Bulls-Bobcats Preview

\The Chicago Bulls and the Charlotte Bobcats will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Charlotte Bobcats Arena.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Bulls listed as 1-point favorites versus the Bobcats, while the game's total is sitting at 191.

The Bulls lost a heart-breaking 112-110 OT game against the Magic last time out, as 3-point underdogs. The combined score sailed OVER the posted total of 196.5.

Ben Gordon tossed in a game-high 39 points from 16-for-27 shooting from the field in the loss.

Charlotte roared back to send the game into overtime on Monday, and then prevailed 107-100 against Indiana. Charlotte covered the slight 1.5-point spread at Bobcats Arena, and the combined 207 points made it OVER the posted total of 203.

Gerald Wallace led the way with a game-high 36 points from 9-for-21 shooting, and hauled in eight boards.

Team records:
Chicago: 11-18 SU, 10-19 ATS
Charlotte: 11-18 SU, 10-18-1 ATS

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Portland are 5-5
After playing Orlando are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

Charlotte most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 1-7
Before playing New Jersey are 3-7
After playing Indiana are 2-8
After a win are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
Chicago is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Charlotte
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Charlotte's last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago

Next up:
Chicago home to Portland, Thursday, January 3
Charlotte at New Jersey, Friday, January 4

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