The Atlanta Hawks (24-29) host the Chicago Bulls (25-28) at State Farm Arena, tipping off at 7:30 PM ET on Monday, February 12, 2024. The Bulls are 4.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup’s point total is 240.
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Spread: Bulls (+4.5) to Cover
- The model favors the Hawks by 3.0 points, just 1.5 fewer than the 4.5-point spread set by DraftKings.
- Chicago is 27-25-1 against the spread this year.
- The Bulls have an ATS record of 7-9 when playing as at least 4.5-point underdogs this year.
- Atlanta is 17-36-0 against the spread this season.
- The Hawks are 5-9 ATS this season when playing as at least 4.5-point favorites.
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Total: Under 240
- In this game, the model projects a total (234.8 points) slightly lower than the DraftKings over/under (240 points).
- A total of 30 times so far this season, Atlanta and its opponent have combined to score more than 240 points.
- Chicago’s games have finished with over 240 points scored eight times this year.
- In the Hawks’ 53 games this season, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 29 times.
- In the Bulls’ 53 chances this season, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 29 times.
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Moneyline Winner: Hawks (-185)
- Prediction: Hawks 119, Bulls 116
- Atlanta has been the favorite in 28 games this season and won 17 (60.7%) of those contests.
- Chicago has been chosen as underdogs in 27 games this year and has walked away with the win nine times (33.3%) in those games.
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Dejounte Murray Points Prop: Under 21.5
- Dejounte Murray posts 21.7 points, 5.1 boards and 5.3 assists per contest. At the other end, he averages 1.3 steals and 0.3 blocks.
- Monday’s over/under for Murray is 21.5. That is 0.2 less than his season average.
- Murray has hit the points prop over at a 25-for-52 clip this season.
- In 2023-24, the Bulls are fifth-worst in the NBA offensively (111.5 points scored per game) and 10th on defense (112.8 points conceded).
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Nikola Vucevic Points Prop: Over 21.5
- Nikola Vucevic is averaging 17.5 points, 10.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. He’s making 47.6% of his shots from the field and 27.5% from beyond the arc, with 1.1 treys per contest.
- Vucevic’s 17.5 points per game average is 4.0 fewer than Monday’s over/under.
- He has gone up against a points prop bet in 48 games this season, and he’s hit the over 24 times.
- Because of the Hawks’ defensive struggles this year, ranking second-worst in the NBA with 123.7 points allowed per game, they’ve had to rely on their offense, which ranks third-best in the league posting 121.7 points per game.
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