When it comes to top favorites to win the Western Conference, the Colorado Avalanche are among them. When it comes to teams with some of the lowest expectations, the Chicago Blackhawks are among them. Well, it’s time to make some Avalanche vs Blackhawks predictions.
Given how we just led things off, it’s no surprise that even on the road, Nathan MacKinnon and company are heavy favorites. They’re coming off back-to-back 5-2 victories, and you can even find the puck line at plus-money odds if you want to avoid the total. However, we prefer to target the total given a line that we didn’t expect. Sure, Chicago may not be expected to score much, but Colorado can hit the over themselves. They nearly have in their past two games and did so prior to those in a 6-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Even still, Chicago can help our best Avalanche vs Blackhawks prediction.
They just scored four goals against a very stout Boston Bruins team, even if Jeremy Swayman wasn’t in net. Since we expect to only need a goal - maybe two - from the Blackhawks, we’re locking in the over with confidence.
Avalanche vs Blackhawks prediction: Over 5.5 (-135) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number or Over 6 at -115 or better.
