The Charlotte Hornets will travel to the United Center to take on the Chicago Bulls. The game starts at 8:00 pm ET on Friday, Nov. 13 and will air on CSC and FxS.
The Bulls won big over the 76ers 111-88 on Monday. Nikola Mirotic fueled the Bulls, recording 20 points and 10 rebounds to notch his first double-double this season. The Hornets, meanwhile, are coming off a 95-93 win over the Knicks on Wednesday. Nicolas Batum led the team in scoring with 24 points on 10-for-18 shooting.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Hornets won the first game 130-105. Jeremy Lamb was a standout player in the game, producing 20 points, four rebounds, three assists, two steals, and two three-pointers.
The Bulls, a seven-point favorite, will look to capitalize at home against Charlotte. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is set at 196 points. The Bulls look to build on their records of 5-3 Straight Up (SU) and 3-5 Against The Spread (ATS). Even though they haven’t performed all that well ATS within the Eastern Conference (2-4), they have a record of 4-2. Chicago is excellent from the perimeter with 77 three-pointers made (9.0 per game), the fifth-most in the league. An area where the Bulls are particularly strong is defensive rebounding where they average an NBA-best 37.8 defensive rebounds per game.
On the other side, the Hornets head into the game with records of 4-3-1 ATS and 4-4 SU. Charlotte has records of 2-3 SU and 2-2-1 ATS against the East. The Hornets rarely make costly errors handling the ball. They have the fifth-best assist-to-turnover ratio in the league at 1.77.
Charlotte won the last meeting this season between these two teams, but the Bulls still lead the head-to-head record, 6-4 SU, over the last 10 matchups. The teams have an even record ATS, 5-5.
Predictions: SU Winner – Chi, ATS Winner – Chi, O/U – Under
Notes
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago’s last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago’s last 5 games at home.
Chicago is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games at home.
Chicago is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Chicago’s last 14 games when playing Charlotte.
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Charlotte.
Chicago is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing Charlotte.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago’s last 6 games when playing at home against Charlotte.
Chicago is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Charlotte.
On average, Charlotte puts up 101.4 points per game (ranked 17th), while Chicago gives up 99.8 points per game (ranked 11th).
Charlotte puts up an average of 98.8 points per away game (ranked 20th), while Chicago gives up 95.5 points per home game (ranked sixth).
In its last game, Charlotte won by a margin of two points. Chicago is 1-0 in games decided by three points or less. Charlotte has a 1-2 record in close games.
Charlotte is 3-2 when it allows fewer than 100 points to opponents. The Bulls have an even 2-2 record when they score under 100.
When allowing 100 or more points in a game, the Hornets are just 1-2 this season. Chicago is a winning 3-1 when registering triple digits.
The Hornets have an offensive rating of 104.4 (ranked seventh), while the Bulls rank sixth for their defensive rating of 97.0.
Chicago has an average field goal percentage of 43.1%. Charlotte is an even 3-3 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Chicago Bulls average 25.0 three point attempts per game, while the Charlotte Hornets attempt 26.0 per game. When attempting 25 or more three pointers in a game, Chicago is 3-2, while Charlotte has a split 2-2 record.
The Charlotte Hornets are among the best in the league with an assist to turnover ratio of 1.77 (ranked fifth). Ranking 13th, the Chicago Bulls have an A/TO of 1.47.
The Chicago Bulls rebound 46.4 times per game and are ranked seventh. Ranked 21st, the Charlotte Hornets rebound 42.8 times per game.
The Chicago Bulls are the NBA’s best defensive rebounding team. The Charlotte Hornets rank 25th in offensive rebounding.
Chicago has forced an average turnover percentage of 12.0% this season. Charlotte has a losing 1-2 record when its TOV% is 12.0% or higher.
