Jets at Sharks 11/27/19 – Odds and NHL Betting Trends
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The Winnipeg Jets have the tall task of trying to win in another team’s arena for a fourth consecutive time.
The Jets are the +130 underdog while the San Jose Sharks are a -150 home favourite with a 6.5-goal total on the NHL odds for Wednesday at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Winnipeg is 3-0 in its last three visits to San Jose’s SAP Center and is also 9-3 in its last 12 away games against the Pacific Division, with the total finishing UNDER in five of the eight most recent games in that sample.
But the Sharks are 6-3 in their nine home games against Central Division teams and are also 7-3 in their last 10 home games as a -140 to -160 moneyline favourite at online sports betting sites.
Jets at Sharks | OddsShark Matchup Report
The Jets are 14-9-1 this season and four of their last five games have finished with a total of 7.0 or more goals. Winnipeg is getting consistent offensive production from its top two lines led by Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler, but ranks 20th in the 31-team NHL in five-on-five shot-attempt percentage (49.23 percent). Winnipeg is 22nd in the league in goals scored (2.75 per game) and 15th in goals against (3.00). On special teams, the Jets’ power play ranks 24th (15.5 percent) with the 29th-ranked penalty killing unit (72.2)
Goalie Connor Hellebuyck will be making his first start in six days and is 11-7-1 this season with a 2.42 goals-against average and .928 save percentage.
The Sharks are 13-11-1 thanks to having gone 9-1 in their last 10 games, but do not actually have a regulation-time win in their last five starts. San Jose and centers Logan Couture and Barclay Goodrow rank 14th in five-on-five shot-attempt percentage (50.29 percent), but have been outscored on the season, standing 19th in goals scored (2.84 per game) and 24th in goals against (3.32). San Jose has had a better performance out of its special teams than Winnipeg this season, ranking 14th on the power play (19.5 percent) and first in penalty killing (91.4).
San Jose’s primary goalie, Martin Jones, is 10-8-1 this season with a 3.18 goals-against average and .891 save percentage.
The Jets’ stretch of three road games in four nights also includes facing the Anaheim Ducks on Friday and the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
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