Milwaukee Bucks (38-25) vs. Chicago Bulls (39-24)
March 4, 2022 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Chicago Bulls +3.5; Over/Under: -
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The Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls meet Friday in NBA action at the United Center. The Milwaukee Bucks look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Chicago Bulls look to snap a three-game losing streak.
The Milwaukee Bucks are averaging 113.7 points on 46.1 percent shooting and allowing 110.2 points on 44.8 percent shooting. Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging 29.3 points and 11.5 rebounds, while Khris Middleton is averaging 19.6 points and 5.2 assists. Jrue Holiday is the third double-digit scorer and Bobby Portis is dishing 1.2 assists. The Milwaukee Bucks are shooting 36.3 percent from beyond the arc and 77.7 percent from the free throw line. The Milwaukee Bucks are allowing 34.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46.7 rebounds per game.
The Chicago Bulls are averaging 112.4 points on 48.2 percent shooting and allowing 110.5 points on 46.6 percent shooting. DeMar DeRozan is averaging 28.2 points and 5 assists, while Zach LaVine is averaging 24.5 points and 4.8 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic is the third double-digit scorer and Coby White is dishing 2.9 assists. The Chicago Bulls are shooting 37.4 percent from beyond the arc and 81.4 percent from the free throw line. The Chicago Bulls are allowing 36.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.2 rebounds per game.
The Bucks are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Bulls are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 home games and 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 0 days rest. The over is 9-1 in Bucks last 10 overall. The under is 5-1 in Bulls last 6 overall. The Bucks are 9-1 ATS in the last 10 meetings in Chicago.
The Milwaukee Bucks have the rest advantage, and they’re the better team when firing on all cylinders, but they’ve been hit or miss over these last three weeks and not a team I’m thrilled to back in the road favorite role. The Chicago Bulls are kind of due for a bounce back performance, and they do win at home by an average of 4.7 points. I’ll take a shot with the Bulls here, while everybody else seems to be down on them after an ice-cold week.
