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Chicago Blackhawks vs Colorado Avalanche 1/12/23 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

Colorado Avalanche (20-16-3) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (10-25-4)
January 12, 2023 8:30 pm EDT
The Line: Chicago Blackhawks +250 / Colorado Avalanche -333; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks meet Thursday in NHL action at the United Center. The Colorado Avalanche have lost 6 of their last 7 games. The Chicago Blackhawks have lost 13 of their last 16 games.

The Colorado Avalanche are averaging 2.9 goals per game and are scoring on 24.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Mikko Rantanen leads Colorado with 27 goals, Nathan MacKinnon has 28 assists and Cale Maker has 125 shots on goal. Defensively, the Colorado Avalanche are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 75.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Alexandar Georgiev has allowed 82 goals on 952 shots faced, and Pavel Francouz has given up 25 goals on 286 shots.

The Chicago Blackhawks are averaging 2.2 goals per game and are scoring on 19.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Max Domi leads Chicago with 12 goals, Patrick Kane has 20 assists and Seth Jones has 76 shots on goal. Defensively, the Chicago Blackhawks are allowing 3.6 goals per game and are killing 72.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Petr Mrazek has given up 56 goals on 458 shots faced, and Arvid Soderblom has allowed 48 goals on 453 shots.

The Avalanche are 20-9 in their last 29 road games and 124-60 in their last 184 overall. The Blackhawks are 15-36 in their last 51 home games and 14-42 in their last 56 overall. The under is 18-7-2 in Avalanche last 27 overall. The under is 5-2 in Blackhawks last 7 overall. The Avalanche are 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Chicago and 5-0 in the last 5 meetings. The favorite is 19-7 in the last 26 meetings. The over is 4-1-1 in the last 6 meetings.

The Colorado Avalanche are in a surprising slump, and you don’t expect to see them priced like this given the way they’re playing. However, the Chicago Blackhawks have been a disaster all season long, and there’s no trusting them. The Blackhawks have not only lost 13 of their last 16 games, but they’re comfortably the least profitable team for bettors. No team has lost bettors more money than the Blackhawks. Give me the Avs and the PL.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Colorado Avalanche -1.5

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