Hawks-Bulls Lines Preview

The Atlanta Hawks and the Chicago Bulls will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at United Center. Oddsmakers currently have the Bulls listed as 3½-point favorites versus the Hawks, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Hawks scored 25 points in the fourth quarter to come back and defeat the struggling Raptors 87-84 on Monday. The Hawks failed to cover the 7.5-point spread, and the 171 points went UNDER the posted total of 196. Josh Smith tossed in 22 points to go with 14 rebounds in a double-double performance. Joe Johnson added a game-high 28 points in that win. The Bulls fell 102-98 to the Knicks last time out, as 2-point road underdogs. That game's 200 points went UNDER the posted total of 208.5. Luol Deng netted 20 points with 10 rebounds for a double-double in the loss. Current streak: Chicago has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Atlanta: 24-16 SU, 21-19 ATS Chicago: 18-24 SU, 18-24 ATS Atlanta most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 0-10 Before playing Milwaukee are 1-9 After playing Toronto are 4-6 After a win are 6-4 Chicago most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 3-7 Before playing Toronto are 8-2 After playing New York are 5-5 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Chicago The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 10 games on the road Chicago is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Atlanta The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Atlanta The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta Chicago is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games when playing Atlanta Next up: Atlanta home to Milwaukee, Friday, January 23 Chicago home to Toronto, Friday, January 23