Jazz-Bulls Preview

The fans at United Center will be treated to a game between the Utah Jazz and the Chicago Bulls when they take their seats on Tuesday.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Jazz listed as 4½-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Mehmet Okur poured in 27 points on Saturday night to lead the Jazz to a 132-105 win over the Denver Nuggets.

The Jazz easily covered the 5.5-point spread at home in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the posted total (225).

The Bulls lost to Detroit 116-109 as a 9-point underdog last time out. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (194).

Ben Gordon led the Bulls with 27 points and Luol Deng netted 21 points in the loss.

Current streak:
Utah has won 5 straight games.
Chicago has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Utah: 42-22 SU, 35-29 ATS
Chicago: 25-38 SU, 28-35 ATS

Utah most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Milwaukee are 5-5
After playing Denver are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 8-2
Before playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After playing Detroit are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Utah is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Utah is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Utah's last 15 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Chicago's last 15 games when playing at home against Utah

Next up:
Utah at Milwaukee, Wednesday, March 12
Chicago home to Philadelphia, Friday, March 14

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