Bet Jamaica Preview — Minnesota Wild vs. San Jose Sharks

November 4, 2008

The Minnesota Wild and the San Jose Sharks will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at HP Pavilion.

Oddsmakers currently have the Sharks listed as 205-moneyline favorites versus the Wild, while the game’s total is sitting at 5.

Eric Belanger scored the game-winning goal to give the Wild a 3-2 win over the Coyotes last time out, as +105 underdogs. The five goals went UNDER the night’s posted over/under (5.5).

Benoit Pouliot and Mikko Koivu scored the other markers for the Wild. Niklas Backstrom stopped 25 shots in the win.

The Sharks defeated Colorado 5-3 as a -130 favorite on Sunday. The eight goals scored went OVER the posted over/under total (5.5).

Devin Setoguchi and Milan Michalek each scored a pair of goals for San Jose, while Evgeni Nabokov made 33 saves in the win.

Current streak:
San Jose has won 4 straight games.
Team records:
Minnesota: 7-2-1
San Jose: 10-2-0
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-4-1
Before playing Florida are 4-4-2
After playing Phoenix are 7-3
After a win are 6-4

San Jose most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Toronto are 3-3-2
After playing Colorado are 10-0
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota’s last 6 games when playing on the road against San Jose
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
San Jose is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
San Jose is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
San Jose is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose’s last 7 games
Next up:
Minnesota at Colorado, Thursday, November 6
San Jose home to St. Louis, Thursday, November 6

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Written by Dirty · Filed Under Handicapping, Hockey, Online Gambling News 

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