Golden State Warriors vs Chicago Bulls Picks and Odds Nov 12
Golden State Warriors vs Chicago Bulls Betting Preview
Sportsmemo NBA handicapper Ronald Cabang offers his Golden State Warriors vs Chicago Bulls betting preview for Friday, November 12. At the time of posting, the Warriors are holding steady as a 5.5-point home favorite over the Bulls with the total sitting at 222.5 points.
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Golden State Warriors vs Chicago Bulls Predictions
- Golden State Warriors vs Chicago Bulls
- Total: 222.5 Points
- Golden State is 5-2 against the spread as a home favorite so far this season, while Chicago is 3-1 ATS on the road.
The Bulls are on a two game win streak, but will be pretty thin in the front court with Nikola Vucevic dealing with Covid and Patrick Williams already out for the season. The Warriors are the hottest team in the league, but might be without Draymond Green tonight. Both Vucevic and Green are players that play an important role in their teams’ success, but the loss of Vucevic is more significant. There is a huge drop off in talent and skill level between Nikola Vucevic and Tony Bradley. If Green sits, the Warriors have guys like Damion Lee and Andre Igoudala who have been in this system for awhile or previously and could fill in without much drop-off in production.
The Bulls and Warriors are solid on both sides of the ball, both ranking in the top six in offensive and defensive rating. Offensively, the Warriors play a quicker pace and have the better shooting percentages. They are number one in the league in both true shooting percentage and effective field goal percentage. The Bulls are not too far behind, though, and they do a great job of taking care of the ball. The Bulls turn the ball over just 12.4 times per game, good for number one in the league. The Warriors are the number one team in the league when it comes to defensive rating and the Bulls are ranked sixth. They are both in the top ten in steals per game, but what the Warriors do better is force opponents into difficult shots. Teams are shooting a league low 42 percent from the field against the Warriors.
When it comes to the total, it is a complete pass for me. The Warriors play at a fast pace and both teams play solid defense, but I’d like to see at least one Bulls game without Vucevic to get a better idea of how they will run their offense.
On the side, I will definitely give the Warriors the edge in this matchup. I think regardless of how the Bulls play without Vucevic, he is just too big of a loss to their line up. This is also the Bulls first game of a very tough road trip, they face the Clippers, Lakers, Blazers and Nuggets all on the road. In this situation, the Warriors don’t have anything to look ahead to, so they should be fully focused on tonight’s matchup. Take the Warriors -5.5.
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— Cabang (@you_capper) November 12, 2021
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