 overall, 2-0-2 in their last 4 games following a win, 4-0 in their last 4 vs. the Western Conference and 4-0 in their last 4 vs. a team with a winning record. The over is also 6-1 in their last 7 road games, 4-1 in their last 5 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game, 3-1-1 in their last 5 games playing on 3 or more days rest and 7-3-2 in their last 12 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.

The Sharks are 20-8 in their last 28 games playing on 2 days rest, 24-11 in their last 35 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game and 5-11 in their last 16 home games. They are 4-10 in their last 14 games following a win, 4-12 in their last 16 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game and 2-12 in their last 14 Saturday games.

The over is 5-1 in the Sharks last 6 games after allowing 8 or more power play opportunities in their previous game, 3-1-1 in their last 5 overall and3-1-1 in their last 5 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game. However, the under is 4-1-1 in their last 6 games following a win, 4-1 in their last 5 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game and 4-0 in their last 4 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.

Head to head, the home team is 13-3 in the last 16 meetings. The Ducks are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings and 0-7 in the last 7 meetings in San Jose.

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 0-0 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 0-0-0 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 1-0 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 0-0-0 against the over/under

Anaheim Ducks Injuries

10/09/15 RW Jakob Silfverberg Concussion probable Saturday vs. San Jose

San Jose Sharks Injuries

10/05/15 LW Raffi Torres Suspension expected to miss 41 games

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim

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