NBA Point Spread and Betting Analysis

Almost all of the stats are awful to the Bulls. They’ve lost eight straight and they are up on the road. Chicago is 3-7 against the spread (ATS) in their last 10 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game and 3-11-1 ATS in the past 15 against teams from the NBA Pacific Division. The Bulls are 1-4 ATS in their last five games against the Western Alliance.
The Lakers have been 14-9 up in your home but have coated in just nine of these matches. They’re 4-10 ATS in non-conference matches and 7-16 ATS when facing a team with a losing record. That’s ugly.
Chicago Bulls
The Bulls have lost each of the last seven, giving up at least 117 points in four of these matches. This team has a listless defence which cannot stop anyone. Although they let 111.0 points per game on the season (17th), they’ve allowed an average of 126.7 within their past three. That comes with a beat down in the hands of this Golden State Warriors, who also scored 146 points from this group.
The Bulls have appeared utterly lost since coach Jim Boylen took on the team from newly fired head coach Fred Hoiberg. The gamers do not like his style and have had run-ins together with him. Oddly enough, although the front office just gave Boylen an expansion and a raise. The team is merely 5-14 under Boylen.
Los Angeles Lakers
The Lakers are without LeBron James right now but they can not pin all their issues on his lack. They were 17-10 at one point this year and are only 6-13 since. He has been out since Christmas Day but the Lakers decline started while he was there. This team has dropped five of the last seven and seven of 10.
The Lakers offence has completely disappeared without James in the lineup since they’re averaging only 107.3 points per game over their last 15 contests (23rd in the NBA). That is a huge dip from the 121.0 they dropped in October (third in the NBA).
The concern is that this can be a very disjointed roster and players aren’t developing. Kyle Kuzma is playing good but Lonzo Ball is donating just 9.4 points per game while shooting 36.2percent from the field this month. JaVale McGee averaged 15.5 points per game in October but is down to just 8.4 in January. And Brandon Ingram remains a bit inconsistent as he has scored 17 or more four times this month but scored 15 or less at another three games. Insert in that Josh Hart has just 17 points in total in the last 3 games and a lot of the fingers start pointing towards Walton he can’t create the young players on this roster. The good news is that the Bulls are a bigger wreck and the Lakers should take care of business in this spot.

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