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NHL
Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa
Indoor
Sat 20 Dec 2025, 3:00 PM ET
Chicago Blackhawks
VS
Ottawa Senators

Chicago Blackhawks vs Ottawa Senators Prediction & Picks

Our model graded 2 markets for Chicago Blackhawks vs Ottawa Senators and backs Chicago Blackhawks 1.5 hardest, a strong call, and $100 on it returns about $183.

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Game markets graded
0
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first Free
Chicago Blackhawks
with a 1.5-goal head start
Chicago Blackhawks 1.5 Spread
You bet$10 If it wins$18.33Best price-120
Our confidenceHigh
Chance to win69.4%
The price says54.6%

The model graded 2 markets for Chicago Blackhawks vs Ottawa Senators (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 Sat 20 Dec 2025, 3:00 PM ET at Canadian Tire Centre.

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The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Spread Chicago Blackhawks 1.5 High69% chance -120
Total Goals Members only High99% chance Members
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%
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Chicago Blackhawks and Ottawa Senators last met on Sat 20 Dec 2025. Their next game gets a fresh preview here the moment it is priced. Today's board: every NHL game priced right now.

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Game picks

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Spread
Chicago Blackhawks
+1.5
-120
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Calibrated model vs market

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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Chicago Blackhawks

  • Bowen Byram DDay-to-day
  • Andrew Mangiapane LWOut

Ottawa Senators

  • Thomas Chabot DOut
  • William Eklund LWOut
  • Kurtis MacDermid LWOut
Availability updated Oct 19, 5:14PM 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 Chicago Blackhawks vs Ottawa Senators: Weather isn't a tracked factor for this fixture, and 5 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Availability5 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineModel leans Ottawa SenatorsNo line posted
3-2last 5 record
GF/G2.0GA/G2.8Shots/G20.8vs Blackhawks4-1

Chicago Blackhawks @ Ottawa Senators moneyline: model lean and both sides' win form.

Puck LineChicago Blackhawks +1.5No line posted

Chicago Blackhawks @ Ottawa Senators puck-line (spread) model lean and cover form.

Total GoalsGame totalNo line posted

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

Chicago Blackhawks @ Ottawa Senators — what the model found

Our model graded 2 betting markets for Chicago Blackhawks at Ottawa Senators — 2 on the game itself and 0 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

2
Game markets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 2 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

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Chicago Blackhawks vs Ottawa Senators — recent results

Ottawa Senators have won 3 of their last 5 games; Chicago Blackhawks have won 2 of their last 5.

Ottawa Senators — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L1–3PHIAway
W2–1NYIHome
L2–7STLHome
W4–1NJAway
W3–2NSHHome
Chicago Blackhawks — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L0–4DALHome
W4–3WPGHome
W5–3PITHome
L2–5CARHome
L1–4NYIAway

Who’s out or in doubt

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

Ottawa Senators
PlayerStatus
Thomas Chabot DOUT
William Eklund LWOUT
Kurtis MacDermid LWOUT
Chicago Blackhawks
PlayerStatus
Bowen Byram DDAY-TO-DAY
Andrew Mangiapane LWOUT

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 Chicago Blackhawks vs Ottawa Senators in the NHL. You may also see this matchup written as Blackhawks vs Senators, or as Senators vs Blackhawks. The most recent game between them was Saturday 20 December 2025 at Canadian Tire Centre. The model has generated 2 game picks for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your NHL betting strategy for this matchup.

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