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Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -7.5-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game's total opened at 217.5.
The Cavaliers were a 114-106 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the 76ers. They failed to cover the -10.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (220) made winners of OVER bettors.
Chicago won its last outing, a 124-123 result against the Knicks on November 13. The Bulls covered in that game as a +9-point underdog, while the 247 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Chicago:
Team record: 5-7 SU,6-6 ATS
Chicago is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Chicago's last 18 games
Chicago is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Cleveland:
Team record: 13-0 SU,9-4 ATS
Current Streak: won 13 straight games.
Cleveland is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games
Cleveland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Next up:
Chicago home to Houston Sunday, November 17
Cleveland home to Charlotte Sunday, November 17