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Chicago Bulls vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Crypto.com Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -5.5-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game's total opened at 224.5.
The Lakers were a 127-116 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Clippers. They failed to cover the +9.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (243) made winners of OVER bettors.
Chicago was a 115-113 loser in its last match on the road against the Suns. They covered the +5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 228 sent PUSH bettors to the payout window.
Chicago:
Team record: 21-24 SU,23-21-1 ATS
Chicago is 17-8 ATS in its last 25 games
Chicago is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Chicago's last 16 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 23-23 SU,20-26 ATS
LA Lakers is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of LA Lakers's last 22 games
LA Lakers is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Chicago at Portland Sunday, January 28
Los Angeles at Golden State Saturday, January 27