Pro Basketball Betting Odds – Rose, Reeling Bulls Host, Williams, Lukewarm Jazz

Tuesday, March 9, 8:00 PM ET
NBA Betting Odds: Utah -5
(O/U) 206.5
TV: CSNC

Utah Jazz (40-22 SU, 38-21-3 ATS, 35-26-1 O/U)
Chicago Bulls (31-31 SU, 30-30-2 ATS, 27-34-1 O/U)

The Chicago Bulls will be looking to snap a four-game losing streak when they host the lukewarm Utah Jazz at the United Center tonight at 8 PM ET.

Here is a look at tonight’s key head-to-head basketball betting trends surrounding this contest.

• Under is 5-1-1 in the last 7 meetings.
• Jazz are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
• Underdog is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

Utah 411

• Jazz are 11-2-1 ATS in their last 14 road games.
• Jazz are 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 vs. Eastern Conference.
• Jazz are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games as a road favorite.

Mehmet Okur scored a team-high 27 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Jazz to an emphatic 107-85 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.

The Jazz covered the NBA point spread as 14-point home favorites to move to 3-1 ATS over the last four games. Power forward Carlos Boozer added 17 points and 17 rebounds for a double-double in the win.

Chicago 411

• Bulls are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 vs. NBA Northwest.
• Bulls are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games as an underdog of 5.0-10.5.
• Bulls are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record

The Bulls were handed a 122-116 loss by the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday to fall to 0-4 ATS and SU over the last four games.

Second-year point guard Derrick Rose poured in a game-high 34 points and dished out eight assists in the loss.

The Scoop: The Utah Jazz are just 1.5 games behind Denver in the race for first place in the NBA’s Northwest Division and have been playing excellent basketball on the road recently.

After losing 12 of their first 19 road games this season, the Jazz have gone 8-2 SU over their last 10 road games overall to move into fourth place in the Western
Conference.

With eight of their next 12 on the road, the Jazz know they'll need to continue to play at a high level away from Utah to improve their chances of opening a playoff series at home.

"They're all important right now with where we're at and the teams we're competing with for the second, third and fourth seeds," Kyle Korver said after Saturday's win over the Los Angeles Clippers. "You can't slip up at all in home games or road games."

After winning six of seven to move into sixth place in the Eastern Conference, the Bulls have dropped four in a row and hold just a half-game lead over ninth-place Charlotte for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

"The team needs to find a way to win games," fleet-footed point guard Derrick Rose said following Saturday's loss to Dallas. "It is frustrating."

The Bulls have given up an average of 110.8 points per game during their losing streak and have been out-rebounded by an average of 7.5 boards per game.

Analysis: No need to waste a lot of time on this pick as I expect the Utah Jazz to cruise to n SU and ATS victory over the reeling Bulls tonight.