The Chicago Bulls go to Spectrum Center to face the Charlotte Hornets in Thursday night action in the NBA. In recent Chicago Bulls games, they have won three of their last four and are fourth in the Central Division with a 22-25 record. They are also tenth in the conference and trail the Milwaukee Bucks by eight games in the standings.
The Hornets are one of the worst teams in the NBA, with a 13-36 record, and are 14 games behind the Miami Heat for the top of the Southeast Division standings. They come into tonight on a two-game losing streak. Also, they have lost seven of the previous nine games on the Charlotte Hornets schedule 2023. This is also the team with the league’s worst home record at 5-16.
Chicago Bulls vs. Charlotte Hornets Odds
Bulls vs Hornets odds will favor the visiting team in this game. They’re favored by six points on the spread and shouldn’t have a problem covering against the worst team at home in NBA matchups this season.
Taking the Bulls on the moneyline of -220 can also make bettors a small profit. Chicago is 7-3 against the spread in its previous ten games, and the game total has gone over nine of the last ten times the Bulls visited this arena.
NBA team stats show Charlotte averaging 112 points per game, which is 25th in the league, but the total has gone over in four of the previous five games on their NBA schedule. Chicago is 13th in the league in scoring and fifth in the league in field goal percentage.
Therefore, Bulls vs Hornets odds should see the over as the preferred pick to bet on the over/under of 234 points in tonight’s contest. Although the total for Chicago has gone under in four of their last five road games. NBA expert picks indicate they should have no problem putting up points at will against the NBA’s 28th-ranked scoring defense.
The bulls won the first season meeting between these two teams, 106-88, on November 2.
Chicago Bulls vs. Charlotte Hornets Information
Chicago Bulls vs Charlotte Hornets
Location of the game: Spectrum Center. Charlotte, NC.
Date: Thursday, January 26. 6:30 PM CT.
Chicago Bulls vs. Charlotte Hornets Betting Preview
The Bulls have been hit with injuries again this year. They are spending another extended period without the services of starting point guard Lonzo Ball. He has been out for most of the season and has no timetable for his return from a knee injury. Backup PG Javonte Green is also out indefinitely with the same injury.
Goran Dragic is out for tonight’s game against Charlotte with conditioning issues, and C Marko Simonivic has been benched for tonight with a cervical strain.
Charlotte has had similar luck on the injury front with Lonzo’s brother and starting point guard LaMelo Ball. He has missed 27 games this season and has been out for the past week with ankle and wrist injuries. He’ll also be unavailable in tonight’s contest.
SG Kelly Oubre Jr. was lost almost a month ago and will be out for several more weeks after surgery on a ligament in his left hand. SF Gordon Hayward is listed as day-to-day with a hamstring injury, and Cody Martin is out for tonight’s game with a knee injury.
Chicago Bulls vs. Charlotte Hornets Betting Prediction
Chicago ranks 13th or better in total points, field goal percentage, and three-point percentage. And have won seven of the last ten clashes between these two teams. They’ve also averaged 114.7 points in their previous three games, where they shot 50.8% from the field.
DeMar DeRozan has been carrying the team in NBA player stats over the last few games, averaging 28.3 points in the previous three contests. However, NBA odds also show him to be an excellent pick to score more than his season average of 26.2 points per game tonight against the Hornets’ poor defense.
Charlotte is 3-7 in their previous ten games and has lost their last two games at Spectrum Center. They are 6-15 against the spread at home but just 2-10 against Eastern Conference opponents. With all the critical injuries to their lineup and league-worst record at home, Bulls vs Hornets odds have Chicago as the correct pick on the moneyline to cover the spread in tonight’s matchup.
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