Florida opened its season Tuesday with a 1-0 overtime win at Carolina, and Jacob Markstrom stopped all 15 shots he faced. Akira Schmid is expected in net tonight against a San Jose team that opens its season with Yaroslav Askarov. Schmid finished last season at .893 in save percentage, and Askarov at .884, but Florida allowed the 28th-fewest goals in the league while San Jose allowed the 30th-fewest. Each team scored 251 goals last season, a mid-pack total, and their two meetings ended with four and five total goals. San Jose won both, and Florida scored one goal in each. Florida also needed 20 shots and overtime to score once against Carolina on Tuesday before making the long trip west. The Panthers have a lot of firepower but know how much this young Sharks team has, too. I'm looking for them to set the tempo here and make scoring chances hard to come by. Take the UNDER tonight.
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Who was the public on? 79% of the public money was on Florida Panthers to win on the moneyline. And, 88% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that San Jose would win by a score of 4.0 to 3.0 with San Jose winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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Florida at San Jose
10:00 PM Eastern
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 54% of the public money was on Florida Panthers to win on the moneyline. And, 63% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that San Jose would win by a score of 3.7 to 2.4 with San Jose winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 52% of the public money was on Florida Panthers to win on the moneyline. And, 61% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Florida would win by a score of 3.6 to 2.6 with Florida winning on the moneyline, San Jose winning on the puckline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Florida at San Jose
10:00 PM Eastern
Florida has beaten the Sharks 10 straight times, and San Jose is also dealing with some key injuries. The Panthers come off a 5-2 win over Los Angeles on Thursday when Brad Marchand scored twice and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 24 of 26 shots. He is 7-4-0 with a 2.74 goals-against average. The Panthers have won five of six Saturday games, and the Sharks are 25-91 after scoring two or fewer goals in their previous game. Florida has won eight in a row at San Jose and 15 of 20 overall against Western Conference foes. The Sharks have lost 11 of their past 14 home games, and they are 11-51 in their past 62 Saturday games. Yaroslav Askarov is likely for San Jose, and he is 3-4-1 with a 3.88 goals-against average with an .874 save percentage. Take the Panthers.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 69% of the public money was on Florida Panthers to win on the moneyline. And, 58% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Florida would win by a score of 3.5 to 2.6 with Florida winning on the moneyline, San Jose winning on the puckline and the game going OVER the total.
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Florida at San Jose
10:00 PM Eastern
Florida has lost four of seven, including 2-1 at Los Angeles on Wednesday. The Panthers wasted a good effort by Spencer Knight, who stopped 26 of 28 shots. Sergei Bobrovsky will likely be back in the net for Florida tonight, but the Panthers have lost five of his past seven starts and allowed 14 goals in his past four games. San Jose has scored 10 goals in its past two games with nothing to show for it, as it lost both to Nashville. The Sharks are getting great line value in this matchup, and the Panthers will play their third road game in five days. Take the Sharks.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 72% of the public money was on Florida Panthers to win on the moneyline. And, 61% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that San Jose would win by a score of 3.3 to 2.9 with San Jose winning on the moneyline and on the puckline and the game going UNDER the total.
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