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Pacers vs Bulls Preview – NBA Odds

The Pacers are 35-34-1 ATS with an O/U record of 29-39-2 and the Bulls are 34-36 ATS with an O/U record of 28-42. This season the Bulls are 22-13 at home and the Pacers are 19-5 on the road.[ad-4468020]

Venue/ Stadium: United Center, Chicago, IL
Time/Date: 8 PM EST Monday, March 24, 2014
NBA Odds
Moneyline: OFF
Spread: Bulls -1.5
Over/Under:  179
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In their last games the Bulls beat the Philadelphia 76ers 91-81 and the Pacers lost to the Memphis Grizzlies 82-71.

There is no place like home, as in the 3 meetings between the Bulls and Pacers this season the home team has won every time. The Bull are the slight home favorite in this match up facing a Pacers’ team that is coming off a loss and only 5-5 in their last 10 games.

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Luckily for the Pacers the Heat are also struggling and Indiana still has a 3-game lead over Miami for the best record in the Eastern Conference.

The Bulls are 6-4 in their last 10 games and need to finish the season well to get home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. They are in the 4th spot and while they only trail 3rd place Toronto by ? game they only have a 1 game lead over 5th place Brooklyn.

The Pacers are coming off a loss where they only shot 36.5% from the floor. Leading scorer and All Star Paul George has really been struggling lately only shooting a paltry FG% of 22.5% in his last 3 games. He is averaging 21.0 ppg this season, but has only averaged 14.3 ppg in the 3 games facing the Bulls this season.
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This is a match up of 2 of the best defensive teams in the league, as the Pacers rank 1st in opponents points allowed and the Bulls rank 2nd. Chicago relies on their D to win, as they rank dead last in the league in points per game.

The Bulls bench has been playing well and in the last game against the 76ers reserves D.J. Augustin and Taj Gibson combined for 32 points.

In both road losses to the Pacers this season the Bulls failed to shoot over 37% from the floor, but in their lone home win facing them they shot over 50% from the field.

Pacers C Roy Hibbert must play good defense against Bulls C Joakim Noah who struggled with his shot in the last game, but pulled down 13 boards.

Betting Trends

The Pacers are 5-16 ATS in their last 21 road games, 6-19-1 ATS in their last 26 games overall, and they have an Under record of 4-0 in their last 4 games.

The Bulls are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall, 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games, and they have an Under record of 4-1 in their last 5 games.

Jason’s Pick:

The home team has covered the spread in the last 4 games between these 2 teams, but that trend will not continue. The Pacers beat the Bulls by 12 last week and they will cover tonight in the Windy City.

Player Injuries

Pacers
Andrew Bynum C – Mar 22: Out
C.J. Watson PG – Mar 21: Day-To-Day

Bulls
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By Jason Green

Jason Green is back with Cappers Picks again to give out his free sports plays. As always he's hoping the Braves and Redskins can win a championship since their last one in the 90’s was long ago. He’s starting to know the pain of Cubs fans.