Indiana Pacers (1-3) vs. Chicago Bulls (2-2)
October 26, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Chicago Bulls -7.5; Over/Under: +233
(Get latest betting odds)
The Indiana Pacers and the Chicago Bulls duke it out at the United Center on Wednesday night.
The Indiana Pacers have been in a rut as they’ve lost three of their first four games and they will be hoping for a better performance after getting routed by the 76ers in a 120-106 road loss on Monday. Tyrese Haliburton led the team with 19 points and 10 assists, Buddy Hield added 18 points with six assists while Jalen Smith and Bennedict Mathurin each scored 17 points. As a team, the Pacers shot just 42 percent from the field and 12 of 44 from the 3-point line as they struggled to keep up with the 76ers to start the game and quickly found themselves down by 20 points in the second quarter.
Meanwhile, the Chicago Bulls have split their first four games and they will be looking to build some momentum after making light work of the Celtics in a 120-102 win on Monday. DeMar DeRozan led the team with 25 points and five assists, Ayo Dosunmu added 22 points on nine of 10 shooting, Zach LaVine added 19 points while Nikola Vucevic racked up 18 points with 23 rebounds and five assists. As a team, the Bulls shot 48 percent from the field and 10 of 21 from the 3-point line as they got off to a terrible start and leaked 39 points in the first quarter, before they took control in the second quarter where they held the Celtics to just 15 points.
Looking at the betting trends, the Pacers are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games following a loss of more than 10 points and 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games playing on one days’ rest. The Bulls are 1-7 ATS in their last eight home games, 2-6-1 ATS in their last nine games against a team with a losing record and 0-4 ATS in their last four games against a team below .400.
Head to head, the under is 4-1 in the last five meetings overall and the Pacers are 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings in Chicago.
The Pacers have really struggled so far and their confidence took another hit after giving the 76ers their first win of the season. The Bulls are still without Lonzo Ball, but they now have LaVine back in the lineup and they will be feeling good after taking down the red-hot Celtics in a major upset on Monday. This should be a close one, but in the end I have the Bulls staying hot with another win at home in this one.
