Bulls-Cavaliers Who Will Cover?

The division rival Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers are set to renew hostilities on Thursday when they meet at Quicken Loans Arena.

NewBodog  oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 7-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Tyrus Thomas led Chicago with 24 points and seven boards in its 106-92 loss to the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night.

Boston covered as 8-point road favorites as the teams played under the 200-point total posted by sportsbooks.

LeBron James had 29 points in helping lead the Cavaliers to a 118-114 win over the Bobcats on Wednesday. The Cavaliers covered the 3-point spread, and the combined score sailed OVER the posted total of 193.

James shot 11-for-19 with four rebounds and five assists, while Devin Brown chipped in with 20 points in the win.

Current streak:
Cleveland has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Chicago: 29-45 SU, 32-42 ATS
Cleveland: 42-33 SU, 35-40 ATS

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 2-8
Before playing Washington are 6-4
After playing Boston are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Orlando are 7-3
After playing Charlotte are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cleveland's last 9 games at home
Cleveland is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Chicago
Cleveland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Chicago

Next up:
Chicago home to Washington, Saturday, April 5
Cleveland home to Orlando, Saturday, April 5

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