Detroit Red Wings vs. Chicago Blackhawks odds, tips and betting trends
The Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks take the ice in NHL action at Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday, March 8 at 7:30 PM ET. The matchup airs on TNT.
Detroit fell in a 3-1 defeat on the road its last time out on March 5 against the Philadelphia Flyers.
In its last game on March 6, Chicago claimed a 5-0 home victory over the Ottawa Senators.
Here’s everything you need to prepare for Wednesday’s hockey action.
Detroit Red Wings vs. Chicago Blackhawks Odds and Betting Lines
- Favorite: Red Wings (-245)
- Underdog: Blackhawks (+201)
- Over/under: 5.5
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- Through 17 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Detroit has been victorious nine times.
- The Red Wings have not played a game this season with their moneyline odds shorter than -245.
- The moneyline odds imply that Detroit has a 71.0% chance of winning this contest.
- Detroit and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 38 of 63 matches (60.3%) so far this season.
- In the last 10 games, the Red Wings have gone 3-6-1 (60.0% of possible points).
- They have averaged 2.3 goals per game (23 total) over that span.
- Over on the defensive end, the Red Wings have given up 3.3 goals per game (33 total) in those 10 outings.
- The Blackhawks have been the underdog 59 times this season, and upset their opponent in 20, or 33.9%, of those games.
- Chicago has 27 games this season playing as the underdog by +201 or longer, and is 10-17 in those contests.
- The moneyline implies a 33.2% chance of victory for the Blackhawks.
- In 55.6% of Chicago’s previous games this season (35/63), the teams combined to score more than Wednesday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
- In the past 10 contests, the Blackhawks are 6-4-0 (80.0% of possible points).
- They are scoring at a 2.9 goals-per-game average (29 total) during that stretch.
- On the defensive side, the Blackhawks have given up 2.7 goals per game (27 total) in those 10 outings.
