The Toronto Maple Leafs, fueled by Morgan Rielly and John Tavares, are prepared to take the ice against Brent Burns, Timo Meier, and the San Jose Sharks at the SAP Center in a cross-continent tilt. The action gets going at 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 15, and you’ll be able to see the game live on Sportsnet Ontario.
Toronto Maple Leafs at San Jose Sharks Odds
Toronto (+110) is playing the role of underdog to San Jose (-130), and the Over/Under (O/U) has been set at 6 goals. The odds for betting that total stand at -125 under, +105 over.
Toronto is 12-6 straight up (SU) and has netted 2.4 units for moneyline bettors this season. 11 of its outings have gone under the total, while six have gone over and just one has pushed. As an away team this season, the Leafs are 7-1 SU.
Toronto has converted on 27.5 percent of its power play chances this season, a figure that’s good enough for sixth-best in the league. On the other hand, it has the fifth-best penalty kill in the league, and it’s successfully killed off 84.3 percent of its penalties..
Averaging 28.4 saves per game with a .934 save percentage, Frederik Andersen (10-5) has been the primary option in goal for Toronto this year. If head coach Mike Babcock decides to rest him, however, Toronto could turn to Garret Sparks (2-1), who has a .879 save percentage and 4.00 goals against average this year.
Over on the other bench, San Jose is 10-9 straight up (SU) and has lost 4.3 units for moneyline bettors thus far. 11 of its games have gone over the total, while eight have gone under and none have pushed. It’s 6-3 SU at home so far this year.
The Sharks have converted on just 17.7 percent of their power play chances this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked second overall, and it’s successfully killed off 88.3 percent of all penalties.
Martin Jones has denied 24.6 shots per game as the primary option in goal for the Sharks. Jones has nine wins, five losses, and one OT loss to his name and has registered a subpar .898 save percentage and 2.79 goals against average this year.
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Notes
Betting Trends
For both of these teams, the over has hit in three of their last five matchups.
Over Toronto’s last ten games, eight of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 5-3 in those games).
Toronto skaters notched 20.8 hits per game last season, while the Sharks posted 18.4 hits per matchup.
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