The "Gold Knights" from Vegas impress this year. The team is just in 2's season in the championship and it is going to be impressive this year as well. Last year's 1 season managed to reach the final, where they were defeated. This year they did not start so impressively, but they seem to have begun to find their rhythm again. In the last 5 matches played 4 wins, regardless of seat. On 3 of those with a difference over 2 goals. But in the last 5 home games also achieved 4 wins all with 2 + difference. They are currently in 9's position in the Region and are marginally off-the-turn. The team seems to find their way to home games and especially through defense. Where it has a huge difference in the best defense within.
Chicago's "Mavro-Geraces" do not impress this year. They are in the 13 location of the Region. Their image is not good at all and should change immediately. They are by far the worst defense of the Region. Outside at 16 matches has managed to beat 4 times only and only 1 of them in the regular time. He runs a 5 defeat in the league. 3 from them lost with 2 + goal difference. While away from home in the last 5 matches lost 4 times, 3 with 2 + goals.
The prehistory is small for the two teams, since in the 2 matches they have won the knights with 4-2,5-2 respectively.
I do not think the hosts can defeat them. Indeed, I see that the difference in the roster and the game mentality is completely different. So I go with the handicap (-1,5) that is to say that the home team will win with 2 + goal difference