The Chicago Bulls and Brooklyn Nets meet Tuesday in NBA action at the Barclays Center. The Chicago Bulls look to get back to a .500 record. The Brooklyn Nets
The Chicago Bulls are averaging 112.7 points on 45.3 percent shooting and allowing 113.1 points on 47.8 percent shooting. DeMar DeRozan is averaging 25.9 points and 4.6 assists, while Zach LaVine is averaging 22.5 points and 3.3 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic is the third double-digit scorer and Ayo Dosunmu is grabbing 4.7 rebounds. The Chicago Bulls are shooting 36.3 percent from beyond the arc and 84.5 percent from the free throw line. The Chicago Bulls are allowing 43.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.6 rebounds per game.
The Brooklyn Nets are averaging 113.5 points on 47 percent shooting and allowing 122.2 points on 47.5 percent shooting. Kevin Durant is averaging 32 points and 3.7 assists, while Kyrie Irving is averaging 30.5 points and 4.8 rebounds. Nic Claxton is the third double-digit scorer and David Duke Jr. is grabbing 5 rebounds. The Brooklyn Nets are shooting 32.8 percent from beyond the arc and 78.8 percent from the free throw line. The Brooklyn Nets are allowing 43.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 39 rebounds per game.
The Bulls are 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 road games and 9-3 ATS in their last 12 Tuesday games. The Nets are 14-36-1 ATS in their last 51 home games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The under is 12-5 in Bulls last 17 road games. The over is 5-2 in Nets last 7 overall. The under is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings.
The Chicago Bulls are attractive in the underdog role here, considering they’ve played the better ball. However, the Bulls have fallen off a cliff defensively these last few games, and that’s not what you want to see when going up against a super talented Nets team. The Brooklyn Nets have their issues of their own, but we know it’s only a matter of time before things start to click. I don’t believe the Nets are going to play like this forever. I’ll lay the bucket.