The Chicago Bulls (1-1) travel in Central Division play versus the Detroit Pistons (1-1) on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET. It’s the first matchup between these teams this season.
The Bulls are only a 1.5-point favorite when they and the Pistons play in a game projected to be a close one. The point total for the matchup is 218.
Bulls vs. Pistons Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 4:18 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Chicago -1.5
- Total: 218
- Moneyline: Chicago -124, Detroit +104
Bulls at Pistons odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Pistons (+ 1.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (218)
- Prediction:
Pistons 117 – Bulls 101
- Chicago won 57.1% of the games last season in which it was the moneyline favorite (20-15).
- Chicago had a record of 19-14 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -124 or shorter last year (57.6%).
- Chicago has a 55.4% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- Detroit won 15, or 19%, of the 79 games it played as underdogs last season.
- Detroit had a record of 13-62, a 17.3% win rate, when it was set as the underdog by +104 or more by oddsmakers last season.
- The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 49.0% chance of a victory for Detroit.
- Last year, the Bulls scored 5.4 fewer points per game (113.1) than the Pistons allowed (118.5).
- Chicago had a 22-6 record against the spread and a 20-8 record overall last season when putting up more than 118.5 points.
- Detroit put together a 24-13-1 ATS record and a 16-22 overall record last season in games it scored more than 111.8 points.
- Chicago had an ATS record of 27-10 and a 25-12 record overall last season when its opponents scored fewer than 110.3 points.
- Last season, the Bulls were the NBA’s 22nd-ranked offense (113.1 PPG), while the Pistons ranked 27th in defensive points per game (118.5) in the league.
- The 29th-ranked scoring NBA team was Detroit a season ago (110.3 PPG), while the Chicago squad was the seventh-ranked defense (111.8 PPG) in the league.
- The Bulls out-scored their opponents by a total of 106 points last season (1.3 points per game on average), and opponents of the Pistons out-scored them by 674 more points on the year (8.2 per game).
Over/Under
- The average implied total for Chicago last season was 116.3 points, 6.3 more points than its implied total of 110 points in Saturday’s game.
- Last season, Chicago scored more than 110 points in 54 games.
- Detroit’s average implied point total last season (117.9 points) is 9.9 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (108 points).
How to watch Bulls vs. Pistons
- Game Day: Saturday, October 28, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: NBCS-CHI and BSDET
- Location: Detroit, Michigan
- Arena: Little Caesars Arena
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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