The Dallas Mavericks (36-28) visit the Chicago Bulls (31-33) at United Center, starting at 8:00 PM ET on Monday, March 11, 2024. The Bulls are 3.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 232.5.
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Spread: Bulls (+3.5) to Cover
- The spread for this matchup suggested by the model (0.4 points) is much tighter than the 3.5-point edge DraftKings gives to the Mavericks, though the data still has them as the favorite. Put your money on the Bulls to cover.
- So far this year, Chicago has put together a 33-30-1 record against the spread.
- The Bulls have been an underdog by 3.5 points or more 30 times this season, and covered the spread in 16 of those contests.
- Dallas has a 34-30-0 record against the spread this season.
- The Mavericks have an ATS record of 17-13 when playing as at least 3.5-point favorites this season.
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Total: Under 232.5
- The DraftKings point total for this game is just 1.3 points highter than the model projection.
- In 41 games this year, Dallas and its opponent have combined to score more than 232.5 points.
- There have been 18 Chicago’s games this year with more than 232.5 points scored.
- In the Mavericks’ 64 games this season, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 32 times.
- The Bulls and their opponents have combined to hit the over 34 out of 64 times this year.
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Moneyline Winner: Mavericks (-170)
- Prediction: Mavericks 116, Bulls 115
- This season, Dallas has won 26 out of the 37 games, or 70.3%, in which it has been favored.
- Chicago has won in 14, or 38.9%, of the 36 contests it has been named as the odds-on underdog this year.
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Tim Hardaway Jr. Points Prop: Under 10.5
- Tim Hardaway Jr. averages 16.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, shooting 40.7% from the floor and 36.1% from beyond the arc with 3.0 made 3-pointers per contest.
- The 10.5-point over/under set for Hardaway on Monday is 5.7 lower than his season scoring average of 16.2.
- He has gone over on his points prop on 22 occasions this season (in 44 games with such a prop).
- The Bulls are 25th in the league in points scored (111.8 per game) and 14th in points allowed (113.3).
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DeMar DeRozan Rebounds Prop: Over 4.5
- On a per-game basis, DeMar DeRozan gives the Bulls 23.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists. He also averages 1.1 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
- His rebounding average — 4.3 — is 0.2 lower than his over/under on Monday.
- He has collected more boards than the over/under set for him by oddsmakers 30 times this season in 64 games with that prop available.
- The Mavericks rank fourth-worst in the NBA with 45.5 rebounds allowed per contest. Meanwhile, they are pulling down 42.1 boards per game (23rd-ranked in league).
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