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Chicago Bulls vs. Houston Rockets
The Chicago Bulls and the Houston Rockets will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Bulls as -7-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 228.5.
Houston lost its last outing, a 134-125 result against the Pacers on March 09. The Rockets covered in that game as a +10-point underdog, while the 259 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Chicago won its last outing, a 117-96 result against the Nuggets on March 08. The Bulls covered in that game as a +9-point underdog, while the 213 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Chicago:
Team record: 30-36 SU,31-33-2 ATS
Chicago is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Chicago is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Chicago's last 22 games
Houston:
Team record: 15-51 SU,25-38-3 ATS
Houston is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Houston is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games
Next up:
Chicago home to Sacramento Wednesday, March 15
Houston home to Boston Monday, March 13