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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Chicago Bulls
The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Chicago Bulls will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at United Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Bulls as -5.5-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 215.5.
Chicago lost its last outing, a 100-89 result against the 76ers on January 17. The Bulls failed to cover in that game as a +8-point underdog, while the 189 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
In their last action, Cleveland was a 113-109 loser on the road against the Grizzlies. They covered the +9-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (222) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Cleveland:
Team record: 12-30 SU,18-22-2 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Cleveland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cleveland's last 9 games
Chicago:
Team record: 15-28 SU,20-22-1 ATS
Chicago is 2-7-1 ATS in its last 10 games
Chicago is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
Next up:
Cleveland home to New York Monday, January 20
Chicago at Milwaukee Monday, January 20