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Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Saturday when the Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland Cavaliers meet at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -3-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game's total opened at 224.
Last time out for Cleveland, they were a 118-107 winner as they battled the Pelicans on the road. The Cavaliers covered in the match as a -3-point favorite, while 225 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Chicago was a 116-105 loser on the road against the Nets. They failed to cover the -3-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (221) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Chicago:
Team record: 13-18 SU,14-16-1 ATS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games
Chicago is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland:
Team record: 22-11 SU,18-13-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cleveland's last 11 games
Next up:
Chicago home to Orlando Monday, February 13
Cleveland home to San Antonio Monday, February 13