TNT NBA: Cavaliers vs Bulls

Courtesy of OddsShark.com The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Chicago Bulls will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at United Center. Oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 4-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game's total has not yet been posted. LeBron James went for 40 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists to lead the Cavaliers past the Bulls 112-102 in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first round series on Monday night. Cleveland couldn't cover as 10.5-point home favorites, while the teams played OVER the 191.5-point total set by oddsmakers. Antawn Jamison added 14 points for the Cavaliers, who now lead the best-of-seven series 2-0. Joakim Noah had 25 points and 13 boards for Chicago, while Derrick Rose posted 23 points and eight assists for the Bulls. Team records: Cleveland: 61-21 SU, 37-43-2 ATS Chicago: 41-41 SU, 42-38-2 ATS Cleveland most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Chicago are 8-2 After playing Chicago are 8-2 After a win are 7-3 Chicago most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Cleveland are 5-5 After playing Cleveland are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago Cleveland is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing Chicago The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cleveland's last 12 games when playing on the road against Chicago The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chicago's last 9 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing Cleveland Next up: Cleveland at Chicago, Sunday, April 25 Chicago home to Cleveland, Sunday, April 25