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Colorado Avalanche vs. Chicago Blackhawks
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Colorado Avalanche and the Chicago Blackhawks meet at United Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Avalanche as -357-moneyline favorites versus the Blackhawks, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Blackhawks were a 5-2 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Hockey Club. That made winners of bettors who got Utah at -212 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Colorado lost its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Flames on March 31. Bettors who backed the Flames at +230 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Colorado:
Team record: 45-26-4 SU
Colorado is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games
Colorado is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Colorado is 15-6 ATS in its last 21 games when playing Chicago
Chicago:
Team record: 21-44-9 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Chicago is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games
Chicago is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
Next up:
Colorado at Columbus Thursday, April 3
Chicago at Washington Friday, April 4