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Milwaukee Bucks vs. Chicago Bulls
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Milwaukee Bucks and the Chicago Bulls meet at United Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Bucks as -5-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game's total opened at 228.5.
Last time out for Chicago, they were a 133-118 loser as they battled the Rockets at home. The Bulls failed to cover in the match as a -7-point favorite, while 251 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Milwaukee was a 139-118 loser on the road against the Celtics. They failed to cover the +6-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (257) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Milwaukee:
Team record: 22-9 SU,17-12-2 ATS
Milwaukee is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Milwaukee is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games
Chicago:
Team record: 13-18 SU,14-16-1 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 9 games
Chicago is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Chicago is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home
Next up:
Milwaukee home to Minnesota Friday, December 30
Chicago home to Detroit Friday, December 30