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The division rival Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers are set to renew hostilities on Monday when they meet at Quicken Loans Arena.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 10½-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game's total is sitting at 191½.
The Cavaliers took a one-sided 96-83 victory over the Bulls in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series at Quicken Loans Arena Saturday afternoon.
Cleveland covered as an 11.5-point home favorite while the final score played UNDER the 193.5-point total.
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I believe the total of this game will go OVER the total standing at 191.5. It seems Derrick Rose is making it his mission to score putting the bulls on his back, scoring 28 points last game. With the help of his surrounding cast the Bulls can put some numbers on the scorebored. The Cavs average 102 points a game while bulls allow almost 100 and score an average of 97. The math leads to this game going over the total and is the reasoning for my bet.
LeBron James cashed in an and-1 layup to ice the game in the fourth quarter, finishing with 24 points six rebounds, five assists and four blocked shots. Guard Mo Williams scored 19 points and dished out 10 assists in the win.
The Bulls got 28 points from second-year guard Derrick Rose in the loss. He added 10 assists and seven rebounds to his stat line. Small forward Luol Deng scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds in support.
Team records:
Chicago: 41-41 SU, 42-38-2 ATS
Cleveland: 61-21 SU, 37-43-2 ATS
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Cleveland are 5-5
After playing Cleveland are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Chicago are 8-2
After playing Chicago are 7-3
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games on the road
Chicago is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Cleveland is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Chicago
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago
Next up:
Chicago home to Cleveland, Thursday, March 22
Cleveland at Chicago, Thursday, March 22
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