Chicago Bulls (10-14) vs. Atlanta Hawks (13-13)
December 11, 2022 6:30 pm EDT
The Line: Atlanta Hawks -1; Over/Under: +228
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The Chicago Bulls and the Atlanta Hawks duke it out at the State Farm Arena on Sunday night.
The Chicago Bulls have been in decent shape as they’ve won five of their last nine games and they will be eager to stay hot after making light work of the Mavericks in a 144-115 home win last night. DeMar DeRozan led the way with 28 points, nine rebounds and five assists on nine of 13 shooting, Nikola Vucevic added 20 points with eight rebounds and four assists while Patrick Williams, Zach LaVine and Derrick Jones Jr each scored 16 points. As a team, the Bulls shot a sizzling 63 percent from the field and 19 of 34 from the 3-point line as they jumped all over the Mavericks from the start and never looked in danger after dominating the first half by 82-53.
Meanwhile, the Atlanta Hawks have been in rough shape as they’ve lost six of their last eight games overall and they will be hoping to arrest a three-game skid after getting stopped by the Nets in a 120-116 road loss on Friday. Trae Young led the way with 33 points and nine assists, Bogdan Bogdanovic added 31 points on 12 of 18 shooting off the bench while Clint Capela chipped in with 15 points and 11 rebounds. As a team, the Hawk shot 49 percent from the field and 10 of 29 from the 3-point line as they kept pace with the Nets despite a slow start, but despite leading by four points midway through the fourth quarter, it was the Nets who closed the final 5:07 on a 17-9 run to steal the game from them in the end.
Looking at the betting trends, the Bulls are 1-4 ATS in their last five road games, 2-5 ATS in their last seven road games against a team with a winning home record and 0-4 ATS in their last four games overall. The Hawks are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games against a team with a losing record and 0-4 ATS in their last four Sunday games.
The Bulls will again be missing Alex Caruso and Javonte Green, while the Hawks are again missing Dejounte Murray and John Collins, while De’Andre Hunter and Onyeka Okongwu are both questionable. The Bulls are coming into this game brimming with confidence following last night’s monster win over the in-form Mavericks, while the Hawks have really struggled lately with all the injuries piling up and they could really do with a win after dropping their last three. This should be a close one, but with the Hawks playing below their best, I’ll stick with the Bulls to stay hot with another win here.
