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Chicago Bulls vs. Detroit Pistons
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Chicago Bulls and the Detroit Pistons meet at Little Caesars Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Bulls as -5-point favorites versus the Pistons, while the game's total opened at 226.5.
Detroit was a 117-106 loser in its last match on the road against the Hornets. They failed to cover the +7-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 223 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for Chicago, they were a 104-98 loser as they battled the Raptors on the road. The Bulls failed to cover in the match as a +4-point underdog, while 202 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Chicago:
Team record: 28-34 SU,30-30-2 ATS
Chicago is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
Chicago is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chicago's last 10 games
Detroit:
Team record: 15-47 SU,26-33-3 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Detroit is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Detroit's last 12 games
Next up:
Chicago home to Phoenix Friday, March 3
Detroit at Cleveland Saturday, March 4