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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Colorado Avalanche
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Chicago Blackhawks and the Colorado Avalanche meet at Pepsi Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Avalanche as -130-moneyline favorites versus the Blackhawks, while the game's total opened at 6.
The Avalanche were a 5-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Blackhawks. That made winners of bettors who got Colorado at +106 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for OVER bettors.
Chicago:
Team record: 10-10-5 SU
Chicago is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games
Colorado:
Team record: 15-8-2 SU
Colorado is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Colorado is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
Colorado is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games at home
Next up:
Chicago home to St. Louis Monday, December 2
Colorado at Toronto Wednesday, December 4