Who’s playing
Dallas Mavericks@Chicago Bulls
Current records: Dallas 36-28, Chicago 31-33
How to watch
- When: Monday March 11, 2024 at 8 p.m. ET
- Or: United Center – Chicago, IL
- TV: NBC Sports Chicago
- Follow: CBS Sports app
- Online broadcast: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $71.00
What there is to know
The Dallas Mavericks will hit the road to face the Chicago Bulls at 8 p.m. ET on Monday at the United Center. Despite their absence, the Mavericks have a 4.5 point advantage on the spread.
You can’t lose the competition if you win every quarter, and that was precisely the Mavericks’ strategy against the Pistons on Saturday. Dallas cruised past the Pistons with points to spare, winning the game 142-124. This victory made it two consecutive victories for the Mavericks.
It was another big night for Luka Doncic, who had a triple-double with 39 points, ten rebounds and ten assists. He’s been hot recently, scoring 26 or more points the last 14 times he’s played.
Meanwhile, after a three-game winning streak, the Bulls’ good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell 112-102 to Los Angeles. The Bulls led 60-46 in the third but couldn’t maintain the lead.
DeMar DeRozan had a good effort for the losing team, posting a double-double with 24 points and ten assists.
Dallas’ victory improved its record to 36-28. As for Chicago, their loss ended a four-game road winning streak and brought them to 31-33.
In this competition, the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: the Mavericks haven’t given up the ball easily this season, averaging just 11.9 turnovers per game. However, it’s not like the Bulls (currently ranked third in turnovers per game) are struggling in this department as they’ve only averaged 11.6 turnovers per game. Given these competing forces, it will be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
The Mavericks managed to pull off a solid victory over the Bulls in their previous meeting in November 2023, winning 114-105. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mavericks since the team won’t have home-court advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change of location makes a difference.
Odds
Dallas is a 4.5-point favorite against Chicago, according to the latest NBA Odds.
Oddsmakers had a good idea of the line for this one, as the game opened with the Mavericks as 3.5-point favorites.
The over/under is 233 points.
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History of the series
Chicago has won 6 of its last 10 games against Dallas.
- November 1, 2023 – Dallas 114 vs. Chicago 105
- April 7, 2023 – Chicago 115 vs. Dallas 112
- December 10, 2022 – Chicago 144 vs. Dallas 115
- January 9, 2022 – Dallas 113 vs. Chicago 99
- November 10, 2021 – Chicago 117 vs. Dallas 107
- January 17, 2021 – Chicago 117 vs. Dallas 101
- January 3, 2021 – Chicago 118 vs. Dallas 108
- March 2, 2020 – Chicago 109 vs. Dallas 107
- January 6, 2020 – Dallas 118 vs. Chicago 110
- November 12, 2018 – Dallas 103 vs. Chicago 98
