The Indiana Pacers (22-26) host the Central Division rival Chicago Bulls (20-28) Tuesday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Bulls-Pacers odds and lines, with NBA picks and predictions.
Chicago snapped a six-game losing skid (2-4 against the spread) by upsetting the Brooklyn Nets 115-107 as a 2.5-point home underdog Sunday. Indiana’s 139-133 overtime victory over the San Antonio Spurs Saturday stopped its three-game losing skid.
The Pacers were without All-Star PF Domantas Sabonis and leading scorer PG Malcolm Brogdon in the win against San Antonio. Over the past two weeks, Indiana is 3-3 straight up and 2-4 ATS.
This is the rubber match between the Bulls and the Pacers as these teams split their first two meetings of the season. Chicago won the most recent matchup 120-112 in overtime as a 4.5-point road dog Feb. 15.
At the moment, Indiana and Chicago are neck-and-neck in the Eastern Conference standings and occupying the final two spots (9-and 10-seed) of the postseason play-in tournament.
Bulls at Pacers: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:15 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Bulls -115 (bet $115 to win $100) | Pacers -105 (bet $105 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Bulls -1 (-115) | Pacers +1 (-105)
- Over/Under: 225.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Bulls at Pacers: Key injuries
Bulls
- PG Coby White (neck) probable
- SG Garrett Temple (hamstring) out
- PF Daniel Theis (personal) out
Pacers
- PG Malcolm Brogdon (hip) questionable
- PF Domantas Sabonis (ankle) questionable
- SG Jeremy Lamb (toe) questionable
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Bulls at Pacers: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Bulls 116, Pacers 110
Money line (ML)
If Sabonis misses Tuesday’s game, Bulls SG Zach LaVine becomes the best player on the floor and Chicago’s frontcourt should feast in the paint.
Bulls PF Thaddeus Young specifically would be a matchup nightmare for Indiana who is projected to start forward Doug McDermott in Sabonis’ place and Chicago’s newly acquired All-Star C Nikola Vucevic is already fitting in with his new teammates.
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Against the spread (ATS)
PASS unless the Bulls become 2.5-point or greater underdogs at which point you should take the points.
This is a much better spot for Chicago. The Bulls are 11-5 ATS in road games against teams with a losing record while the Pacers have the third-worst cover rate as home favorites (5-12 ATS) and are 2-9 ATS at home against teams with a losing record.
Over/Under (O/U)
Slight “LEAN” to the OVER 225.5 (-110) for one-fifth of a unit if at all because Chicago is 10-7 O/U as a road dog, Indiana is 10-7 O/U as a home favorite and both Bulls-Pacers meetings earlier this season went Over the projected total.
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