Cavaliers-Bulls Vegas Betting Odds

The fans at United Center will be treated to a game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Chicago Bulls when they take their seats on Thursday.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Bulls listed as 3½-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

LeBron James had 50 points, 10 assists, eight rebounds, and four steals as the Cavaliers got past the New York Knicks 119-105 on Wednesday night.

Cleveland cashed as 4.5-point road favorites as the game played over the 191-point total set by oddsmakers.

Luol Deng and Drew Gooden each had 21 points on Tuesday, as the Bulls defeated the Grizzlies 112-97. The Bulls covered the 10.5-point spread, and the 209 points made it OVER the posted total of 208.

Andres Nocioni had 20 points off the bench, and Kirk Hinrich scored 19 points with 12 assists in the win.

Current streak:
Cleveland has won 3 straight games.

Team records:
Cleveland: 35-26 SU, 29-32 ATS
Chicago: 24-36 SU, 26-34 ATS

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 8-2
Before playing Indiana are 6-4
After playing New York are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Boston are 8-2
After playing Memphis are 5-5
After a win are 0-10

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Cleveland is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Chicago
Cleveland is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Chicago
Cleveland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 8 games at home
Chicago is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games
Chicago is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

Next up:
Cleveland home to Indiana, Saturday, March 8
Chicago at Boston, Friday, March 7

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