The Chicago Bulls (39-26) head to the Motor City Wednesday to play the Detroit Pistons (18-47). Tip-off from Little Caesars Arena is set for 7 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Bulls vs. Pistons odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.
Chicago is on a five-game losing skid (0-5 against the spread (ATS)) with their latest loss coming on the road 121-106 against the Philadelphia 76ers Monday.
Detroit has won four of its past five games (5-0 ATS) including three straight, most recently upsetting the Atlanta Hawks 113-110 in overtime at home Monday.
The Bulls have won and covered 10 straight meetings with the Pistons, which includes three victories in this season’s head-to-head series.
Bulls at Pistons odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Bulls -230 (bet $230 to win $100) | Pistons +180 (bet $100 to win $180)
- Against the spread: Bulls -5.5 (-112) | Pistons +5.5 (-108)
- Over/Under (O/U): 227.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
Bulls at Pistons key injuries
Bulls
- PG Lonzo Ball (knee) out
- SG Alex Caruso (wrist) out
- C Nikola Vucevic (hamstring) questionable
Pistons
- PG Killian Hayes (hip) questionable
- C Isaiah Stewart (knee) out
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Bulls at Pistons odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Bulls 115, Pistons 105
Money line
PASS because I like Chicago to cover the spread but the Bulls (-230) is way out of my price range considering how much they’ve struggled recently and how good the Pistons have been playing.
For what it’s worth, Chicago is 33-7 straight up (SU) as a favorite (12-3 SU as a road favorite) while Detroit is 9-19 SU as a home underdog.
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Against the spread
BET the BULLS -5.5 (-112) because I think this is a buy-low spot for Chicago and a sell-high spot for the Pistons.
The Bulls are on a five-game losing skid but four of those losses were against the Sixers (away game), Milwaukee Bucks, Miami Heat (away game) and the Memphis Grizzlies. Granted, Chicago lost all those games ATS as well but those aren’t embarrassing losses.
On the other hand, the Pistons have been one of the hotter teams in the NBA. However, Detroit’s last three victories were by 5 points or fewer, the last two were against teams with a losing record and the other came against a Toronto Raptors squad missing All-Star PG Fred VanVleet.
The casual NBA bettor might realize the Pistons are trending up so I could see Detroit being a public underdog. A good spot to be in as a sports bettor is fading the public with a favorite.
The bottom line is the Bulls need to right the ship and I don’t think Chicago is looking past a red-hot Detroit team with the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft — Pistons PG Cade Cunningham — playing sensationally.
BET the BULLS -5.5 (-112).
Over/Under
LEAN to the UNDER 227.5 (-108) for a bunch of trendy reasons.
Chicago is 0-6 O/U in the last six games versus teams with a losing record, Detroit is 0-5 O/U in the last five games versus teams with a winning record, the Under has cashed in seven straight Bulls-Pistons meetings and these teams have a combined 4-16-3 O/U in division games.
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