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Chicago Bulls vs. Indiana Pacers
The Chicago Bulls and the Indiana Pacers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Bulls as -2-point favorites versus the Pacers, while the game's total opened at 231.5.
Indiana lost its last outing, a 119-118 result against the Magic on February 02. The Pacers failed to cover in that game as a -3.5-point favorite, while the 237 combined points took the game OVER the total.
In their last action, Chicago was a 127-120 loser on the road against the Raptors. They failed to cover the +4.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (247) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Chicago:
Team record: 32-19 SU,29-21-1 ATS
Chicago is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games
Chicago is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Indiana:
Team record: 19-34 SU,26-25-2 ATS
Indiana is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Indiana is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games
Next up:
Chicago home to Philadelphia Sunday, February 6
Indiana at Cleveland Sunday, February 6