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The Chicago Bulls will pay a visit to the Detroit Pistons on Saturday for an NBA Central Division clash at Little Caesars Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET.
Chicago (0-1 SU, 0-1 ATS, 1-0 O/U) lost 124-104 to Oklahoma City in its first game and Detroit (0-1 SU, 1-0 ATS, 0-1 O/U) lost 103-102 to Miami. Last season, Chicago swept the season series 4-0.
The Bulls are 2.5-point spread favorites and the game total is 220 points.
Bulls: PG Lonzo Ball is out.
Pistons: PF Isaiah Livers, SF Bojan Bogdanovic, and PG Monte Morris are out.
Chicago wasn't up to par in its season debut, falling by 20 points to Oklahoma City. The Thunder shot just under 55 percent from the field and held the Bulls to 41.5 percent, including 28.6 percent from three-point range. The loss was so brutal that it prompted a tense players-only meeting after the game. Are the Bulls too soft to compete in the rough-and-tough East?
Chicago is still missing point guard Lonzo Ball, who hasn't played in a game since Jan. 14, 2022. Following multiple knee surgeries, the 25-year-old is unlikely to play this season. The team added Jevon Carter in the offseason, hoping that the former Bucks guard will pair well with Alex Caruso. While both are talented, they don't bring the same package Ball brought to the table when healthy. The Bulls are an intriguing team, though, as DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine are a deadly combo when on their A-games.
Last season, Chicago averaged 113.1 points (22nd) and shot 49.0 percent (4th), including 36.1 percent from beyond the arc (16th). Its opponents scored 111.8 points per game (7th) and shot 46.8 percent (8th) with a 35.7 shooting percentage from deep (13th). The Bulls ranked 19th in pace, per Dunks and Threes.
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