Blackhawks vs. Mammoth: Odds, Start Time and How to Watch Bedard’s Opener (Oct. 1)

The Chicago Blackhawks open their season at the Utah Mammoth on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 9:30 p.m. ET at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Connor Bedard’s fourth season opener against a Utah team built around Clayton Keller and Logan Cooley. It is a regional broadcast with no national TV window.

Odds

Away +6.5 | total 6.5

SportsbookAway spreadHome spreadTotalAway MLHome ML
DraftKings+6.5 (-395)-6.5 (+280)6.5 (+114)+2200-10000
Polymarket+1.5 (+199900)-1.5 (-199900)4.5 (-199900)+199900-199900
BetMGM+6.5 (-10000)-6.5 (+2500)6.5 (+1550)+3300-10000
Fanatics+6.5 (-1100)-6.5 (+575)6.5 (+165)+6000-50000
Caesars6.5 (+380)+1000-3500
Kalshi+7.5 (-9900)-7.5 (+9900)8.5 (+9900)+9900-19900
FanDuel+6.5 (-8000)-6.5 (+1000)6.5 (+700)+7500-100000
BetRivers+1.5 (-148)-1.5 (+115)6.5 (+108)+185-235

Lines from BALLDONTLIE and refreshed automatically. Numbers move, so confirm at your sportsbook before betting.

Start Time and How to Watch

Date Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026
Time 9:30 p.m. ET, 7:30 p.m. MT
TV Regional networks in each market
Streaming ESPN+ (out of market)
Arena Delta Center, Salt Lake City

The Players to Watch

Bedard’s development is the story of every Blackhawks season, and Utah’s top line of Keller and Cooley is the most dangerous the franchise has put on the ice since the move from Arizona. Stats pages for all three are below and update within minutes of the final.

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