First place in the Pacific Division standings in the West is still on the minds of head coach Jim Hiller and the Los Angeles Kings early this regular season this month in December. The Kings (12-7-7) can rebound on home ice at Crypto Arena late this week and this weekend in two games against the Chicago Blackhawks (11-9-6) on Thursday night and Saturday.
Just a few days ago in early December earlier this week, the Kings were in first place in the Pacific Division standings in the West. The Kings are just a few points behind the Anaheim Ducks in first place in the Pacific Division standings.
The two game series in a row against the Blackhawks in the next three days can help the Kings get back on track in the win column and in the standings in the West.
Here are the betting odds and spread information for the matchup between the Kings and Blackhawks in the first of two games in this series to wrap up the regular season series between these two teams at home at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA, on Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. PT.
Betting odds for the matchup between the Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Blackhawks
Money line: Kings -220, Blackhawks +180
Spread: Kings -1.5 (+118)
Over/under: 5.5 (Over -105, Under -115)
The Kings are pretty heavy favorites on home ice at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday night against the Blackhawks in the pregame betting spread and the money line (per FanDuel sportsbook). The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.
Projected rosters for the Los Angeles Kings vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Kings
Forwards
Fiala – Byfield – Kempe
Moore – Kopitar – Armia
Laferriere – Danault – Kuzmenko
Foegele – Turcotte – Perry
*Helenius and Malott
Defensemen
Anderson – Doughty
Edmundson – Clarke
Dumoulin – Ceci
*Moverare
Goalies
Kuemper
Forsberg
Blackhawks
Forwards
Greene - Bedard - Burakovsky
Moore - Nazar - Bertuzzi
Teravainen - Dickinson - Mikheyev
Dach - Donato - Slaggert
Defensemen
Vlasic - Crevier
Kaiser - Levshunov
Grzelcyk - Murphy
Goalies
Knight
Soderblom
*Indicates a healthy scratch
Futures betting odds for the Los Angeles Kings for the 2025-26 season
To make the playoffs: -450
To win the Pacific Division: +360
To win the Stanley Cup: +2500
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.