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San Jose vs. Seattle: NHL Match Prediction
San Jose will play a home match against Seattle on November 29. As in most cases, bookmakers consider the hosts to be the underdogs in this matchup. Kraken has been alternating successful matches with defeats lately and has not been at all stable, while the Sharks have ended many previous matches against them in their favor. What bet is better to make this time? You will find out from our forecast
Command Analysis
San Jose Sharks
USACurrent form
San Jose is in 14th place in the Western Conference and has earned 19 points in total. This year the team does not look as bad as last season, and sometimes it has successful periods. It often imposes a close fight on the opponent and clings to almost every match. However, it has lost four of the previous five matches. The Sharks lost to St. Louis (2:3 SO) on the road, were unable to cope with Buffalo (2:4) at home, and after a crushing victory over Los Angeles (7:2) lost again to Ottawa with a score of 3:4.
With Celebrini back in the lineup, the Sharks' scoring performance has improved, and they are averaging about three goals at home. At the same time, while the team looks very weak in the first period, with a 12:31 ratio in goals scored and goals allowed, the second and third periods are much better for them. However, Mikael Granlund, the club leading scorer, has recently dropped out.
Let us emphasize that the team is very good at playing in 3x5 and 4x5 formats and is currently among the top ten clubs in the league in this indicator, with 81.5% of the opponent power play neutralized. San Jose also makes good use of the numerical advantage and has an 18.5% power play conversion rate.
Disqualifications and injuries
Granlund, Couture, Vlasic and Goodrow remain on the injured list.
Interesting trends for betting
- San Jose averages 25 hits per game
The Sharks play tough against their opponents and carry out a lot of power plays.
- The Sharks have managed to win six games on their home ice
San Jose has been earning most of its points on its home court this season.
Seattle Kraken
USACurrent form
Seattle is outside the playoff zone and currently occupies the tenth line in the Western Conference standings. The team is, of course, doing somewhat better than its opponent, and even has four points more. However, for most of the season, it has also shown unstable results and only occasionally produces a winning streak. Recently, the Kraken has exclusively alternated successful matches with defeats. At home, it dealt with Nashville (3:0), then lost to Los Angeles (1:2) on the road and beat Anaheim (3:2), but in the final match, it allowed the Ducks to take revenge and lost with a score of 2:5 in front of its fans.
It should be noted that in many cases Dan Bylsma team shows rather low efficiency and often has difficulties in scoring even three goals in the opponent goal. The club also plays rather poorly away from home and this year has only won three victories in regulation time, although it has already managed to play 10 matches, on average conceding no less than three times per match.
It is noteworthy that the third period is the most successful for the club, in which it currently has a ratio of 26:17 in goals scored and goals conceded. Incidentally, Seattle plays rather poorly in the majority and currently has only 13.9% of the implementation, accordingly occupying one of the last positions in the championship in this indicator.
Disqualifications and injuries
Eberle and Dunn will not take part in the upcoming fight due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Seattle is getting 6.91 penalty minutes per game.
"Kraken" demonstrates good discipline and rarely gets sent off more than three times per match
- Seattle has a 78% power play neutralization rate
The team is a solid "average" team in the league in this regard.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In three out of four matches between the clubs, the first period was productive
1.85Bet 2nd period: home team to score
In the last three matches, the hosts scored goals in the second period
1.55Tip and bets
In our opinion, San Jose cannot be considered a clear underdog in the matchup, even though it is currently playing without its leading scorer in Granlund. Seattle does not play well against such opponents, especially when playing away. By the way, the Kraken’s game on the road this season is often not going well, and it often loses in regulation time. As a rule, it wins by one goal or outside 60 minutes, so we think that the visitors will face problems this time too.
We bet on San Jose to win with an Asian handicap (+1) on goals for 1.70
Bet on individual total
In the last five matches, Seattle has been left with a minimum number of goals scored. Throughout the season, the team has shown a rather low efficiency when playing away. In matches with the outsiders of the championship, the Kraken also rarely scores four goals. By the way, last time Seattle was not able to open the defense of the Sharks more than once, so it makes sense to bet on its individual total.
We take the individual total of “Seattle” under 3.5 goals for 1.60
Total Bet
Seattle plays many games with a minimum number of goals. San Jose also does not have a large number of goals in matches with similar opponents, but also misses few in response. Three of the last five meetings between the teams also passed with a total under. The teams will definitely not take unnecessary risks in the upcoming confrontation, since each point has a huge weight for them, and will prefer to play more carefully in defense.
We bet on total under 5.5 goals with odds of 2.05
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