Charlotte Hornets at Chicago Bulls NBA Pick - Odds - Free ATS Prediction
Date:
January 2, 8:05 pm
Location:
United Center
TV:
ESPN
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Pickem
Total:
203
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The Charlotte Hornets will hit the road and head for the Windy City for a Eastern Conference clash between the Hornets and Bulls to take place in the United Center in Chicago, Illinois with a scheduled tip-off time of 8:05 PM ET. The game is set to be broadcasted on NBA TV for all audiences wishing to view this contest. Charlotte has won their previous three against Chicago overall.
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Charlotte Hornets at Chicago Bulls Overview<br />
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The Hornets come in off a throttling sustained at home at the hands of LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Bulls once again come in on a low note as they were once again trounced by the Milwaukee Bucks in the Windy City. As for recent meetings between these two foes, the Hornets own a win against Chicago in Charlotte on December 23rd.
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Charlotte at Chicago Key Betting Trends<br />
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Charlotte enters with a record of 19-15 SU while posting a 16-17 mark against the spread.
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Chicago sits at 16-18 straight up but also has shown a propensity to be overvalued against the spread with a mark of 15-19.
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Chicago has now lost their last two outings overall.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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So far we have seen the consensus lean heavily on the Hornets in the early going dropping this market to a Pick-Em. The opening line of this market initiated with 1.5 points being spotted to Charlotte. As for the Over/Under, we have seen stagnation on this market remaining idle at 203.
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Charlotte Hornets at Chicago Bulls Prediction
What we have here is again a continuation of a motif of the “buy-back” situation. To reinforce this, we laid Chicago at home hosting Milwaukee on New Year’s Eve as a home favorite and the Bucks rolled the Bulls. Now, the stock in the Bulls has been depleted and essentially we can take them back at a better number as a result of the New Year’s festivities outcome and the corresponding public overreaction. As we have highlighted previously, Charlotte has the upper hand against this outfit as of recent, encouraging compulsion towards Queen City in this scenario. As a result of the consensus taking those points in abundance in the early going, we now get Chicago at a reduced price. In cases of reactions such as this, a contrarian angle is often quite profitable. Charlotte’s home loss against Cleveland (the defending champion and best team in the East) according to public perception is easier to dismiss compared to Chicago being routed by a .500 team such as Milwaukee. This is certainly understandable but nevertheless we must frequent the fact that Milwaukee has had the recipe for success against this Chicago unit all season long and yet no one wanted a part of them. Now we see, Charlotte entering in a situation where they seem like the quality play with points as well, setting them up perfectly for a let-down.
Free Pick:
Take Chicago (PK -105)
