The Chicago Bulls travel to the Fiserv Forum to do battle with the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night.

Chicago Bulls 

The Chicago Bulls have won two of their last three games overall and they will be eager to stay hot after thrashing the Pistons in a 119-108 win last night. DeMar DeRozan led the team with 29 points and four blocks, Nikola Vucevic added 21 points with 12 rebounds and four assists while Zach LaVine chipped in with 19 points. As a team, the Bulls shot 48 percent from the field and 11 of 30 from the 3-point line as they took control of the contest with a 33-19 second quarter effort, but they had to work hard as they couldn’t pull away until they poured in 35 points in the fourth quarter. 

Chicago Bulls Team Facts

• The Bulls have lost seven of their last eight games on the second leg of a back-to-back against the Bucks.
• The Bulls have failed to cover the spread in each of their last seven road games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• Eight of the Bulls’ last nine games at Fiserv Forum have gone UNDER the total points line.

Milwaukee Bucks 

Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Bucks won five of their first seven games overall, but they’ve cooled off with two losses in a row following Saturday’s 112-97 defeat at Orlando. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the team with 35 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and four steals, Cameron Payne added 14 points on six of eight shooting while Bobby Portis chipped in with 13 points off the bench. As a team, the Bucks shot 49 percent from the field and nine of 29 from the 3-point line, but they didn’t get any scoring outside of Antetokounmpo and were never in the contest after falling behind by 16 points going into halftime. Brook Lopez scored just nine points while Malik Beasley finished scoreless after scoring 13 points on Thursday.

Milwaukee Bucks Team Facts

• The Bucks have won each of their last 19 games against Central Division opponents after losing as favorites.
• The Bucks have covered the spread in 15 of their last 16 games against Central Division opponents after losing as favorites.
• Eight of the last nine games between the Bulls and Bucks at Fiserv Forum have gone UNDER the total points line.

 
Peter’s Pick

The Bulls could again be missing Alex Caruso, while the Bucks should have Damian Lillard back in the lineup. The Bulls are coming into this meeting with a bit of momentum as they’re slowly starting to turn things around, but they’re playing this game on zero days rest, while the Bucks will be looking to regain their footing after dropping their two games without Lillard in the lineup. The Bulls are capable of challenging in this one, but the Bucks will be eager to get back in the win column and I think they get it done now that Lillard is back on the court.