This game between the San Jose Sharks and Utah Mammoth is a battle between two struggling teams. The Sharks come into this game with a 2-7-1 record in their last 10 games, while the Mammoth have lost four games in a row. The Mammoth are ravaged by the injury bug right now. They will be without Dylan Guenther and Logan Cooley on Saturday, and Nick Schmaltz is considered day-to-day. With these players absent from their lineup, they are missing a huge part of their offense. They were shutout by the St. Louis Blues in their most recent outing. A depleted Mammoth lineup might be exactly what the Sharks need to get things back on track. There will not be as many weapons for the Sharks to worry about, and this will free up Macklin Celebrini to play his game.
The Sharks are significant underdogs in this game, and I think there is some value there considering the injury situation going on in the Mammoth locker room. The Sharks can be scrappy and they will at least put up a fight in this game. I will be taking a chance on the road underdog. Give me the Sharks in this one.
Sharks vs. Mammoth prediction: Sharks ML (+165) available at time of publishing. Playable to +155.
