This Thursday at Quicken Loans Arena the Cleveland Cavaliers look to build their latest victory and win their third straight game when they host the division rival Chicago Bulls.

Game: Chicago Bulls (29-45) at Cleveland Cavaliers (42-33)
Date/Time: Thursday, April 03 - 8:00 PM EST
Spread: Cleveland Cavaliers -7 Total: 199
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Chicago Bulls are coming off a 106-92 loss to Boston Celtics on Tuesday. Boston covered as 8-point road favorites as the teams played under the 200-point total posted by sportsbooks.

Tyrus Thomas led Chicago with 24 points and seven boards in the lost.

Chicago has lost five of seven since pulling within two games of the East's final playoff spot with a 112-96 win over New Jersey on March 18. The 11th-place Bulls are now 5 1/2 games out of eighth place with eight games remaining.

Thomas made his second straight start on Tuesday in place of Drew Gooden, who is out with a lower abdominal strain. Thomas had 10 points and seven boards in Saturday's 114-111 win over Milwaukee.

Thomas had 12 points and seven rebounds in his only game against Cleveland this season, a 95-86 loss on March 2.

Cleveland Cavaliers (42-33) defeated Charlotte Bobcats 118-114 on Wednesday, as seven Cavs reached double figures.

LeBron James scored 29 points on 11-of-19 shooting, but was called for his sixth foul with 3:56 remaining and Cleveland ahead 104-101. The Cavaliers covered the 3-point spread, and the combined score sailed OVER the posted total of 193.

Wally Szczerbiak, Devin Brown and Zydrunas Ilgauskas all made big plays for the Cavs, who have won two straight after dropping three in a row.

Cleveland has already clinched a playoff spot, and appears to have a stronghold on fourth place in the Eastern Conference.

James is averaging 22.3 points in his last four games - 8.0 points below his league-leading average - but has had no trouble scoring against Chicago (29-45) this season.

The four-time All-Star has scored 76 points in two games against the Bulls, and is averaging 33.5 points, 6.7 rebounds and 6.0 assists in 10 games versus them since the start of the 2005-06 season.

The Cavs have won 10 of their last 11 overall at Quicken Loans Arena, and open a three-game homestand Thursday. Chicago, meanwhile, has lost 10 of its last 11 on the road, including six in a row.

Basketball Oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 7-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game's total is sitting at 199.

Current streak:
Cleveland has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Chicago: 29-45 SU, 32-42 ATS
Cleveland: 42-33 SU, 35-40 ATS

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 2-8
Before playing Washington are 6-4
After playing Boston are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Orlando are 7-3
After playing Charlotte are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cleveland's last 9 games at home
Cleveland is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Chicago
Cleveland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Chicago

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