The Chicago Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings will meet on the ice at Joe Louis Arena on Tuesday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers currently have the Red Wings listed as 142-moneyline favorites versus the Blackhawks, while the game’s total is sitting at 6.
The Blackhawks defeated Minnesota 4-1 as a -130 favorite on Sunday. The five goals scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (5.5).
Dustin Byfuglien scored a pair of goals and added two assists for Chicago, while Kris Versteeg had a goal and two assists in the win.
The Red Wings lost 4-3 in a shootout with their old rivals the Avalanche at the Pepsi Center Saturday night.
Colorado won as a +148 home underdog while the final score played over the 5.5-goal total.
Current streak:
Chicago has won 9 straight games.
Detroit has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Chicago: 20-6-7
Detroit: 23-7-5
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Edmonton are 6-4
After playing Minnesota are 6-4
After a win are 8-2
Detroit most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Edmonton are 6-4
After playing Colorado are 8-2
After a loss are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago’s last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago’s last 9 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
Detroit is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit’s last 7 games at home
Next up:
Detroit at Chicago, Thursday, January 1
