Utah at Chicago

Losing to a team that had previously been winless on the season hurts. However, the loss seems to rally a team for their next game after letting what they believe was an easy opportunity escape out from under them. It also helps inflate the line in their next game. The NBA has seen this occur many times. When a team losses their previous game to an opponent that was previously winless, they turn around and cover 69.2% of the time as a road dog of more than 12 in their next game. The Bulls are 1-7 ATS in their last eight vs. a team below .400, and 8-20 ATS at home vs. a team with a road winning percentage of less than .400. The dog is cashing in at high rate in this series at 14-6 ATS in the last 20 meetings, so take the points and play on  Utah.