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Chicago Bulls vs. Dallas Mavericks
The Chicago Bulls and the Dallas Mavericks will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at American Airlines Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -8-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game's total opened at 232.
Last time out for Dallas, they were a 123-119 winner as they battled the Kings at home. The Mavericks failed to cover in the match as a -6-point favorite, while 242 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Chicago was a 105-92 loser on the road against the Bucks. They failed to cover the +4.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (197) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Chicago:
Team record: 38-42 SU,39-39-2 ATS
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 8 games
Dallas:
Team record: 38-42 SU,30-47-3 ATS
Dallas is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Dallas is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games
Next up:
Chicago home to Detroit Sunday, April 9
Dallas home to San Antonio Sunday, April 9