Chicago Bulls vs Milwaukee Bucks Expert Predictions and Picks Feb 16
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WagerTalk NBA handicapper Andy Lang offers his prediction and player props for tonight’s Chicago Bulls vs Milwaukee Bucks battle from the United Center in Chicago. The Bulls now sit 14.5 games back of the Bucks in the Central Division heading into their matchup.
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Chicago Bulls vs Milwaukee Bucks Betting Odds
| Thursday, February 16 | NBA Betting Notes, Courtesy of Caesars |
|---|---|
| Point Spread: | Chicago Bulls +7 vs Milwaukee Bucks |
| Total: | 227.5 Points |
| Arena: | United Center in Chicago, IL |
| Game Time: | 7:30pm ET / 4:30pm PT |
| TV: | TNT |
Chicago Bulls vs Milwaukee Bucks Betting Analysis
The Milwaukee Bucks visit the Windy City for an Eastern Conference clash with the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night. The Bulls lost their fifth straight game 117-113 on the road against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday evening. It took overtime, for the Milwaukee Bucks to prevail 131-125 over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday.
This will be the third of four games in a regular season series that Chicago leads 2-0 after winning 119-113 in overtime on Wednesday, December 28th. Tip-off is slated for 7:30 PM EST/4:30 PST as the first game of a TNT Thursday night doubleheader.
Who Can Beat The Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks upped their record to 40-17 on the season after beating Boston in overtime. The Celtics were without their three top players in Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart but still took Milwaukee to the brink.
The Bucks out-rebounded Boston 52-44 and took 15 more free throws. Jrue Holiday led all scorers with 40 points along with 7 assists and 5 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo fell an assist shy of a triple-double with 36 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists.
Khris Middleton added a 16 point, 11 rebound double-double off the bench. The Bucks now sit only one game behind the first place Celtics in the Eastern Conference standings.
Milwaukee ranks slightly above average in scoring at 13th with 114.9 points a game on 46.4% from the field. Defense is the Bucks calling card as they sit at 2nd in defensive rating and 7th in defensive scoring with only 111.8 points allowed per game.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is probable for this contest with right knee soreness while Bobby Portis, Pat Connaughton and Jae Crowder have already been ruled out.
Beat Up Bulls Enter Break
The Chicago Bulls fell to 26-32 on the season after losing their fifth straight game to the lowly Pacers last night.
Chicago lost the game at the charity stripe as they went only 16-21 for 76.2% while Indiana shot a lights out 21-22 for 95.5%. Zach Lavine led all scorers and rebounders with a 35 point, 11 rebound double-double along with 7 assists.
Nikola Vucevic added 19 points and 7 rebounds while Colby White chipped in with 25 points off the bench. The Bulls have dipped to the 11th seed in the Eastern Conference and would miss the play-in tournament altogether if the season ended today.
Chicago ranks 20th in scoring with only 113.3 points a game on 48.8% from the field. They sit at 7th in defensive rating and 14th in defensive scoring with 113.4 points allowed per game.
Chicago Bulls vs Milwaukee Bucks Expert Prediction
The Milwaukee Bucks are 8 point road favorites with a total set at 229.5. Two teams clearly heading in completely opposite directions as the Bucks have won 11 straight while the Bulls have lost five straight games.
The Bulls have had success against Milwaukee this season, beating them 118-113 and 119-113 in overtime. However, the Bucks are still 16-4 SU in their last 20 head-to-head meetings including covering in 13 of their last 15 at the United Center.
Demar Derozan missed last game and is questionable tonight, the Bulls are 1-4 without him this season. Chicago has really struggled to score recently with an average of 99.5/game over their last four games. Time for a bit of revenge for the Bucks tonight in Chicago.
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Meet the Author
Andy Lang has lived in Indianapolis his whole life, and like most people from the Hoosier State, he became fascinated with motor sports. That interest in motor sports turned into a desire to make money off the sport through fantasy contests and sports betting. Like most, he took his lumps when he first got started, but now he is one of the most respected NASCAR bettors in the industry. Andy has expanded that sports betting experience to become profitable in a number of other sports, transforming this interest from a side hobby to a major source of income.
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