The Chicago Blackhawks (0-2-0) and Florida Panthers (0-0-0) square off Sunday for a 7 p.m. ET puck drop at BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla. Below, we analyze the Blackhawks-Panthers NHL betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Blackhawks at Panthers: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:35 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Blackhawks +130 (bet $100 to win $130) | Panthers -155 (bet $155 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Blackhawks +1.5 (-200) | Panthers -1.5 (+165)
- Over/Under: 6.5 (O: -130 | U: +105)
Blackhawks at Panthers: Projected starting goalies
Malcolm Subban (0-1-0, 848 SV%, 5.03 GAA) vs. Chris Driedger (2019-20 stats: 7-2-1, .938 SV%, 2.05 GAA)
Both Subban and Collin Delia allowed five goals apiece in their starts against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Driedger will make the start, with Samuel Montembeault serving as the backup, as the team has deemed Sergei Bobrovsky unfit to play. He missed a huge chunk of training camp.
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Blackhawks at Panthers: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Panthers 4, Blackhawks 2
Money line (ML)
The PANTHERS (-155) are the play in their regular-season opener. While it was a bummer they had their first two games against the Dallas Stars canceled, facing the stumbling Blackhawks should ease them back into action with a little success.
Yes, Chicago is 6-2 in its past eight trips to Sunrise, but that was as a contender, not a banged-up team which is a shell of its former champion self.
Against the spread (ATS)
The PANTHERS -1.5 (+165) are worth a roll of the dice at home, as Chicago has allowed 5 goals per game. Florida has an impressive offense, and the additions of Anthony Duclair, Carter Verhaeghe and Alexander Wennberg will help give them depth behind team leaders Aleksander Barkov and Jonathan Huberdeau.
Until the Blackhawks start to show some resistance, keep fading them.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 6.5 (+105) is the play, and it’s even more attractive at plus-money. Yes, the Blackhawks have allowed 5 goals per game, but they have potted three total goals in two games, and Florida is playing its first game of the season and might have some rust out of the gate.
This isn’t expected to be a low-scoring game, but a line of 6.5 is a bit much.
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