Golden State Warriors at Chicago Bulls Predictions and Odds Jan 14
Golden State Warriors at Chicago Bulls Betting Preview
WagerTalk NBA handicapper Andy Lang offers his Golden State Warriors at Chicago Bulls betting preview for Friday, January 14. At the time of posting, the Bulls have opened as a 4-point home favorite over the Warriors, with the total sitting at 223 points.
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| Friday, January 14 | NBA Betting Notes |
|---|---|
| Point Spread: | Golden State Warriors +4 at Chicago Bulls |
| Total: | 223 Points |
| Game Time: | 7:40pm ET / 4:40pm PT |
| Arena: | United Center in Chicago, IL |
| TV: | ESPN |
Golden State Warriors at Chicago Bulls Analysis
Both teams are coming off of big losses to two of the best Eastern Conference teams as the Warriors were boat raced by Milwaukee last night 118-99, and Chicago was run off the court 138-112 on Wednesday by Brooklyn. Golden State will be playing their third road game in a row to a solid opponent, and they will be without Klay Thompson and Draymond Green tonight. Chicago had quite the winning streak going (nine wins in a row), but have lost two out of three despite having most of their starters available. We know both these teams are top tier teams, but both are in a mini slump…so what’s the path tonight to make a profit for us?
Warriors Wilting
Make no mistake 118-99 does not reflect how bad the game was last night for Golden State as they were down 77-38 at halftime. Golden State had no answer for Giannis, Middleton and Portis and the shooting woes on offense continued. I keep banging the drum of how important Draymond is on offense for them, and since his absence it’s been really tough sledding for them. This is now four out of five games of scoring under 100 points for them, and without Draymond and Klay tonight it seems to be Steph or bust, and Milwaukee showed a nice blueprint last night of how to defend Steph.
They put Wes Matthews on a face guard of Steph and in every pick and roll they would double Steph and dare anyone else to create their own shot, and it worked to perfection as Golden State’s offense never got on track, and Milwaukee was able to avoid the huge Steph barrage of three pointers run he’s known for. Not having Caruso makes it a bit more difficult for Chicago to do this, but with Ball and Lavine I think they can provide enough athleticism to disrupt Curry.
Don’t Hit The Panic Button on the Bulls
I’m way less concerned about the Bulls recent struggles than I am about the Warriors. All big winning streaks come to an end, and after winning nine in a row the Mavericks just shot a little better than them to hand them their first loss in nearly a month. The Bulls rebounded nicely by demolishing the Pistons, and lost the very next night to Brooklyn in a game that Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and James Harden combined for 72 points in a 138-112 domination. Brooklyn shot 56.3% from the field and 53.1% from threes, and if they do that they’re going to win every game. So I’m not hitting the panic button on Chicago as their losses didn’t raise red flags for me. Chicago’s offense should set up nicely tonight as Golden State has been getting torched by bigs (Milwaukee), and guards (Memphis), and forwards (New Orleans) depending on the strength of the opponent. So Chicago can attack with Vucevic and DeRozan or Lavine and Ball, and Golden State hasn’t shown the ability to stop teams recently.
Golden State Warriors at Chicago Bulls Prediction
The Warriors are 1-3 their last four second games on a back to back, and I don’t think this game goes well for them. Not only will they be without Green and Thompson, but one of their better defenders, Gary Payton II, is out with a back injury. As we saw last night, with Golden State depleted if you can guard Curry as well as Milwaukee did there’s not much offense left on the roster, and the defense is just over matched as we saw Looney only make it one minute into the game before he was in foul trouble.
Chicago is rested, and has most of their main weapons ready to go, and I don’t see how Golden State slows down Vucevic, DeRozan, Ball and Lavine. Golden State is 2-8 against the spread the first half in the last 10 games while Chicago is 7-3 against the spread the first half, so if that trend continues look for Kerr to not play Steph much in the second half and wave the white flag. Even if it’s a bit close in the first half, the Bulls should overwhelm as the game goes on, I’ll confidently take the Bulls in this one.
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Golden State Warriors at Chicago Bulls Preview from GoldSheet
Golden State will be playing without PF Draymond Green (not expected due to a calf injury) and recently returned G Klay Thompson (rest), while Chicago pretty healthy, but whoever is on the floor for the Warriors has to have the business-only face on after getting beaten like a Bay Area techy shorting Bitcoin in the first half against Milwaukee last night, trailing 77-38 at intermission. The Warriors fell flat vs. the Bucks in one possible Finals preview, will they come up short again against Eastern Conference leader Chicago?
The Bulls are actually in a similar situation, having come up looking like the emperor with no clothes on when they were zip-tied and jailed by Brooklyn on Wednesday, losing to their East rival 138-112. Both were embarrassed in their last outing, and Golden State did crush the Bulls in San Francisco on Nov. 12 posting a 119-93 decision behind Steph Curry’s 40-burger, but the difference is that the Warriors are looser and might pace themselves. The other side is a Bull squad that night wish to prove they belong in the discussion with the league elite. Play Chicago.
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