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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Chicago Bulls
The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Chicago Bulls will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at United Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Bulls as -6-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 220.
Chicago was a 114-95 winner in its last match at home against the Spurs. They covered the -6.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 209 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Cleveland lost its last outing, a 123-104 result against the Pelicans on December 21. The Cavaliers failed to cover in that game as a +3.5-point underdog, while the 227 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Cleveland:
Team record: 16-13 SU,13-14-2 ATS
Cleveland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games on the road
Chicago:
Team record: 13-17 SU,15-14-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Chicago's last 14 games
Next up:
Cleveland at Dallas Wednesday, December 27
Chicago home to Atlanta Tuesday, December 26