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(21-8-3) Colorado Avalanche vs. Chicago Blackhawks (13-15-6)
Date: Wednesday, December 18th
Time: 8:00 PM ET
Venue: United Center, Chicago IL
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Avalanche -145 Blackhawks +125
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Avalanche -1.5
NHL Betting Total: 6.5
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When Colorado and Chicago get together, they really stick around. The teams had a home-and-home on consecutive days at the end of November and now will meet each other twice in the next 4 days starting Wednesday.
The last matchups with the Blackhawks were very good to the Avalanche, as they scored a 5-2 and a 7-3 win over Chicago on consecutive nights. The betting public has to think that will repeat in mid-December.
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado had a 9-game point streak broken on Monday when they dropped a 2-5 game at St. Louis. The Avs are now 3 points back of the Blues in the Central but ready to get back on a winning streak.
The wild thing about the recent 9-game point streak for the Avs is that 8 of them were outright wins. The only ‘blemish’ over that span is a 4-5 home loss to Calgary in OT.
What’s scary about Colorado is that they are just now getting back to full strength. Mikko Rantanen had his 1st game back from injury vs. Chicago on November 30th and responded with a goal and 3 assists after missing over a month.
Gabriel Landeskog missed the two games vs. the Blackhawks at the end of November and Colorado still won by a combined 12-5. Landeskog has 3 goals in his 6 games back.
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When you think Colorado you think offense, but the Avs have given up 2 goals or less in 7 of the last 10. They’ve allowed 1 goal in just 5 of those games.
Chicago Blackhawks
The betting public will be hammering Colorado in this one but can Chicago pull their weight as a contrarian play? The Blackhawks did notch a 5-3 win over Minnesota on Sunday at -107, but lost 4 straight before that.
The total for Wednesday’s tilt is 6.5 and both teams can light the lamp. Well, Colorado is the #1 scoring team in the league but also gives up the most SOG on defense, which is dangerous vs. a talented team like Chicago.
Jonathan Toews has come alive as of late with 9 points in the last 5 games. Patrick Kane had a hat trick vs. the Wild and Alex DeBrincat has contributed with 5 points in the last 7 games.
The Blackhawks do a lot of flip-flopping in net but they’d probably be wise to go with Robin Lehner in this one over Corey Crawford. Then again both goaltenders struggled vs. the Avs in late November with Lehner allowing 5 and Crawford serving up 7 goals.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Avalanche are 8-2 last 10 overall
- Avalanche are 4-1 last 5 road games
- Blackhawks are 2-5 last 7 home games
- Avalanche are 4-1 last 5 H2H meetings
Free Chicago Blackhawks vs. Colorado Avalanche NHL Prediction:
It’s very easy to pick Colorado in this one, especially with their recent success a) overall and b) against the Blackhawks. That line seems very affordable too, which isn’t a good thing.
4* Free NHL Betting Pick: Blackhawks +125
Colorado is on leg one of a back-to-back and this line just seems way to low the way the Avs manhandled Chicago at the end of November.
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