Kings vs. Sharks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 7

The Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks -- both coming off wins -- will meet on Wednesday at 10:30 p.m. ET, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The Sharks are heavy underdogs on the road, at +210, and the Kings are -258.

Los Angeles grabbed a 4-2 victory at home its last time out on Jan. 5 against the Minnesota Wild. Brian Dumoulin (two assists) and Andrei Kuzmenko (one goal and one assist) both had two points for the Kings.

In its most recent game on Jan. 6, San Jose claimed a 5-2 home victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Alexander Wennberg led the Sharks with three points (one goal and two assists) in that outing.

Ahead of watching this matchup, here's our pick for which club will secure the win in Wednesday's hockey action.

Kings vs. Sharks Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming game between the Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Sharks 4 - Kings 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.01 goals)
  

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Kings vs. Sharks Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Kings-Sharks game.

• Favorite: Kings (-258)
• Underdog: Sharks (+210)

Kings Betting Insights

• In the 28 times this season the Kings have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 12-16 in those games.
• Los Angeles is yet to play with moneyline odds of -258 or shorter.
• The Kings have a 72.1% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this matchup.
• Los Angeles' 41 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals 14 times.

Sharks Betting Insights

• This season the Sharks have won 21 of the 41 games, or 51.2%, in which they've been an underdog.
• San Jose has a record of 3-6 in games when bookmakers have them as underdogs of at least +210 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this contest implies a 32.3% chance of victory for the Sharks.
• San Jose has played 22 games this season that finished with more than 6.5 goals.

Kings Key Stats

• Los Angeles' 109 total goals (2.7 per game) make it the 31st-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
• The Kings have given up 108 total goals (2.6 per game), ranking second in league action for the fewest goals against.
• Its +1 goal differential ranks 15th in the league.
• The 20 power-play goals the Kings have recorded this season (to rank 25th in the NHL) have come on 125 power-play chances.
• Los Angeles has the league's 27th-ranked power-play conversion rate (16%).
• The seven shorthanded goals the Kings have scored this season are an NHL high.
• Los Angeles kills 78.01% of opponent power plays, the 21st-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Los Angeles has the 21st-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 49.5%.
• The Kings have a 9.4% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 30th in the league.

Sharks Key Stats

• San Jose's 130 goals on the season (3.1 per game) rank 15th in the league.
• The Sharks' total of 147 goals allowed (3.5 per game) is 30th in the league.
• Its -17 goal differential ranks 27th in the league.
• The Sharks have 27 power-play goals (12th in NHL) on 143 chances.
• San Jose has the NHL's 18th-ranked power-play percentage (18.88%).
• This season, the Sharks have two shorthanded goals (20th in league).
• At 77.61%, San Jose has the 22nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• At 47.5%, San Jose has the NHL's 25th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• With a shooting percentage of 12.3%, the Sharks are fifth in the league.