Bet Better BET BETTER PRO
Log in
Model picks & player props
Vegas Golden Knights
VS
Chicago Blackhawks

Vegas Golden Knights vs Chicago Blackhawks Picks & Predictions

Model updated Sep 27, 8:39PM UTC

Our model graded 3 markets for Vegas Golden Knights vs Chicago Blackhawks and backs Chicago Blackhawks 1.5 hardest, a strong call, and $100 on it returns about $183.

NHL
United Center, Chicago
Indoor
Mon 5 Jan 2026, 12:00AM
3
Game markets graded
0
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first
Chicago Blackhawks 1.5 Spread -120

The model graded 3 markets for Vegas Golden Knights vs Chicago Blackhawks (NHL) and this is the one it backs hardest — HIGH confidence. A $100 bet returns about $183 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Mon 5 Jan 2026, 12:00AM at United Center.

Our confidenceHigh
Chance to win70.2%
The price says54.6%
Best price-120
The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Spread Chicago Blackhawks 1.5 High70% chance -120
Moneyline Members only High75% chance Members
Puck Lines Members only High99% chance Members
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%
Every NHL game on today's board →

Vegas Golden Knights and Chicago Blackhawks last met on Mon 5 Jan 2026. What follows is the model's graded record from that game; a new preview appears here the moment the next one is priced. Today's board: every NHL game priced right now.

Unlock every pick for this game

Best price on this game

Odds checked in the last few minutes · 2 bookmakers compared
Winner
Blackhawks3.23+223Kalshi
Knights1.41-245Kalshi
Total goals
Over5.51.82-122Kalshi
Under5.52.17+117Kalshi

Vegas Golden Knights vs Chicago Blackhawks odds by bookmaker

2 books · best price in green
BookBlackhawks winKnights winKnights -1.5Over 5.5Under 5.5
Kalshi3.23+2231.41-2452.08+1081.82-1222.17+117
Polymarket3.28+2281.44-2282.17+1171.84-1202.20+120

Since the market opened: Knights to win opened 1.40, best now 1.44; the over 5.5 opened 1.77, best now 1.84 (decimal, best book).

Get tomorrow's free pick by email

Free. One email a day, tops. Unsubscribe in one tap.

18+ only. Please gamble responsibly.

Every pick is logged and graded — nothing hidden after the fact. See the verified record

Game picks

GOOD PRICE in green
Spread
Chicago Blackhawks
+1.5
-120
+ 2 more markets
Unlock with Pro
🔒
🔒

Unlock every graded pick for this game

All 3 game markets and 0 player props for this matchup — every line, every call the model backs — plus every pick across the slate. Join 58,239+ members.

Bet Better Unlock all game picks
$4.14 a day on the weekly plan ($29/wk) — less than one $50 bet · cancel anytime · full verified record at /results

Calibrated model vs market

Our chance vs the price, market by market
PickMarketModel lean
Chicago BlackhawksSpreadThe model likes this price 🔒 Unlock with Pro
Vegas Golden KnightsMoneylineThe model likes this price 🔒 Unlock with Pro
Chicago BlackhawksPuck LinesThe model likes this price 🔒 Unlock with Pro

Which price is actually worth taking?

Pro shows you, in plain English, how far each price is off — and how much to put on it. No maths needed on your side.

Bet Better Unlock calibrated edges
Cancel anytime · full verified record at /results

Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Vegas Golden Knights

  • Raphael Lavoie CDay-to-day
  • Lukas Cormier DOut

Chicago Blackhawks

  • Connor Bedard COut
Availability updated Sep 27, 1:59PM UTC — some NHL rows may be stale between updates. · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Weather & injury impact for this fixture

Conditions · who's out · how it moves the number
For Vegas Golden Knights vs Chicago Blackhawks: Weather isn't a tracked factor for this fixture, and watch the availability of Raphael Lavoie, Lukas Cormier and Connor Bedard.
FactorThis fixture
Availability3 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

Pro — weather & injury-adjusted view

See the weather- and injury-adjusted projected line and the model's with/without delta for this fixture. 🔒 Unlock with Pro

Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineModel leans Vegas Golden KnightsNo line posted
1-4last 5 record
GF/G2.6GA/G4.0Shots/G25.8vs Blackhawks4-1

Vegas Golden Knights @ Chicago Blackhawks moneyline: model lean and both sides' win form.

Puck LineChicago Blackhawks +1.5No line posted
1-4last 5 record
GF/G2.6GA/G4.4Shots/G25.6

Vegas Golden Knights @ Chicago Blackhawks puck-line (spread) model lean and cover form.

Total GoalsGame totalNo line posted

Vegas Golden Knights @ Chicago Blackhawks total-goals model lean and scoring trends (the free board has not settled enough of these yet).

Vegas Golden Knights @ Chicago Blackhawks — what the model found

Our model graded 3 betting markets for Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks — 3 on the game itself and 0 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

3
Game markets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 3 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

🔒 The other 2 graded calls for this game — with how much to bet on each — are for members.
Unlock every pick
$4.14 a day on the weekly plan ($29/wk) — less than one $50 bet · cancel anytime

Vegas Golden Knights vs Chicago Blackhawks — recent results

Chicago Blackhawks have won 3 of their last 5 games; Vegas Golden Knights have won 3 of their last 5.

Chicago Blackhawks — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
W3–2STLHome
L0–1STLAway
W4–3MINHome
L2–3MINAway
W5–2SJHome
Vegas Golden Knights — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
W5–4UTAHome
W2–1SJAway
W4–2LAAway
L0–3CARHome
L2–4CARAway

Vegas Golden Knights vs Chicago Blackhawks — recent meetings

These two have met 2 times recently: Chicago Blackhawks won 1, Vegas Golden Knights won 1.

DateChicago BlackhawksVegas Golden KnightsWinner
Mar 1504Vegas Golden Knights
Jan 532Chicago Blackhawks

Who’s out or in doubt

3 players are listed as out or in doubt for this game.

Chicago Blackhawks
PlayerStatus
Connor Bedard COUT
Vegas Golden Knights
PlayerStatus
Raphael Lavoie CDAY-TO-DAY
Lukas Cormier DOUT

The full availability report — with what each missing player means for the bets — is further down this page.

About this matchup

How we read the game

This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for Vegas Golden Knights vs Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL. You may also see this matchup written as Knights vs Blackhawks, or as Blackhawks vs Knights. The most recent game between them was Monday 5 January 2026 at United Center. The model has generated 3 game picks for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your NHL betting strategy for this matchup.

Head-to-head record

Final scores · 2 meetings on record
Even at 1–1 across the last 2 meetings
DateGameScoreWinner
15 Mar 2026Chicago Blackhawks @ Vegas Golden Knights4–0Vegas Golden Knights
5 Jan 2026Vegas Golden Knights @ Chicago Blackhawks3–2Chicago Blackhawks
Today's selected board

See the plays that cleared the model's filter today

See today's picks

Get tomorrow's free pick by email

Free. One email a day, tops. Unsubscribe in one tap.

18+ only. Please gamble responsibly.

Bet Better is not a bookmaker and does not accept wagers. Information is for educational purposes only. Gamble responsibly — only bet what you can afford to lose. 18+. National Gambling Helpline 1800 858 858. If betting stops being fun, take a break — see our responsible gambling resources.

Get tomorrow's free pick by email

Free. One email a day, tops. Unsubscribe in one tap.

18+ only. Please gamble responsibly.