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Chicago Bulls vs. Dallas Mavericks
The Chicago Bulls will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Sunday when they take on the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -7.5-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game's total opened at 224.5.
In their last action, Dallas was a 112-109 loser on the road against the Bucks. They covered the +7.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (221) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Chicago lost its last outing, a 127-125 result against the Thunder on January 15. The Bulls failed to cover in that game as a -2.5-point favorite, while the 252 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Chicago:
Team record: 4-8 SU,8-4 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Chicago is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games
Dallas:
Team record: 6-5 SU,7-4 ATS
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games
Next up:
Chicago home to Houston Monday, January 18
Dallas at Toronto Monday, January 18