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Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Monday when the Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland Cavaliers meet at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -6.5-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game's total opened at 219.
Last time out for Cleveland, they were a 111-102 winner as they battled the Nets at home. The Cavaliers covered in the match as a -3.5-point favorite, while 213 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Chicago was a 122-116 winner on the road against the Spurs. They failed to cover the -6.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (238) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Chicago:
Team record: 19-22 SU,20-20-1 ATS
Chicago is 15-7 ATS in its last 22 games
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
Cleveland:
Team record: 22-15 SU,18-17-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Cleveland is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Next up:
Chicago at Toronto Thursday, January 18
Cleveland home to Milwaukee Wednesday, January 17