Chicago Blackhawks Odds

Chicago Blackhawks Odds & Betting Guide: 2026-27 Season

The Blackhawks open the NHL's first 84-game season since 1993-94 still chasing their first playoff berth since 2019-20. The betting market treats them as a long shot that is finally moving in the right direction. This guide covers how books price Chicago and which schedule spots move Blackhawks numbers. For game prices, check live NHL odds.

Where the Blackhawks Stand

Chicago finished 2025-26 at 29-39-14 with 72 points, last in the Central and 15th in the West. That was Jeff Blashill's first season as head coach, and it stretched the playoff drought to six years. The record also flattered the team. Chicago lost 14 games in overtime or a shootout, and those loser points made up nearly a fifth of its total. Overtime and shootout results run close to random, so bettors shouldn't expect the same cushion this season.

GM Kyle Davidson, who signed a multiyear extension in April, sped up the rebuild. He sent the No. 4 and No. 45 picks plus defenseman Louis Crevier to Buffalo for Bowen Byram and Jordan Greenway, then extended Byram for six years. Chicago also brought back Patrick Kane on a two-year deal, added defenseman Ian Cole, and signed Connor Bedard to a five-year extension. The club traded Connor Murphy and Nick Foligno last March, and Ilya Mikheyev left in free agency.

Bedard led Chicago with 75 points in 69 games. He then injured his left shoulder training in July and had surgery, and the team opened the season with him on the injured non-roster list, targeting a November return. Until then, Frank Nazar and 32-goal scorer Tyler Bertuzzi carry the offense, with rookies Anton Frondell and Roman Kantserov in line for top-six minutes. Chicago went 5-7-1 without Bedard last season.

Spencer Knight is the No. 1 goalie after posting a .902 save percentage across 55 starts. Arvid Soderblom appeared in 26 games with an .880 mark. That gap explains why Chicago's goalie confirmation moves its prices more than most lineup news.

Western Conference and Central Division Context

Division games make up 28 of Chicago's 84, and the first two playoff rounds follow the division bracket. The Central was the West's deepest division last season. The Colorado Avalanche won the Presidents' Trophy with 121 points and open as division favorites at roughly +115 to +130. The Dallas Stars (112 points) and Minnesota Wild (104) come next, and books price both between +270 and +390. The Utah Mammoth took a wild card with 92 points and rank fourth on the board.

Chicago's realistic target is the wild-card line, and its competition there comes from the middle of the division. The St. Louis Blues and Nashville Predators both finished with 86 points, and the Winnipeg Jets slipped to 82. The West's last wild card took 90 points, roughly 92 over 84 games. That puts Chicago about 20 points short, and books list the Blackhawks last in the Central market at +6600 to +7000.

The Blackhawks angle: Two altitude spots cluster in March. Chicago plays at Colorado on March 13 and hosts Anaheim the next night, then visits Utah and Colorado on March 19 and 21. The Avalanche and Mammoth hold a real home edge at elevation, and the Anaheim game is a likely backup start.

Blackhawks 2026-27 Point Total

The point total is hockey's version of a win total. Books carried the Blackhawks at 79.5 points into opening night, with FanDuel pricing the over at -125. BetOnline opened its July board at 78.5, 11 points above the number it posted a year earlier.

The 84-game schedule lifts every total above past 82-game numbers. At last season's rate, two extra games add about two points, turning Chicago's 72 into roughly 74. The line asks for about six points of genuine improvement on top of that bump. An early Bedard return and a full season of Byram support the over. Overtime regression and Chicago's 11 points in 13 games without Bedard last season support the under.

Blackhawks 2026-27 Futures Odds

Books opened Chicago between +17500 and +25000 to win the Stanley Cup, among the longest prices in the league. The livelier Blackhawks futures sit in the award markets. DraftKings listed Frondell at +900 for the Calder Trophy in September, tied for fourth among rookies, and Kantserov appears on most preseason Calder watch lists. Bedard's absence weighs on the Art Ross and Rocket Richard, which are counting-stat races, so every missed game comes straight off his total. Compare prices across the rest of the NHL futures board before committing.

Betting Blackhawks Puck Lines

The NHL's version of the point spread is the puck line. Books set it at 1.5 goals in nearly every game and adjust the price instead of the number.

• Stars -1.5 (+165) / Blackhawks +1.5 (-200)

The Stars cover by winning by two or more goals. The Blackhawks cover by winning outright or losing by one. The half-goal means neither side can push.

So many NHL games finish within one goal that the favorite usually pays plus money on the puck line, while the underdog costs a steep price. A winning $100 bet on Stars -1.5 at +165 returns $265: the $100 stake plus $165 in profit. Backing Blackhawks +1.5 at -200 means risking $200 to win $100.

At most books, a game decided in overtime or a shootout goes down as a one-goal win, so the +1.5 side cashes any time the game gets past regulation. Late in close games, the trailing team pulls its goalie for an extra skater, and an empty-net goal is often what turns a one-goal win into a puck line cover.

