Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks 12/18/19 - NHL Betting Odds & Picks
Colorado Avalanche vs. Chicago Blackhawks
NHL: 8:00 PM EST
Dec. 18, 2019
TV: NBCSN
Latest Odds : COL -152 Total 6
The Avalanche have been very impressive this year and are sitting in second spot in the Central Division right now. The Avalanche in their last game, though, had an offensive let down coupled with a defensive lapse as well against the Blues in a 5-2 loss. Even with the loss the Avalanche are still in striking distance of first place only sitting 3 points out with a 21-9-3 record on the season.
On the year the offense for the Avalanche has been fairly impressive with 3.61 goals a game being scored and a 19% conversion on the power play. The defense for the Avalanche has done good as well giving up only 2.76 goals a game while killing off 78.5% of the penalties faced on the year.
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The last game on the ice for the Blackhawks snapped the 4 game losing streak the Blackhawks were on. The win game against the Wild by a score of 5-3 and had a massive offensive outpouring for the hawks who had been struggling at times this year finding the back of the net. The win allowed the Blackhawks to improve to a 13-15-6 record overall.
When it comes to scoring the Blackhawks have only managed to get 2.74 goals per game. The power play for the Blackhawks has done decent sitting at 16.7% on the year. Defensively the Blackhawks have allowed 3.12 goals a game, but have only managed to kill off 79.6% of the power plays faced on the season.
Recent Betting Trends:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games.
Colorado are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games.
Chicago are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
Free Betting Pick: Colorado Avalanche -152
The Blackhawks have not looked that impressive on the offensive side of the puck and the last game could be seen as an outlier. Look for the offensive struggles to continue for the Blackhawks in the game as the Avalanche have a better defense and compared to what the Wild have. What else is an issue is the Avalanche offense is scoring almost a goal per game more and that definitely gives the Avalanche a better shot of winning this game here. Final Score, Colorado Avalanche win 5-2.