Friday, October 16, 2015

Prudential Center

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The San Jose Sharks travel to Prudential Center to play the New Jersey Devils on Friday, October 16, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Sharks at -145 and the Devils at +131. The over/under has been set at 5.

The San Jose Sharks have 6 total points this season. They have scored 12 goals while giving up 1 goal. They have had 14 power play opportunities and have scored 3 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 11 power play opportunities and given up 0 goals on those chances.

The Devils have a total of 0 points on the season. They have 3 power play goals on 9 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 33%. They have allowed 11 power play opportunities and have given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 64%. As a team, they have a total of 5 goals scored while giving up 11 goals this year.

The Sharks are 4-1 in their last 5 overall and 22-8 in their last 30 games playing on 2 days rest. They are 5-2 in their last 7 vs. a team with a losing record, 7-3 in their last 10 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game and 35-17 in their last 52 Friday games.

The under is 5-0 in the Sharks last 5 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game, 4-0 in their last 4 vs. the Metropolitan and 6-1-1 in their last 8 games following a win. The under is also 7-2 in their last 9 vs. the Eastern Conference, 3-1-1 in their last 5 overall and 3-1-1 in their last 5 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game. However, the over is 14-5 in their last 19 vs. a team with a losing record and 11-5-3 in their last 19 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game.

The Devils are 10-4 in their last 14 games playing on 2 days rest, 17-35 in their last 52 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game, 9-20 in their last 29 vs. the Pacific and 7-20 in their last 27 vs. a team with a winning % above .600. They are 5-16 in their last 21 overall, 1-6 in their last 7 home games, 1-10 in their last 11 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game and 0-7 in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.

The under is 2-0-3 in Devils last 5 Friday games, 4-0-1 in their last 5 vs. the Pacific, 11-3-4 in their last 18 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game and 31-9-11 in their last 51 home games. The under is 12-4-5 in their last 21 games playing on 2 days rest, 43-17-9 in their last 69 vs. the Western Conference, 10-4-2 in their last 16 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600 and 41-17-12 in their last 70 overall.

Head to head, the over is 5-1-2 in the last 8 meetings in New Jersey and 4-1 in the last 5 meetings. The Sharks are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings and the road team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 3-0 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 0-2-0 against the over/under

New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 0-3 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 1-2-0 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Injuries

10/15/15 C Logan Couture Foot "?" Friday vs. New Jersey

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

New Jersey Devils Injuries

10/13/15 D John Moore Arm "?" Friday vs San Jose

10/07/15 LW Patrik Elias Knee out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take New Jersey

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