Sharks vs Lightning NHL Betting

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The San Jose Sharks and the Tampa Bay Lightning will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at St. Pete Times Forum.

Oddsmakers currently have the Sharks listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Lightning, while the game's total is sitting at 5½.

The Sharks were a 5-3 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Capitals. That made winners of bettors who got San Jose at -118 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for OVER bettors.

Tampa Bay lost its last outing, a 4-0 result against the Senators on February 14. Bettors who backed the Senators at +105 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Tampa Bay:
Team record: 24-26-6 SU, ATS
Current streak: lost 2 straight games.

The total has gone OVER in 16 of last 19 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 5 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 11 of last 16 games
is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing St. Louis are 4-6
After playing Ottawa are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7

San Jose:
Team record: 31-17-6 SU, ATS

The total has gone OVER in 6 of last 7 games
is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of last 18 games on the road

When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Toronto are 4-6
After playing Washington are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

Next up:
San Jose at Carolina, Friday, February 17
Tampa Bay home to Washington, Saturday, February 18