Minnesota Timberwolves vs Chicago Bulls 4/10/22 NBA Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves meet Sunday in NBA action at the Target Center. The Chicago Bulls look to snap a four-game losing streak. The Minnesota Timberwolves look for a win after splitting their last eight games.

The Chicago Bulls are averaging 111.7 points on 48 percent shooting and allowing 111.4 points on 47.1 percent shooting. DeMar DeRozan is averaging 28 points and 5 assists, while Zach LaVine is averaging 24.7 points and 4.6 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic is the third double-digit scorer and Lonzo Ball is dishing 5.1 assists. The Chicago Bulls are shooting 36.8 percent from beyond the arc and 81.3 percent from the free throw line. The Chicago Bulls are allowing 36.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.4 rebounds per game.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are averaging 115.8 points on 45.7 percent shooting and allowing 112.8 points on 45.8 percent shooting. Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 24.6 points and 3.6 assists, while Anthony Edwards is averaging 21.1 points and 3.8 assists. D’Angelo Russell is the third double-digit scorer and Malik Beasley is grabbing 2.9 rebounds. The Minnesota Timberwolves are shooting 35.8 percent from beyond the arc and 77.9 percent from the free throw line. The Minnesota Timberwolves are allowing 34.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.4 rebounds per game.

The Bulls are 7-19-1 ATS in their last 27 road games and 5-16 ATS in their last 21 games overall. The Timberwolves are 13-5-1 ATS in their last 19 home games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The over is 4-1 in Bulls last 5 overall. The over is 40-18 in Timberwolves last 58 overall. The Bulls are 0-7 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Minnesota and 4-9 ATS in the last 13 meetings.

Both teams are locked into their playoff seeds, so it’s really about whose backups play better or which team is more motivated. What we do know is that the Bulls are resting everybody, and they’ve been awful over the last week or so anyway. The Minnesota Timberwolves have been great at home all year, and they do win in the favorite role by an average of 9.6 points. The Bulls are 16-23-1 against the spread on the road. Give me Timberwolves, but I don’t love the line.