Chicago Bulls at San Antonio Spurs odds, picks and predictions
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The Chicago Bulls (8-14) travel to meet the San Antonio Spurs (3-17) on Friday at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Bulls at Spurs odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
Season series: First meeting; teams split 2 games last season
The Bulls have won 3 consecutive games, all at home, while covering in each outing. However, on the road, Chicago has dropped 7 in a row since its last win at Indiana on Oct. 30. The Bulls are 1-6 ATS in those 7 road losses, with a lone cover in Milwaukee on Nov. 13.
The Spurs suffered their 15th consecutive loss on the road against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, falling 102-94. San Antonio covered as an 11.5-point underdog as the Under (231.5) cashed. The Spurs are a respectable 4-2 ATS in the past 6 games overall, while the Under is 4-2 during the same span.
Bulls at Spurs odds
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Bulls at Spurs picks and predictions Prediction
Bulls 119, Spurs 111
Moneyline
The BULLS (-142) are the play if you don’t want to lay the little bit of points, as the Spurs (+120) just cannot be trusted, even at home.
San Antonio lost its 15th consecutive game Wednesday in Minnesota, losing 102-94, and it is now just 1 game short of tying the franchise record. It isn’t by lack of trying, as the Spurs have cashed against the spread in 4 of the past 6 games overall. But you can’t trust the Spurs to win outright right now.
Against the spread
The BULLS -2.5 (-106) roll into The Alamo with 3 consecutive wins and covers, which is not great news for the Spurs +2.5 (-114). San Antonio is trying to avoid tying a franchise-worst losing streak, and it looks inevitable that the red-hot Bulls are going to keep the Spurs down.
The good news is that the Spurs have won and covered 3 in a row at home against the Bulls, including a 129-124 win in 2022 as a 4.5-point underdog last season.
Honestly, laying the bucket over the moneyline is a better value.
Over/Under
OVER 225.5 (-110) is the play, especially because of the Bulls. Chicago has cashed the Over in 5 of the past 6 games, going for 115.0 PPG in the past 3 outings, while allowing 110.3 PPG during the span. The Bulls have allowed 116 or more points in 6 of the past 8 outings overall, too.
For the Spurs, the defense is horrific, and what has been holding them back. They’ve allowed 117 or more points in 4 of the past 5 games, and 14 of the previous 16 outings. That Over is 11-6 in the past 17 games overall, too.
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