Count On Bedard, Blackhawks Cooling Off Red Hot Avalanche

Wednesday night is the ultimate opportunity for NHL fans, with a lineup of four thrilling matchups that fans eagerly anticipate. One game that stands out on the schedule is the hottest team in the league in the Colorado Avalanche versus the last-place Chicago Blackhawks, who are looking for a pulse this season.

For bettors, this matchup provides a chance to capitalize on some of our recent strong trends, like our 11-7 record on our last 18 picks and our 12-6 record on our last 18 player prop picks.

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Bet: Blackhawks +1.5 (-125), Connor Bedard Over 0.5 points (-165)

Almost everyone is in on the Aves in this spot with 92 per cent of betters taking them on the moneyline and 82 per cent on the puck line. This is surprising for a Colorado team that is one of the worst betting teams in the league with a 16-25 record against the spread.

The Blackhawks are last in the league standings but do have a better 19-21 record against the spread. It'll be tough for Chicago to keep things close as they've lost 12 of their last 16 games to Colorado and have lost six of their last seven games.

This seems to be a spot where the sportsbooks clean up as everyone expects a blowout when the Blackhawks are long overdue for a bounceback game and will get home ice advantage. They've won four of their last seven home games and have beat some of the league's best teams at United Center this season like the Capitals, Stars, Panthers and Wild all in the past two months.

It'll be very bold to suggest an outright Blackhawks win but you can at least take them as home underdogs at a very solid price point with -125 odds. If Chicago wins, it'll likely be due to the play of Connor Bedard, who rides a four-game home point streak and has seven points in his last eight home games.

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