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2022 NBA Handicapping
(33-21) Chicago Bulls vs. Charlotte Hornets (28-27)
Date: Wednesday, February 9th
Time: 7:30 PM EST
Venue: Spectrum Center
NBA Moneyline Odds: Bulls -115 | Hornets +108 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Bulls -1
NBA Betting Total: 228.5
Wednesday, February 9th the Chicago Bulls play the Charlotte Hornets for the second of three matches this season. Chicago won the initial match on November 29th 133-119 and will host the final meeting between the clubs on April 8th.
Both teams last played on Monday with the Bulls losing 124-127 to the Suns while the Hornets lost 101-116 to the Raptors. The squads have a few things in common having both slid down the ladder in recent weeks.
Last season, the squads played three times with Chicago sweeping the season series. The Bulls hold the all-time record having bested the Hornets in 75 of their 119 matches.
Chicago Bulls
After sitting atop the East for weeks the Bulls have suffered losses to the elite clubs and dropped to third in a tie with the Cavaliers now 1.5 games out of first.
On the season the Bulls are 11-15 versus the current playoff seeds but a deeper dive raises some red flags since many of the wins came early in the season or when those opponents were decimated by injury.
Case in point, seven of those 11 wins occurred by November 19th. In the four wins since that point only the Cavaliers had their core available. The Nets were missing Kyrie Irving, Nuggets missing Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. and Raptors without Fred VanVleet.
When the Bulls faced the Nets and Raptors with Irving and VanVleet back they lost to them. Granted, Chicago is missing two of their core players with Lonzo Ball and Alex Caruso out but the major takeaway here is the Bulls struggle against the top teams regardless of who plays.
Kudos to DeMar DeRozan for doing his best to keep Chicago in these games. He followed up a 45 point, nine rebound, seven assist effort versus the 76ers with 38 points, five rebounds, four assists, and two steals against the Suns but Chicago lost both games.
Ayo Dosunmu (concussion) is out Wednesday while Ball (knee), Caruso (wrist), Derrick Jones Jr. (finger) and Patrick Williams (thumb) are out indefinitely.
Charlotte Hornets
Two of the best teams to catch on NBA League Pass are the Grizzlies and the Hornets. Both clubs play with an excitement and clear appreciation of utilizing their athleticism.
The difference, of course, is Memphis plays defense while the Hornets occasionally dabble in it. That fact was highlighted in their loss to the Raptors on Monday.
Charlotte played one good quarter of defense and each time they looked like they might get back in the game Toronto simply locked down defensively and built the lead back to double-figures.
Unlike the Hornets the Raptors defensive game plan was obvious as they focused on LaMelo Ball and the perimeter. Ball shot 5 of 19 (15 points, nine assists) the Hornets shot 9 of 40 from deep (22.5%).
Jalen McDaniels (ankle) is questionable, James Bouknight (wrist) is doubtful while Cody Martin was downgraded to out Wednesday. Gordon Hayward (ankle) is out indefinitely.
NBA Betting Trends:
- The teams are 5-5 in their last 10 meetings against each other
- The Hornets are 6-4 ATS in the last 10 matches against the Heat
- The over/under is 5-5 in the teams last 10 head to head matches
- Chicago are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
- Charlotte are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago’s last 7 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Charlotte’s last 5 games.
Free Chicago Bulls vs. Charlotte Hornets NBA Prediction:
Although the Hornets can be a handful if the Bulls commit to the defensive end of the floor (albeit missing their best three defenders) they should be able to get back in the win column.
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