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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Montreal Canadiens
The Chicago Blackhawks and the Montreal Canadiens will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Bell Centre.
Oddsmakers opened the Blackhawks as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Canadiens, while the game's total opened at 1.5.
Montreal lost its last outing, a 3-2 result against the Lightning on December 07. Bettors who backed the Lightning at -223 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
The Blackhawks were a 6-2 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Rangers. That made winners of bettors who got New York at -113 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for OVER bettors.
Chicago:
Team record: 9-14-2 SU
Chicago is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Montreal:
Team record: 6-18-3 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Montreal is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games
Montreal is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Next up:
Chicago at Toronto Saturday, December 11
Montreal at St. Louis Saturday, December 11