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Chicago Bulls at San Antonio Spurs odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Friday’s Chicago Bulls at San Antonio Spurs odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Chicago Bulls (3-2) visit AT&T Center to face the San Antonio Spurs (3-2) Friday. Tip-off is at 8:30 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Bulls vs. Spurs odds, and our expert NBA picks and predictions.

The Bulls are coming off a 124-109 beatdown of the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday. Their largest lead was 24, although the Pacers brought it down to single digits before Chicago’s 4th quarter defense sealed the win. G Zach LaVine had 28 points and went 6-8 from deep. The Bulls all-around were great behind the arc, shooting 53%.

The Spurs lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 134-122 shootout on Wednesday. The Spurs allowed Minnesota to shoot 65%, and 59% from 3. San Antonio stayed close with 14 offensive rebounds; Minnesota had 0.

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Bulls at Spurs odds

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:42 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Bulls -190 (bet $190 to win $100) | Spurs +150 (bet $100 to win $150)
Against the spread (ATS): Bulls -4.5 (-110) | Spurs +4.5 (-110)
Over/Under (O/U): 229.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)

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Bulls at Spurs key injuries

Bulls

G Lonzo Ball (knee) out
G Zach LaVine (knee) questionable

Spurs

G Joshua Primo (glute) out
G Devin Vassell (knee) out

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

Bulls at Spurs picks and predictions

Prediction

Bulls 118, Spurs 115

Moneyline

Home underdogs are 9 of 24 straight up, meaning home-court advantage does little to help change the outcome. That being said, against the spread, home dogs covered 12 of 24 times. I don’t think San Antonio will pull off the upset so you can PASS on the chalky line.

Against the spread

San Antonio with a winning record, albeit after 5 games, is impressive. They have taken down the Philadelphia 76ers and the Timberwolves as the visiting team. Now they are home for the 1st time since the season opener and LaVine may be on a minutes restriction. I expect this game to be close. And the Bulls are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games against teams with a losing record at home.

LEAN SPURS +4.5 (-110).

Over/Under

San Antonio has yet to score less than 100 points this season. Defensively both teams struggle. The Spurs rank 25th in opponent 3pt percentage (39%) while the Bulls rank 29th (42%).

If you look at their effective field goal percentage its paints the same picture. The Spurs are 30th and the Bulls are 22nd. Both teams are bad at defense while they themselves score over 110 points per game (Bulls 111, Spurs 118).

BET OVER 229.5 (-112)

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Chicago Bulls at San Antonio Spurs odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Friday’s Chicago Bulls at San Antonio Spurs odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The San Antonio Spurs (18-31) host the Chicago Bulls (30-17) Friday at the AT&T Center for an 8:30 p.m. ET tip-off. Below, we look at the Bulls vs. Spurs odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.

Chicago has won back-to-back games over the Oklahoma City Thunder Monday and the Toronto Raptors Wednesday. However, the Bulls are just 3-5 straight-up (SU) and 4-3-1 against the spread (ATS) over the past two weeks.

San Antonio has lost three of its past four games including its latest outing, which was a 118-110 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies as 4-point home underdogs. The Spurs are 3-5 SU and ATS in the last 14 days.

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Bulls at Spurs odds, spread and lines

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 5 p.m. ET.

Money line: Bulls +102 (bet $100 to win $102) | Spurs -125 (bet $125 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Bulls +1.5 (-108) | Spurs -1.5 (-112)
Over/Under (O/U): 231.5 (O: -115 | U: -107)

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Bulls at Spurs key injuries

Bulls

PG Lonzo Ball (knee) out
SG Alex Caruso (wrist) out

Spurs

None.

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Bulls at Spurs odds, lines, picks and predictions

Prediction

Bulls 117, Spurs 111

Money line

Slight “LEAN” towards the BULLS (+102) because I prefer their spread but, either way, Chicago is the right side.

The Spurs (-125) don’t have anyone to defend Bulls’ wings Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan; both of whom love to operate in the mid-range, and that’s where San Antonio’s defense is most vulnerable.

According to CleaningTheGlass.com (CTG), Chicago attempts the third-highest rate of mid-range field goals and has the third-best field goal percentage on mid-range shots. Whereas San Antonio has the second-worst defensive field goal percentage versus mid-range attempts, per CTG.

