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

 

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