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Central Division rivals face on on Monday night when the Chicago Bulls (9-14, 9-13-1 ATS) travel to take on the Milwaukee Bucks (15-7, 9-12-1 ATS). The Bucks currently sit at 3rd in the Eastern Conference, while the Bulls are back in 12th. The Bulls are coming off a road win over San Antonio, beating the Spurs 121-112 as just 1.5-point road favorites. The Bucks just lost in the In-Season Tournament Semi-Final to Indiana, going down 128-119 as 5.5-point favorites. This is the third matchup between these teams this season, they split the first two matchups with each team winning at home. The Bucks are currently listed as 11.5-point favorites. Tipoff is set for 8:00 EST from the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.
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The Chicago Bulls are not having the season they pictured, they are currently 12th in the East and would not even make the play-in tournament if the season ended today. They are trying to right the ship, and have taken steps in the right direction as they have won their last four games. Chicago won three games at home over the Bucks, Pelicans and Hornets, then hit the road to give the Spurs their 16th consecutive loss. In their last game, the Bulls had four players reach 20 points, led by Coby White with 24 in the win.
The Bulls are led by their two former All-Star guards DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine. DeRozan leads the team in scoring with 21.8 PPG, and also leads the team in assists with 5.0 per game. DeRozan has had 20 or more in his last three games, including a 29 point game in the win over Charlotte. LaVine is not far behind in scoring with 21.0 PPG, but he will miss this game with a foot inju ry. Nikola Vucevic averages a double-double with 16.0 PPG and a team high 10.3 RPG. Vucevic just put up a 21-point, 16-rebound performance against Wemby and the Spurs. Coby White has increased his scoring recently, he averages 15.6 PPG, and has led the team in scoring in two of the past three games with 31 against the Pelicans and 24 against the Spurs.
Alex Caruso has been starting at shooting guard while LaVine has been out. Caruso adds 9.5 PPG, and Patrick Williams starts as a stretch four adding 8.6 PPG and 4.2 RPG. Chicago ranks 25th in the league in offensive efficiency, and 19th in defensive efficiency according to dunksandthrees.com. The Bulls are close to the slowest team in the league, their tempo ranks 29th based on their average amount of possessions per game.
Injury Report:
Questionable: Alex Caruso
Out: Zach LaVine