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Today’s Free Picks
| Sport | Game Selection | Game Time |
|---|---|---|
| NHL | (39) San Jose Sharks at (40) Los Angeles Kings | 10:37pm EST - Jan 7/2026 |
The PLAY: San Jose Sharks +220
The linesmaker continues to disrespect the Sharks. San Jose just won its fourth game in its last five games beating the Blue Jackets, 5-2, as a home underdog yesterday.
The Sharks have as many points as the Kings and are the top NHL money-making team for bettors.
The Kings are home, have a rest advantage and the superior defense.
LA, though, is 7-9-4 at home this season. The Kings' average 2.7 goals per game, which ranks 28th. San Jose ranks 16th in scoring averaging 3.0 goals a game.
San Jose defeated LA, 4-3, in a shootout at home in their last meeting on Nov. 20.
At this high of a price, the Sharks are worth taking a shot on.
Consultant Bio
Stephen Nover is unique among professional handicappers. A multiple award-winning sportswriter for numerous newspapers, including the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Nover has one the best combinations of gambling and media sources in the world.
The author of two sports gambling books, "Las Vegas Sports Beat" and "Sports Gaming Beat", along with a book on fantasy football titled, "Winning Fantasy Football", Nover is a former professor at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas having taught a football handicapping class there. He also was the co-host of the Sunday night sports betting radio show "The Stardust Line" during the 1990's.
Parlaying nearly 50 years worth of professional gambling experience with tremendous knowledge of the players through elite deep-roster Rotisserie leagues and building on copious gaming and media sources - having worked for newspapers in the Midwest, South and West and also for legendary Hall of Fame oddsmaker Roxy Roxborough - Nover is a true Las Vegas wise guy. He helped learn his craft from such masters as Roxborough, Dave Malinsky, Lem Banker and Russ Culver.
Part of what makes Nover so special is the pride he takes in writing his deep-dive analysis, which always is unique, well-researched and sometimes entails out-of-the-box thinking.