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Houston Rockets vs. Chicago Bulls
The Houston Rockets will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Monday when they take on the Chicago Bulls at United Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Bulls as -8.5-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 227.5.
Chicago was a 118-117 winner in its last match on the road against the Knicks. They covered the +5.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 235 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for Houston, they were a 112-106 loser as they battled the Mavericks at home. The Rockets covered in the match as a +7-point underdog, while 218 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Houston:
Team record: 9-22 SU,13-15-3 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Houston is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Chicago:
Team record: 13-18 SU,14-16-1 ATS
Chicago is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chicago's last 10 games at home
Chicago is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Houston
Next up:
Houston at Boston Tuesday, December 27
Chicago home to Milwaukee Wednesday, December 28