The Chicago Bulls look for their third consecutive victory Friday when visiting the San Antonio Spurs. Chicago is 3-2 and third in the Central Division. The Bulls defeated the Indiana Pacers 124-109 on Wednesday. Zach LaVine was the leading scorer for Chicago with 28 points. The Bulls shot 49.4% overall and held Indiana to 43.0% shooting. The Bulls outrebounded Indiana 44-38.
DeMar DeRozan is leading Chicago in scoring and assists with averages of 24.8 points and 5.4 assists per game, while Nikola Vecevic is the leading rebounder with an average of 11.8 rebounds per game Zach LaVine is the second-leading scorer with an average of 23.3 points per game and one of four players for Chicago averaging double-figures in scoring. The Bulls shoot 44.9% overall and 37.1% from 3-point territory.
San Antonio looks to bounce back from a loss with a victory on Friday when hosting Chicago. San Antonio is 3-2 and third in the Southwest Division following its 134-122 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. Keldon Johnson was the leading scorer for San Antonio with 27 points. However, the Spurs shot only 45.3% while allowing Minnesota to shoot 65.0%.
Keldon Johnson is leading San Antonio in scoring with an average of 21.8 points per game, while Devin Vassell is the second leading scorer and the leader in assists with averages of 19.8 points and 4.5 assists per game. Jakob Poeltl is the leading rebounder with an average of 10.6 rebounds per game. San Antonio has six players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team is shooting 46.5% overall and 38.6% from three-point territory.
Recent Betting Trends
- Chicago is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 versus San Antonio
- The UNDER has cashed in 8 of the Bulls last 10
- San Antonio is 12-4-1 ATS in its last 17
- The OVER has cashed in 6 of the Spurs last 7 at home versus Chicago
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San Antonio Spurs +5.5