The Chicago Bulls are a perfect 7-0 straight up and against the spread over their last seven games, all but one of which were as the betting underdog. The Bulls will be in familiar territory as the underdog once again when they face the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road this Thursday night.
Bulls vs. Cavaliers 2017 odds: Cleveland double-digit betting favorite Thursday
The Chicago Bulls will try to earn another upset win Thursday night on the road facing the Cleveland Cavaliers as large underdogs at the sportsbooks.
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Chicago is an 11.5-point road underdog in Cleveland at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. In their last 19 games as a double-digit underdog, the Bulls are 14-5 ATS.
Chicago Bulls at Cleveland Cavaliers
When: Thursday, December 21, 7 p.m. ET
Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland
Betting Line / Total: Cleveland -11.5 / 213 Points
Chicago Bulls
Before this current improbable run of success, the Bulls were just 3-20 SU on the season, entering this six-game winning streak on the heels of an 0-10 SU and 3-6-1 ATS losing streak.
Rookie point guard Kris Dunn has been a major reason for the team’s recent surge, averaging 15.6 points and 7.1 assists per game in the month of December. Chicago’s roster has the look of one designed to tank but things have been clicking for this group of late.
The Bulls have also enjoyed some recent success against the Cavaliers, going 7-3 SU and 8-2 ATS in the last 10 games between these two teams per the OddsShark NBA Database.
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland had a five-game winning streak snapped in a 119-116 loss on the road to the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night. The loss was just Cleveland’s second since Nov. 9 as the team has reeled off an 18-2 SU record over its last 20 games.
Despite the dominance in the win-loss column, the Cavaliers haven’t made their backers much money over this stretch with an 8-12 ATS record that includes a current run of 1-4 ATS.
Thursday’s total is set at 213 points. The OVER is 4-1 in Chicago’s last five games on the road.
On paper, this one has the look of a Cleveland blowout. The Cavaliers are one of the favorites to win the NBA Championship while the Bulls project to be in the running for the league’s worst record. But with the run that Chicago is on and Cleveland’s propensity not to blow too many teams out, this one could be interesting when the fourth quarter arrives.
