Panthers vs. Sharks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Nov. 8

The Florida Panthers and San Jose Sharks -- both coming off wins in their last game -- will play on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET, at SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose. The bookmakers have made the Panthers heavy favorites at -250 on the moneyline, despite being away from home, and the Sharks are at +205.

Florida claimed a 5-2 road victory against the Los Angeles Kings its last time out on Nov. 6. The Panthers got two points each out of Niko Mikkola (two assists) and Brad Marchand (two goals).

San Jose won at home in its last game on Nov. 7, 2-1 over the Winnipeg Jets. Macklin Celebrini led the Sharks with two points (one goal and one assist) in that outing.

Ahead of watching this matchup, here's our prediction for which team will emerge victorious in Saturday's hockey action.

Panthers vs. Sharks Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Florida Panthers and San Jose Sharks, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Sharks 3 - Panthers 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.09 goals)
  

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Panthers vs. Sharks Moneylines

Snag a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Panthers-Sharks game.

• Favorite: Panthers (-250)
• Underdog: Sharks (+205)

Panthers Betting Insights

• The Panthers have been victorious in five of their 11 games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season (45.5%).
• Florida has had moneyline odds of -250 or shorter in only one game this season, and won.
• Based on the moneyline in this contest, the Panthers' implied win probability is 71.4%.
• In seven of 14 matches this season, Florida and its opponent have combined to finish above 6.5 goals.

Sharks Betting Insights

• The Sharks have been made an underdog 15 times this season, and won six, or 40.0%, of those games.
• San Jose has a record of 1-3 in games when oddsmakers have them as underdogs of at least +205 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Sharks have a 32.8% chance to win.
• San Jose has played nine games this season with over 6.5 goals.

Panthers Key Stats

• Florida's 38 total goals (2.7 per game) rank 28th in the NHL.
• The Panthers have conceded 42 total goals (three per game), ranking 13th in NHL play in goals against.
• Its goal differential (-4) ranks 20th in the league.
• The 10 power-play goals the Panthers have recorded this season (10th-most in the NHL) have come on 52 power-play chances.
• Florida has the league's 18th-ranked power-play conversion rate (19.23%).
• The Panthers have scored two shorthanded goals this season.
• Florida kills 75% of opponent power plays, the 22nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Florida wins 47.1% of its faceoffs to rank 24th in the NHL.
• The Panthers make 9.7% of their shots (25th in the league).

Sharks Key Stats

• With 50 goals (3.3 per game), San Jose has the NHL's eighth-best offense.
• The Sharks have conceded 54 total goals this season (3.6 per game), 28th in the league.
• Its -4 goal differential ranks 20th in the league.
• The Sharks have 10 power-play goals (on 51 chances), 10th in the NHL.
• San Jose has the NHL's 16th-ranked power-play percentage (19.61%).
• This season, the Sharks have two shorthanded goals (sixth in NHL).
• The 72.92% penalty-kill percentage of San Jose is 24th in the league.
• San Jose is 21st in faceoff win rate in the NHL (48.4%).
• With a shooting percentage of 13.3%, the Sharks are third in the league.