Why Blackhawks puck lines move: Chicago has 12 back-to-backs left, and eight end on the road. They include Florida and Tampa Bay on Nov. 4-5, Calgary and Vancouver on Nov. 21-22, Nashville and St. Louis on Dec. 3-4, and San Jose and Anaheim on Feb. 10-11. Most teams start the backup on one of those nights, and books reprice once the team confirms its goalie. Track how often Chicago covers in the puck line standings.

Betting Blackhawks Totals

Books set a total for the combined goals both teams score, then let bettors take a side.

Say books post Blackhawks vs. Blues at 6.5, with the over at +105 and the under at -125. The over cashes if the two teams combine for seven or more goals. The under cashes at six or fewer. A half-goal total cannot push. When books post a whole number like 6, a six-goal game pushes and both sides get their stake back.

NHL totals sit in a narrow band, mostly 5.5 to 6.5, so books move the juice far more often than the number. Overtime goals count toward the total. Most books also add one goal to the winner's score for a shootout win, so a 3-3 game decided in a shootout grades as seven. Check the book's rules.

The starting goalies move NHL totals more than anything else. Books often wait for the confirmed starters before settling the price, and a backup in net can shift both the number and the juice.

Why Blackhawks totals move: Chicago games averaged just under six combined goals last season, with 213 scored and 275 allowed. Bedard's return is the swing input, because his first-unit power-play minutes change Chicago's scoring rate more than any other lineup move. For a fuller primer, see how totals work, and check nightly picks for game-specific reads.

Betting the Blackhawks Moneyline

The moneyline asks one question: who wins. At most books it includes overtime and the shootout.

• Mammoth -160 / Blackhawks +135

Minus marks the favorite, plus the underdog. At -160 you risk $160 to win $100. At +135 you risk $100 to win $135.

Converting to implied probability makes the pricing clearer. The -160 favorite implies 61.5%. The +135 underdog implies 42.6%. Those sum to 104.1%, not 100%. The extra 4.1 points are the book's margin, and the book collects it whichever side wins.

One thing worth getting straight: a short price is not automatically a bad bet. Bettors call heavy favorites bad value out of habit, but if the Mammoth win this matchup 65% of the time, -160 is a price worth taking, because it only implies 61.5%. Value is the gap between real probability and priced probability. The size of the number tells you nothing on its own.

When one side carries heavier juice than the other, that tells you where money is landing, not which side is correct. If the Mammoth drift from -160 to -185, bettors backed the Mammoth and the book adjusted its exposure. The team did not become more likely to win.

Books also post a regulation line, sometimes called the three-way or 60-minute line. It adds a third outcome, a tie after regulation, so both teams pay longer prices than on the standard moneyline. A bet on the Mammoth in regulation loses if the game goes to overtime, even if the Mammoth win it there. Grading varies, so review how books grade overtime and shootouts before betting either line.

The Blackhawks angle: Chicago and Ottawa play twice in Düsseldorf, Germany. The first game starts at noon Central on Dec. 18, and the Sunday finale on Dec. 20 drops the puck at 7 a.m. Central, a start time that upends every routine on both rosters. The Hawks get five days off before the trip and six after it.

The rest of the calendar swings hard. Chicago plays seven straight home games from Oct. 10 to 27, and again from Feb. 17 to March 1. Around the midseason break, it plays six straight road games, including two California swings within 16 days.

The Blackhawks also carry 17 national TV windows across ESPN, ABC, the ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ streaming exclusives, and TNT Sports. Those broadcasts pull recreational money toward a brand-name team whatever the matchup. Prices on the same Blackhawks game often differ between books, so line shopping pays. If you plan to open new accounts, the Fanatics Sportsbook promo code and BetRivers bonus code pages list each book's current welcome offer.

Blackhawks Player Props

A player prop prices one player's production in one game.

• Connor Bedard shots on goal: 3.5 (over -120, under +100)

The over needs four shots on goal. The under needs three or fewer.

Anytime goal scorer is the other high-volume NHL prop. At +180, Connor Bedard scoring implies 35.7%. Overtime goals count at most books; shootout goals do not.

NHL props follow ice time and deployment. A player promoted to the top line or the first power-play unit gets more shifts and more shooting chances, and books adjust when line combinations change. Goalie save props depend on the opponent's shot volume and on the goalie actually starting. Check the confirmed starter and the injury report before betting a prop, and check the book's rules for a player who does not play, because they differ between books.

When Bedard returns, books will set his early lines off last season's form before they have fresh data, and the club may manage his minutes at first. Frondell, Kantserov and Kane will lose power-play time when he comes back, which moves their props too. Follow confirmed starters and injuries daily, then compare numbers on the prop board.

Blackhawks Public Betting Splits

The Blackhawks belong with the Maple Leafs, Rangers, Bruins, Penguins and Oilers among the NHL's brand-premium teams. Recreational bettors back Chicago on reputation, and that volume shows up in ticket and money percentages.

Splits break ticket count out from money handled, and the gap is the useful part. Say 70% of tickets sit on the Blackhawks but only 45% of the dollars do: the larger bets are on the other side. That divergence answers the question uneven juice raises in the totals and moneyline markets. When a Chicago price moves against the side drawing most of the tickets, bigger bettors are usually driving it. Watch the national TV games most closely, since they draw the heaviest casual volume.