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Atlanta Hawks vs. Chicago Bulls
The Atlanta Hawks and the Chicago Bulls will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at United Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Bulls as -6.5-point favorites versus the Hawks, while the game's total opened at 226.5.
In their last action, Chicago was a 103-95 loser on the road against the Magic. They failed to cover the +5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (198) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Atlanta, they were a 112-86 loser as they battled the Bucks at home. The Hawks failed to cover in the match as a +7-point underdog, while 198 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Atlanta:
Team record: 6-26 SU,13-19 ATS
Current Streak: lost 9 straight games.
Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Atlanta's last 25 games
Chicago:
Team record: 12-20 SU,17-15 ATS
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Chicago is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Chicago is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games at home
Next up:
Atlanta at Orlando Monday, December 30
Chicago home to Milwaukee Monday, December 30