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Dallas Mavericks vs. Chicago Bulls
The Dallas Mavericks and the Chicago Bulls will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at United Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -5-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game's total opened at 225.
In their last action, Chicago was a 126-96 loser on the road against the Bucks. They failed to cover the +15-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (222) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Dallas, they were a 93-83 winner as they battled the Heat at home. The Mavericks covered in the match as a +1.5-point underdog, while 176 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Dallas:
Team record: 2-3 SU,2-3 ATS
Dallas is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Dallas is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games
Chicago:
Team record: 2-4 SU,3-3 ATS
Chicago is 5-17 SU in its last 22 games
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Chicago is 3-6-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Dallas
Next up:
Dallas at Houston Monday, January 4
Chicago at Portland Tuesday, January 5