Monday, November 30

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Chicago (6-8, 4-10 ATS) at Milwaukee (8-7, 9-6 ATS)

The Bulls wrap up a six-game road trip that began back on Nov. 17 when they travel to the Bradley Center to battle the Bucks.

After beating Sacramento 110-87 to begin this journey, Chicago has dropped the last four games (SU and ATS) and hasn’t hit triple digits since that opening win against the Kings. Most recently, the Bulls lost 105-86 in Utah as seven-point underdogs on Thursday. They are averaging 91 points a game this season and shooting just 43.3 percent from the field, and on defense they have allowed 106.8 points a game and 50.7 percent shooting during this road trip.

Milwaukee started out 8-3 but has now lost four in a row (1-3 ATS), including Saturday’s tough 100-98 loss to Orlando, but they cashed as a seven-point home underdog. The Bucks have only reached triple digits once in the last seven games after scoring 102 or more for four straight contests.

These teams met back on Nov. 3 in Chicago with the Bulls pulling out an 83-81 victory but falling well short as 8½-point favorites. Chicago has won seven of the last eight meetings (4-4 ATS) and two of the last three in Milwaukee (SU and ATS). The favorite has a 5-1 PickNation in the last six series clashes.

The Bulls are on ATS runs of 8-3 against Central Division teams and they are 5-0 ATS in their last five games after getting three or more days off, however they are on pointspread slides of 1-8 against the Eastern Conference, 0-4 on this road trip, 0-5 as a road ‘dog, 1-9-1 after a straight-up loss and 1-4 after a non-cover.

Milwaukee is on ATS upticks of 6-0 against the Eastern Conference, 8-2 at home, 6-2 as a favorite and 9-4 as a home chalk of less than five points.

Chicago is on a plethora of “under” runs, including 9-3 overall, 6-2 on the road, 8-1 after a non-cover, 6-2 as an underdog and 4-0 against Central Division teams.

The Bucks have stayed below the total in six of nine against Eastern Conference teams, but they are on “over” streaks of 6-0 overall, 4-0 after getting a day off, 5-0 after a spread-cover and 7-3 after a straight-up loss. Finally, the “over” is 6-2 in the last eight head-to-head meetings between these rivals.

ATS ADVANTAGE: MILWAUKEE

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