Atlanta Hawks vs Chicago Bulls Prediction & Picks - NBA

Prediction published on 1/14/25, 8:40 PM  by Carlos Zabala | Modified on 1/14/25 at 10:15 PM in NBA Picks

With a season-high 43 points in 38 minutes on the court, the Hawks beat the Suns in Atlanta, having appeared as 2.5-point underdogs at the betting sites, and will go straight to Chicago to play the Bulls on back-to-back nights. The Bulls will also play without rest, and when they have had the same amount of rest time as their opponent, they have a 10-14 record this season.

This will be the fourth time this season that the Bulls and Hawks, both ranked in the top six in PPG and Pace, have met. Their matchups have produced a ton of points between the two teams. In the previous three games between them, the betting sites have set a Game Total of 240.5 and they have gone over it in the last two.

In betting, the Hawks' last 10 games have seen a Game Total line set near or above 230 points between the two teams, yet the Hawks tend to go over this line often as their fast pace and weak defense contribute to this. This season, the Hawks have a 25-12-2 O/U record. Also, 11 times in 19 opportunities the Hawks have won after winning their previous game.