Avalanche vs. Blackhawks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Nov. 23

The Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks -- the former coming off a victory, the latter a loss -- will face each other on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET, at United Center in Chicago. Avalanche (-245) at Blackhawks (+200) looks like a mismatch, according to the moneyline odds.

Colorado earned a 3-0 victory on the road its last time out on Nov. 22 against the Nashville Predators. The Avalanche got one point apiece out of seven skaters, including Jack Drury (one goal) and Nathan MacKinnon (one goal).

Chicago lost 9-3 on the road against the Buffalo Sabres in its last game on Nov. 21. The Blackhawks got two points apiece out of three skaters in that matchup, including Connor Bedard (two assists) and Tyler Bertuzzi (two goals).

Ahead of watching this matchup, here is a glimpse at which squad we think will come out on top in Sunday's action on the ice.

Avalanche vs. Blackhawks Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming contest between the Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Avalanche 4 - Blackhawks -0
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 3.92 goals)
  

Pick with the best in the business! Get free picks for every game, every week at the Dunkel Index.

Avalanche vs. Blackhawks Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Avalanche-Blackhawks game.

• Favorite: Avalanche (-245)
• Underdog: Blackhawks (+200)

Avalanche Betting Insights

• The Avalanche have gone 15-5 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.
• Colorado has won all four games when it played with moneyline odds of -245 or shorter.
• The Avalanche have a 71.0% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this matchup.
• Colorado's games this season have finished above this matchup's total of 6.5 goals nine times.

Blackhawks Betting Insights

• This season the Blackhawks have been an underdog 20 times, and won 10, or 50.0%, of those games.
• Chicago is 2-2 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +200 or more on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Blackhawks have a 33.3% chance to win.
• Chicago and its opponent have combined to score over 6.5 goals in eight of 21 games this season.

Avalanche Key Stats

• Colorado leads the NHL with 87 total goals (4.1 per game).
• Defensively, the Avalanche have been the stingiest unit in league play, allowing 48 total goals (only 2.3 per game).
• Its goal differential (+39) tops the league.
• The 13 power-play goals the Avalanche have scored this season (on 80 power-play chances) rank 15th in the NHL.
• Colorado's 16.25% power-play conversion rate ranks 23rd in the league.
• The Avalanche have capitalized with one shorthanded goal this season (16th among NHL teams).
• Colorado's 86.57% penalty-kill success rate is the third-best in the league.
• Colorado wins 49.2% of its faceoffs (19th in NHL).
• The Avalanche shoot 12.4% as a team (third in the league).

Blackhawks Key Stats

• Chicago has 69 goals this season (3.3 per game), 12th in the NHL.
• The Blackhawks concede 2.9 goals per game (60 in total), the eighth-fewest in the league.
• It has the seventh-best goal differential in the league at +9.
• The Blackhawks have 15 power-play goals (on 60 chances), 11th in the NHL.
• Chicago's power-play percentage (25) puts the team seventh in the league.
• The Blackhawks have one shorthanded goal (16th in NHL).
• Chicago's has the 11th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (82.67%).
• Chicago wins 46.2% of faceoffs, 28th-ranked in the NHL.
• The 13.1% shooting percentage of the Blackhawks is second in the league.