The Chicago Bulls (2-2) are welcoming in the Indiana Pacers (1-3) for a matchup of Central Division foes at United Center, beginning at 5:00 PM ET on Wednesday, October 26, 2022. It’s the first matchup between the teams this season.
The Bulls take the court as 7.5-point favorites against the Pacers. The game’s over/under is set at 234.5.
Bulls vs. Pacers Betting Odds
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- Spread: Chicago -7.5
- Total: 234.5
- Moneyline: Chicago -293, Indiana +237
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Pacers at Bulls odds, spread, & more
Prediction
- Pick ATS: Pacers (+ 7.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (234.5)
- Prediction:
Bulls 115 – Pacers 109
Moneyline
- Chicago went 38-10 in games it was favored on the moneyline last season (winning 79.2% of those games).
- Chicago had a record of 9-1 when it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -293 or shorter last year (90%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, Chicago’s implied win probability is 74.6%.
- Indiana won nine, or 18.8%, of the 48 games it played as underdogs last season.
- Last season, Indiana won three of its 20 games, or 15%, when it was the underdog by at least +237 on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Indiana has a 29.7% chance to win.
Against the spread
- Last year, the 111.6 points per game the Bulls recorded were just 3.3 fewer points than the Pacers allowed (114.9).
- Chicago had a 24-6 record against the spread and a 25-5 record overall last season when putting up more than 114.9 points.
- Indiana had a 23-8-1 record against the spread and a 17-15 record overall last season when allowing fewer than 111.6 points.
- The Pacers scored just 0.5 fewer points per game last year (111.5) than the Bulls allowed their opponents to score (112).
- When it scored more than 112 points last season, Indiana went 22-17-2 against the spread and 17-24 overall.
- Chicago’s record was 25-10-1 against the spread and 30-6 overall when it allowed fewer than 111.5 points last season.
- Last season, the Bulls were the NBA’s 13th-ranked offense (111.6 PPG), while the Pacers ranked 25th in defensive points per game (114.9) in the league.
- Indiana’s squad was the 14th-ranked scoring team (111.5 PPG) in the NBA a season ago, while Chicago ranked 16th in terms of allowing points per game (112).
- The Bulls were out-scored by 32 points last season (0.4 points per game on average), and opponents of the Pacers have out-scored them by 285 more points on the year (3.4 per game).
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Over/Under
- The average implied total for Chicago last season was 113.6 points, 7.4 fewer points than its implied total of 121 points in Wednesday’s game.
- Last season, Chicago scored more than 121 points 21 times.
- The 113.9-point average implied total for Indiana last season is 0.1 fewer points than the team’s 114-point implied total in this matchup.
- Indiana put up more than 114 points 14 times a season ago.
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How to watch Bulls vs. Pacers
- Game Day: Wednesday, October 26, 2022
- Game Time: 5:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: NBCS-CHI and BSIN
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Arena: United Center
- TV Channel: NBA League Pass
- Livestream: Watch on fuboTV!
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