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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Calgary Flames
The Chicago Blackhawks and the Calgary Flames will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Scotiabank Saddledome.
Oddsmakers opened the Flames as -169-moneyline favorites versus the Blackhawks, while the game's total opened at 5.5.
In their last action, Calgary was a 3-2 loser at home against the Senators. Bettors on Ottawa at -131 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Last time out for Chicago, they were a 3-1 winner as they battled the Kraken at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Blackhawks at +129 were rewarded, while the 4 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Chicago:
Team record: 12-19-2 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Chicago is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Chicago is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Chicago's last 21 games
Calgary:
Team record: 15-11-7 SU
Calgary is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Calgary is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 7 games
Next up:
Chicago at Minnesota Monday, December 23
Calgary at San Jose Saturday, December 28