The Chicago Bulls and the Dallas Mavericks will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at American Airlines Center.BSNblog reports: Oddsmakers currently have the Mavericks listed as 7-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game's total is sitting at 209.
The Bulls built up an 18 points lead at halftime, as they upset the Hornets 107-93 on Wednesday, as 2-point road underdogs. The 200 points made it OVER the posted total of 186.
Derrick Rose led the Bulls with 21 points, four rebounds and six assists. Tyrus Thomas netted 15 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double in that win.
The Mavericks were defeated 115-87 by the Jazz last time out, as 3-point road underdogs. The 198 points fell UNDER the posted total of 208.5.
Josh Howard led the Mavericks with 18 points and four rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki managed 14 points and six rebounds in the loss.
A few trends to consider:
Chicago is 5-0-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Chicago is 5-0-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Dallas is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Chicago
Dallas is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Dallas is 18-3 SU in its last 21 games when playing Chicago
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Next up:
Chicago home to Detroit, Tuesday, February 10
Dallas home to Sacramento, Tuesday, February 10
