The Charlotte Hornets (15-37) meet the Chicago Bulls (23-27) Thursday. Tip-off from United Center is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Hornets vs. Bulls odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Hornets have won 2 of their last 3 games to show some signs of life and have covered the spread in each of the previous 3 outings. That includes a 111-96 rout of the Bulls in Buzz City last Thursday as the Under cashed.
The Bulls have managed just 1 win in the past 4 outings, including that loss in Charlotte, and Chicago is 1-3 against the spread in the stretch, too. The Under has cashed in 5 of the past 6 games overall.
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Hornets at Bulls odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated 6:52 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Hornets +220 (bet $100 to win $220) | Bulls -260 (bet $260 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Hornets +6.5 (-108) | Bulls -6.5 (-112)
- Over/Under (O/U): 236.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Hornets at Bulls key injuries
Hornets
- None
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Hornets at Bulls picks and predictions
Prediction
Bulls 119, Hornets 111
Moneyline
The Bulls (-260) will cost you more than 2 1/2 times your potential return, and that’s just too expensive, especially since the Hornets handled Chicago in the most recent meeting just one week ago.
Even as an option to toss into a multi-team parlay, Chicago is just too expensive. Stay away.
PASS.
Against the spread
CHICAGO -6.5 (-112) is worth playing lightly, as it looks for the bounce-back against the Hornets. The Bulls have managed a 6-2-1 ATS mark in the past 9 games and are also 9-4 ATS in the past 13 games when working on a single day of rest.
The Hornets have cashed in 5 of the past 7 games overall, Charlotte is just 3-7 ATS in the past 10 trips to Chicago and 2-6 ATS in the previous 8 in the series.
Over/Under
UNDER 236.5 (-110) is the play in the Windy City.
The Under is 5-0 in the past 5 games against losing teams for the Hornets and has cashed in 5 of the past 6 games overall for the Bulls. The Under is 5-0 in the past 5 for the Bulls against losing teams, too.
The Under is 5-2 in the past 7 meetings in this series, too, and 5-2 in the past 7 battles in Chitown.
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