Also, the Spurs have a bottom-five adjusted defensive rating at home, and the Bulls are 14-4 SU with a plus-8.5 adjusted net rating versus bottom-10 defenses.

Furthermore, DeRozan played for the Spurs from 2018-21 (three seasons) so he’s very familiar with the sightlines of AT&T Center and could be motivated to show up his former employer.

Again, “LEAN” to the BULLS (+102) since Chicago plus the points is a sharper wager.

Against the spread

BET the BULLS +1.5 (-108) because this is a case of the “wrong team is favored”. In fact, the Spurs -1.5 (-112) opened as a 4-point home underdog (according to Pregame.com) before the market steamed San Antonio up to the current price.

But, I cannot reverse engineer that line movement or figure out what the market sees in the Spurs, I see value on the Bulls in this spot. Plus San Antonio is 5-10 ATS as a home underdog, which it opened up as.

Since I think the Spurs should still be a home underdog, I’m BETTING the BULLS +1.5 (-108).

Over/Under

Slight “LEAN” to the UNDER 231.5 (-107) for a small wager, if at all, because two of the three referees assigned to this game have officiated more Unders than Overs.

That could impact this total greatly since Chicago thrives at getting to the charity stripe, but San Antonio is fifth in defensive FT/FGA rate.

For what it’s worth, the Chicago sides are my favorite wagers in this game, and I’m not in love with the Under in Bulls-Spurs.

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Chicago Bulls at San Antonio Spurs odds, picks and prediction

Previewing Saturday’s Chicago Bulls at San Antonio Spurs NBA odds and lines, with basketball picks, tips and predictions.

The Chicago Bulls (19-24) drop by the AT&T Center Saturday to play the San Antonio Spurs (22-20) at 8:30 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Bulls-Spurs odds and lines, with NBA picks and predictions.

Chicago was a mover and shaker at the trade deadline sending now-former big Wendell Carter and SF Otto Porter Jr. to the Orlando Magic for All-Star big Nikola Vucevic.

The Bulls, as the 10-seed in the East, are in contention for the postseason play-in tournament but are just 3-6 overall and 4-5 ATS since the All-Star break.

San Antonio lost the first three of a nine-game homestand, and four straight, with the past two losses being to the Los Angeles Clippers entering Saturday.

All of the Spurs’ losses since the All-Star Game have been to winning teams, and the wins have been vs. below-.500 teams.

One of these San Antonio victories was over Chicago, 106-99, as 1.5-point road underdogs March 17.

Bulls at Spurs: Odds, spread and lines

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:50 p.m. ET.

Money line: Bulls +110 (bet $100 to win $110) | Spurs -135 (bet $135 to win $100)
Against the spread/ATS: Bulls +2 (-110) | Spurs -2 (-110)
Over/Under: 219.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Bulls at Spurs: Key injuries

Bulls

SG Zach LaVine (ankle) questionable
C Daniel Theis (acquisition) out

Spurs

C LaMarcus Aldridge (coach’s decision) out
SG Lonnie Walker IV (wrist) out

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Bulls at Spurs: Odds, lines, predictions and picks

Prediction

Spurs 111, Bulls 104

Money line (ML)

There’s no questioning that the Bulls got better at the trade deadline, but it’s going to take time for these new teammates to gel, and San Antonio is quietly the 8-seed in the West.

Chicago has been money this season as a road dog—covering 11 of its 13 games in that spot with the 2nd-best ATS margin (plus-8.0 points)—but those numbers are on the opposite side of the spectrum when playing elite defenses.

CleaningTheGlass.com, which removes garbage time stats, grades the Spurs’ defense out 7th in points per 100 possessions.

Against CleaningTheGlass.com’s top-10 defenses, the Bulls are 1-11 overall with the 28th-ranked net points per 100 possessions and minus-5.8-point ATS margin.

BET SPURS (-135) for 1.25 units.

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Against the spread (ATS)

PASS on the spread unless it somehow gets up to the Spurs getting 2.5 points.

Over/Under (O/U)

Slight LEAN on UNDER 218.5 (-110) for a quarter-unit only because the market has steamed this total down from the 222.5-point opener so we are getting to the party a little late.

However, San Antonio’s defense matches up very well against Chicago’s offense. The Spurs are 5-0 to the Under in their last five games as a favorite, and the Bulls have gone Under in seven of their previous eight games.

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