Chicago Bulls (9-13) vs. San Antonio Spurs (11-10)
December 5, 2024 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: San Antonio Spurs -2.5; Over/Under: +232.5
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The Chicago Bulls invade the Frost Bank Center to battle the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night. Here’s a San Antonio Spurs vs Chicago Bulls Prediction. This article will include a San Antonio Spurs vs Chicago Bulls Pick.
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls have been in decent form as they’ve split their last eight games and they will be looking to keep it going after blowing past the Nets in a 128-102 home win on Monday. Nikola Vucevic led the team with 21 points, 10 rebounds, and three assists, Matas Buzelis added 20 points on seven of 10 shooting off the bench while Josh Giddey racked up a triple-double of 20 points with 13 rebounds and 11 assists.
As a team, the Bulls shot 52 percent from the field and 16 of 47 from the 3-point line as they played solid defense early on to sneak out in front before they dominated the third quarter by 36-22 to put the game to bed early. The Bulls will play the Pacers, 76ers, and Hornets next.
San Antonio Spurs
Meanwhile, the San Antonio Spurs have been in pretty good shape as they’ve won five of their last seven games overall, but they will be eager to bounce back in this one after getting scorched by the Suns in a 104-93 road defeat on Tuesday. Devin Vassell led the team with 25 points on 10 of 14 shooting off the bench, Victor Wembenyama tallied 15 points with 13 rebounds and seven assists while Stephon Castle chipped in with 16 points.
As a team, the Spurs shot a miserly 35 percent from the field and eight of 44 from the 3-point line as they got off to a nightmare start and scored just 39 points in the first half before they scored just 22 points in the fourth quarter to see the Suns pull away late.
Why the Chicago Bulls will win
- The Bulls have won three of their last four games as underdogs when playing with a rest advantage.
- The Spurs have lost three of their last four games as home favorites against opponents who are on the first leg of a back-to-back.
- The Bulls have covered the spread in each of their last four games when playing with a rest advantage.
- The Spurs have failed to cover the spread in five of their last six games when playing with a rest disadvantage against the Bulls.
Total Points Facts
- Each of the Bulls’ last 10 Thursday games as road underdogs has gone OVER the total points line.
- Nine of the last 10 games between the Bulls and Spurs at Frost Bank Center have gone OVER the total points line.
San Antonio Spurs vs Chicago Bulls Prediction
The Bulls have ruled out Coby White once again and they have Josh Giddey listed as questionable, while the Spurs have ruled out Tre Jones and Victor Wembenyama. This is definitely a game where you want to check the lineups before tipoff, but assuming that Wembenyama sits out, I am going with the Bulls to take advantage as the slight underdogs on the road. The Spurs are still capable of winning without Wemby, but I just don’t feel that they should be favorites in this spot.
