2019-2020 NBA Previews – Bulls Odds
Looking for 2019-20 Chicago Bulls Predictions? We’ve got your back. Chicago finished last season 22-60, finishing 13th in the NBA’s Eastern Conference.
Chicago Bulls Season Preview
Head Coach: Jim Boylen
2018-19 Record: 22-60
Nets Odds to NBA Title: 150/1
Nets Odds to Win Conference: 50/1
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The Chicago Bulls won 22 games last season and missed the playoffs for the second straight season. Chicago has hope for this season as they have an intriguing young duo in Zach LaVine and Lauri Markkanen. Markkanen missed 30 games last season to start the year which made things difficult for the Bulls.
Chicago has more talent this season with guys like Coby White, Thaddeus Young, and Tomas Satoransky. The question is whether it will be enough to be relevant. The good thing for the Bulls is that they’re in an Eastern Conference where there are some beatable teams.
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Will Chicago sneak into the playoffs or will they have another mediocre season? Find out below.
Chicago Bulls Strengths:
The Chicago Bulls have a terrific young duo with Zach LaVine and Lauri Markkanen. LaVine averaged 23.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 4.5 assists. He shot an efficient 47 percent from the field and 37 percent from deep. It was a great season for the 24-year-old who had no help most of the season. Look for him to be an All-Star this season as he will become one of the best guards this season.
Now on to Markkanen who averaged 18.7 points and 9 rebounds. Like LaVine, Markkanen has a good shot of turning into an All-Star. He is a smooth shooting forward, sort of like a hybrid between Dirk Nowitzki and Andrea Bargnani.
Adding Coby White in the draft with a lottery pick can pay big dividends. The 6’5 combo guard can shoot it and make plays for others. As a freshman at North Carolina he averaged 16.1 points and 4.1 assists.
Otto Porter Jr. and Thaddeus Young are two forwards who can play both the 3 and 4 spots. They are versatile and can do a lot of different things.
Chicago Bulls Weaknesses:
As good of a role player that Tomas Satoransky is, and as good of a backup that Kris Dunn can turn into, the point guard spot is still a question mark. The NBA is filled with terrific point guards and the Bulls don’t have one, instead they have two great backups. LaVine can play some point but he is clearly a scorer.
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Another of concern for the Bulls is whether they have enough scoring down low. Part of basketball is learning how to get baskets as easy as possible. Do the Bulls have that? It doesn’t appear that way. Markkanen can become an elite scorer but loves to operate outside. Wendell Carter is more of a defensive presence and does things like pass well but he isn’t a go to scorer inside.
The Bulls also don’t have much depth below. Their bigs off the bench are Cristiano Felicio and Young even though he plays like a small forward. Adding someone like Joakim Noah or Nene would be big help.
Chicago Bulls Betting Prediction: 31-51
The Over/Under for this team is set at 34 games. This one is one of the trickier totals to bet on for a number of reasons. It’s hard to say if the Bulls young guns will grow up before our eyes or if they will just be stat getters on bad teams.
I would lean with the under as the Bulls have a lot of question marks. Chicago can be a threat early on to go for the eighth spot but as the season goes on they will realize the difficulty of a long NBA season. The Bulls will have difficulty winning games against the Western Conference. The West is too loaded and the Bulls will get 30 games against those teams.
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