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Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Quicken Loans Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Bulls as -3-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 211.5.
Last time out for Cleveland, they were a 124-102 loser as they battled the Nuggets on the road. The Cavaliers failed to cover in the match as a +18-point underdog, while 226 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Chicago lost its last outing, a 117-103 result against the Heat on January 19. The Bulls failed to cover in that game as a +3.5-point underdog, while the 220 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Chicago:
Team record: 10-36 SU,20-25-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 10 straight games.
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Chicago is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Chicago is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland:
Team record: 9-38 SU,20-26-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago
Cleveland is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 1-15 SU in its last 16 games
Next up:
Chicago home to Atlanta Wednesday, January 23
Cleveland at Boston Wednesday, January 23