Dallas Mavericks vs Chicago Bulls 1/3/2021 Spread Picks and Previews

Dallas Mavericks vs Chicago Bulls 1/3/2021 – The Dallas Mavericks have been underachieving to start the season. They hope to turn things around when they battle the Chicago Bulls on the road this Sunday, January 3. This game will start at exactly 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time inside the closed-doors of the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. NBA TV will be the official broadcast partner and fans can also catch the game through online live streaming by subscribing to NBA League Pass. The Dallas Mavericks are seen by NBA Game Odds as the team coming out on top and sinks the Chicago Bulls even further below the NBA Eastern Conference.

Mavs are back on the road in the Windy City! 💨

Tune into @FoxSportsSW on @ItsOnATT tomorrow at 7:00 PM! #MFFL

— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) January 3, 2021

Dallas Mavericks vs Chicago Bulls 1/3/2021 Betting Odds

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Dallas Mavericks	-5 (-111)	225 o (-111)	-200
Chicago Bulls	+5 (-111)	225 u (-111)	+165

After losing their first two matches of the season, the Dallas Mavericks are slowly getting to their winning groove taking victories in two of their next three matches. They now have a 2-3 record heading into this matchup against the Chicago Bulls and will aim to even up their win-loss record. They had a convincing win over the NBA Eastern Conference champions Miami Heat who played with a healthy Jimmy Butler. Luka Doncic is looking like the MVP contender that he was expected to be with 27 points, 14 rebounds, and seven assists. This team is still waiting for Kristaps Porzingis but for now, Doncic has to carry this team on his shoulders.

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Players to watch: L. Doncic PG 5 GP 5 GS 31.2 MIN 24.4 PTS 0.6 OR 7 DR 7.6 REB 6.4 AST 0.6 STL 0.4 BLK 2.8 TO 1.4 PF 2.3 AST/TO 24.11 PER

T. Hardaway Jr. SG 5 GP 5 GS 28.8 MIN 15.2 PTS 0.2 OR 3.2 DR 3.4 REB 1.6 AST 1.2 STL 0.2 BLK 0.6 TO 1.4 PF 2.7 AST/TO 15.56 PER

J. Richardson SG 5 GP 5 GS 30.4 MIN 13 PTS 1.2 OR 2.2 DR 3.4 REB 2 AST 0.8 STL 0.2 BLK 1 TO 3 PF 2 AST/TO 12.93 PER.

The Chicago Bulls was able to pick up back-to-back wins over the Washington Wizards but failed to get into a winning streak losing to the Milwaukee Bucks by 30 points, 96-126. Zach Lavine led the team with 16 points and six rebounds while Denzel Valentine chipped in 14 points from the bench. Coby White and Wendell Carter Jr. each had 24 points. This team will have four players still in quarantine and that includes Lauri Markannen and Tomas Satoransky. Until then, the young Bulls still have a lot of holes to fill in. Rookie Patrick Williams has been blending with the team but nothing spectacular.

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Players to Watch: Z. LaVine SG 6 GP 6 GS 31.5 MIN 22.2 PTS 0.5 OR 4 DR 4.5 REB 3.5 AST 1.5 STL 0.7 BLK 4.3 TO 3 PF 0.8 AST/TO 15.59 PER

L. Markkanen F 4 GP 4 GS 26.5 MIN 17.3 PTS 1 OR 5.8 DR 6.8 REB 1.3 AST 0.8 STL 0.3 BLK 1.8 TO 1.5 PF 0.7 AST/TO 19.72 PER

O. Porter Jr. SF 6 GP 2 GS 24.3 MIN 14.8 PTS 1.5 OR 4.5 DR 6 REB 2 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 1.3 TO 1.8 PF 1.5 AST/TO 20.2 PER.

Dallas Mavericks

Dallas is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas’s last 6 games.
Dallas is 2-5 SU in their last 7 games.
Mavericks are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games against Chicago.
Dallas is 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Dallas’ last 10 games when playing on the road against Chicago.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas’ last 5 games this season.
Dallas is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
Dallas is 9-2 SU in their last 11 games against an opponent in the Central Division division.

Chicago Bulls

Chicago is 5-15 SU in their last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago’s last 5 games against Dallas.
Chicago is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chicago’s last 10 games when playing at home against Dallas.
Chicago is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games this season.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago’s last 5 games against an opponent in the Southwest Division division.
Chicago is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games played in January.
Chicago is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games played on a Sunday.

Injuries

Dallas Mavericks

Maxi Kleber PF Ankle is probable Sunday vs Chicago
Luka Doncic PG Quad is “?” Sunday vs Chicago

Chicago Bulls

Tomas Satoransky PG Quarantine is downgraded to OUT Sunday vs Dallas
Ryan Arcidiacono PG Quarantine is downgraded to OUT Sunday vs Dallas
Lauri Markkanen PF Quarantine is downgraded to OUT Sunday vs Dallas
Luke Kornet PF Ankle is OUT 6-8 weeks
Chandler Hutchison SF Quarantine is downgraded to OUT Sunday vs Dallas

Luka Doncic finally revved up his usual form in their last game and the Dallas Mavericks expect him to bring it inside the United Center. With all the players not in the roster, NBA Betting covers see the Chicago Bulls winning this game even if they own homecourt advantage.

Moneyline: The Bulls as the underdogs are given an ML of +165 while the Mavericks are at -200.

ATS: Five points is the ATS between both teams with the Mavericks having the -5 while the Bulls are at +5.

TOTALs: It is 225 points on the total with the Mavericks expected to go over and the Bulls the team under.

Score Prediction: 116 – 108 Mavericks