Red Wings vs. Sharks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Jan. 16

The Detroit Red Wings and San Jose Sharks are coming off a defeat and a victory, respectively, heading into their matchup at Little Caesars Arena on Friday at 7 p.m. ET. The Sharks are underdogs on the road, at +154, and the Red Wings are -185.

Detroit suffered a 3-0 defeat on the road its last time out on Jan. 13 against the Boston Bruins. John Gibson saved zero Bruins shots while allowing zero goals.

San Jose won on the road in its most recent game on Jan. 15, 3-2 over the Washington Capitals. The Sharks got two points each out of Pavol (one goal and one assist) and Collin Graf (one goal and one assist).

Here is our pick for who will clinch the win in Friday's matchup.

Red Wings vs. Sharks Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Detroit Red Wings and San Jose Sharks, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Sharks 3 - Red Wings 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.04 goals)
  

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Red Wings vs. Sharks Moneylines

Take a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Red Wings-Sharks game.

• Favorite: Red Wings (-185)
• Underdog: Sharks (+154)

Red Wings Betting Insights

• The Red Wings have been victorious in 13 of their 22 games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season (59.1%).
• Detroit is 3-1 when it has played with moneyline odds of -185 or shorter (75.0% win percentage).
• Based on the moneyline in this game, the Red Wings' implied win probability is 64.9%.
• In 22 of 48 matches this season, Detroit and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Sharks Betting Insights

• The Sharks have been listed as an underdog 45 times this season, and won 24, or 53.3%, of those games.
• San Jose is 11-13 this season when entering a game as an underdog by +154 or more on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Sharks have a 39.4% chance to win.
• San Jose has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 25 of 46 games this season.

Red Wings Key Stats

• Detroit ranks 14th in the NHL with 147 goals scored (3.1 per game).
• Defensively, the Red Wings are conceding 146 total goals (3.0 per game) to rank 19th in league action.
• Its goal differential (+1) ranks 16th in the league.
• The 37 power-play goals the Red Wings have put up this season (fourth-most in the NHL) have come on 152 power-play chances.
• Detroit has the league's sixth-best power-play conversion rate (24.34%).
• The Red Wings have scored one shorthanded goal this season.
• Detroit kills 79.84% of opponent power plays, the 13th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Detroit has the 13th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 50.6%.
• The Red Wings make 11% of their shots (15th in the league).

Sharks Key Stats

• San Jose's 144 goals on the season (3.1 per game) rank 18th in the NHL.
• The Sharks' total of 163 goals conceded (3.5 per game) is 30th in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of -19, the team is 25th in the league.
• The Sharks have 33 power-play goals (ninth-most in NHL) on 161 chances.
• San Jose has the league's 14th-ranked power-play percentage (20.5%).
• This season, the Sharks have two shorthanded goals (24th in league).
• At 77.24%, San Jose has the 24th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• San Jose is 25th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (47.9%).
• The 12.4% shooting percentage of the Sharks is fifth in the league.