Charlotte Bobcats at Chicago Bulls

Betting Odds

The Bulls will be trying to slam the Bobcats on Tuesday when the teams tip off at United Center in NBA betting action.

This season the Bulls are 36-16 overall and 31-20-1 ATS against the number, while the Bobcats are 24-31 and 27-26-2 ATS. As for the totals, Chicago is 20-32 on the OU, and Charlotte is 26-29.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Bulls in this one, they're listed as 9.5-point favorites on the betting line for the contest. Totals bettors have seen that number set at 182.5 for Monday.

How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Chicago's No. 18-ranked offense (98 PPG) against a Bobcats defense that ranks No. 12 at 96.4 PPG. The Bulls have averaged 46% from the field per game, more than the Bobcats have managed so far this season (44.7% on average).

Defensively, the Bobcats feature the league's No. 11-rated defense on the road, allowing 97.5 points per game. Chicago, meanwhile, comes in at No. 18 in the league in scoring at home.

Charlotte won its last outing, a 109-89 result against the Lakers on February 14. The Bobcats covered in that game as a 5-point underdog, while the 198 combined points took the game OVER the total. Charlotte cruised to victory on Monday, running Los Angeles out of the gym and running up a 109-89 score at Time Warner Cable Arena.

In their last action, Chicago was a 97-88 winner on the road against the Hornets. They covered the 3–point spread as favorites, while the combined score (185) was profitable news for OVER bettors. Chicago earned a 97-88 victory over New Orleans on Saturday, getting 23 points from Derrick Rose at New Orleans Arena.

Charlotte Bobcats Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing Toronto are 6-4
After playing LA Lakers are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

Chicago Bulls Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing San Antonio are 7-3
After playing New Orleans are 7-3
After a win are 8-2

A few Bobcats at Bulls trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 7 games
Charlotte is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Charlotte is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games on the road
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games at home
Chicago is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Chicago is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Charlotte

Next up:
Charlotte home to Toronto, Tuesday, February 22
Chicago home to San Antonio, Thursday, February 17

Point Spread Pick

The Bobcats have not only played the Bulls tough this season, they have beaten them in both games. However, I don't like the fact that Charlotte is playing back to back and will be playing their 4th game in 5 nights. Chicago will get a little payback tonight against a tired Bobcats team.
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