The Anaheim Ducks and Chicago Blackhawks are coming off a victory and a loss, respectively, heading into their meeting at Honda Center on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET. The sportsbooks have made the Ducks solid favorites at -198 on the moneyline, and the Blackhawks are at +164.
Anaheim claimed a shootout victory at home its last time out on Dec. 5 against the Washington Capitals 4-3, taking the shootout 2-1 to seal the win. The Ducks got two points each out of Beckett Sennecke (one goal and one assist) and Ross Johnston (one goal and one assist).
Chicago played on the road in its last game on Dec. 6, and fell 6-0 against the Los Angeles Kings. Spencer Knight saved 26 Kings shots in that matchup while allowing six goals.
Here’s our prediction for who will clinch the win in Sunday’s game.
Bet now on FanDuel Sportsbook!Ducks vs. Blackhawks Predictions & Pick
For the upcoming game between the Anaheim Ducks and Chicago Blackhawks, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Blackhawks 3 – Ducks 2
Pick OU:
Under 6.5
(Dunkel projecting 5.05 goals)
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Ducks vs. Blackhawks Moneylines
Grab a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Ducks-Blackhawks matchup.
Favorite: Ducks (-198)Underdog: Blackhawks (+164)Ducks Betting InsightsThe Ducks have gone 4-3 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.Anaheim has never played a game this season shorter than -198 moneyline odds.Based on the moneyline in this contest, the Ducks’ implied win probability is 66.4%.Anaheim and its opponent have posted more than 6.5 goals in 17 of 28 games this season.Blackhawks Betting InsightsThis season the Blackhawks have won 12 of the 27 games, or 44.4%, in which they’ve been an underdog.Chicago has entered nine games this season as the underdog by +164 or more and is 3-6 in those contests.The implied probability of a win by the Blackhawks, based on the moneyline, is 37.9%.Chicago has played 12 games this season that finished with over 6.5 goals.Ducks Key StatsAnaheim’s 97 total goals (3.5 per game) make it the fourth-highest scoring team in the league.The Ducks have conceded 94 total goals (3.4 per game), ranking 23rd in league action in goals against.Its +3 goal differential ranks 11th in the league.The 17 power-play goals the Ducks have put up this season rank 14th in the NHL (on 96 power-play chances).Anaheim ranks 21st in the league with a 17.71% power-play conversion rate.The Ducks have scored three shorthanded goals this season (fifth among NHL squads).Anaheim kills 75.79% of opponent power plays, the 27th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.Anaheim has the 29th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 46.5%.The Ducks have an 11.4% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 13th in the league.Blackhawks Key StatsChicago’s 85 goals on the season (3.0 per game) rank 14th in the league.The Blackhawks concede 2.9 goals per game (82 in total), 14th in the league.Its +3 goal differential ranks 11th in the league.With 19 power-play goals (on 85 chances), the Blackhawks are 11th in the NHL.Chicago has the league’s 10th-best power-play percentage (22.35%).This season, the Blackhawks have one shorthanded goal (21st in league).The 84.54% penalty-kill percentage of Chicago is fifth in the league.Chicago wins 46.8% of faceoffs, 28th-ranked in the NHL.The Blackhawks’ 11.8% shooting percentage is fifth in the league.
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