Chicago Bulls -3.5
The Dallas Mavericks will travel to the United Center to take on the Chicago Bulls and I like the Bulls to be able to cover a small home spread tonight.
Dallas comes into this game with an impressive 7-3 record, however, the Mavericks are just 2-2 on the road this season with both losses (Atlanta & Denver) came by 26+ points. Dallas has struggled at times this season on the offensive end and currently come into this game ranked just 25th in the NBA in scoring at 102.4 ppg.
Chicago snapped a 2-game losing streak with an impressive 23-point victory over the Brooklyn Nets this past Monday. Chicago has one of the most-well rounded starting units in the NBA led by Zach LaVine & DeMar Derozan and has also been solid defensively, ranking 5th in the NBA in scoring defense.
The Mavericks are 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games following a straight up win and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog. The Bulls are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games as a favorite and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games overall.
I expect the Dallas offense to struggle on the road in this one and as I think Chicago will be able to pull away in the 2nd half, I think the Bulls have no problem covering this spread. Good Luck!
AUTHOR: Brett Nault
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