The Chicago Bulls will try and win their third straight game on Monday as they host the Dallas Mavericks. The Bulls were expected to be one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference this season but started slowly losing 10 of their first 12 games. For most teams the slow starts would be a sign of trouble but the Bulls have done this before. They started 2-13 three years ago and yet won 47 games. Last year they started 3-9 and won 49 games. The signs are there that the Bulls may have turned the corner this year. SBG Global reports that early NBA Betting has the public taking Mavericks on the Road.
NBA Betting Preview
Dallas Mavericks (11-6) at Chicago Bulls (4-10)
Monday, 8:35 pm Eastern – NBA-TV
SBG Global Opening Line: Mavericks -2.5 , Total 189.5
"We're just trying to work on getting better as a team," Ben Wallace said. "I think that we definitely think that we can be one of the elite teams in this league, but as of late we haven't been playing like it. Tonight we came out and put together a great effort collective, as a team." The Bulls shot over 50% in their win over Charlotte on Saturday but they are still the worst shooting team in the NBA at 39.7 percent. "We are not going to shoot 50 percent every game," Bulls coach Scott Skiles said. "The wide-open ones, you have to make 80 percent of those and tonight we did."
SBG Global Current Line: Mavericks -3.5 , Total 187
The Mavericks are expected to be one of the best teams in the NBA but they have not been playing like it recently. Dallas has lost four of their last six games including a 112-108 overtime loss at New Orleans on Saturday. The Mavericks blew a late lead and couldn’t score much in overtime. "The game never should have gone into overtime,” Mavericks coach Avery Johnson said, “Hopefully, we will learn from this situation and do better." The Mavs have lost three straight road games and are 3-5 on the road this season.
Here are the NBA Betting stats for Monday’s game. The Mavericks have won 16 of the last 18 games between the two teams, but Chicago did win at home last year 96-85. The Mavericks are 8-22 ATS in their last 30 games as a favorite. The Mavericks are 3-13-1 ATS in their last 17 vs. the Central.
The Mavericks are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games as a road favorite. The Mavericks are 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Chicago.
The Bulls are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as a home underdog. The Bulls are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. the Southwest. The Bulls are 4-11 ATS in their last 15 games overall.
The Over is 8-2 in the Mavericks last 10 overall. The Over is 9-3 in the Mavericks last 12 vs. the Eastern Conference. The Over is 5-2 in the Mavericks last 7 road games. The Under is 9-4 in the Mavericks last 13 games as a road favorite. The Over is 20-7-1 in the Bulls last 28 vs. the Southwest. The Under is 5-2 in the Bulls last 7 overall.
