Bulls vs. Lakers Point Spread: NBA Odds, Prediction

NBA Point Spread and Betting Analysis

Virtually all the stats are awful to the Bulls. They have lost eight straight and they are up on the road. Chicago is 3-7 against the spread (ATS) in their last 10 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game and 3-11-1 ATS in the past 15 against teams from the NBA Pacific Division. The Bulls are 1-4 ATS in their last five matches against the Western Alliance.
The Lakers are 14-9 straight up in your home but have covered in only nine of these games. They’re 4-10 ATS in non-conference games and 7-16 ATS when facing a team with a losing record. That’s ugly.
Chicago Bulls
The Bulls have lost each of the past seven, giving up at least 117 points in four of those matches. This group has a listless defence which cannot stop anybody. Even though they allow 111.0 points per game on the season (17th), they’ve allowed an average of 126.7 within their past three. That comes with a beat down at the hands of the Golden State Warriors, who scored 146 points against this team.
The Bulls have appeared utterly lost since coach Jim Boylen took on the team from newly fired head coach Fred Hoiberg. The players do not enjoy his style and also have had run-ins with him. Oddly enough, although the front office just gave Boylen an expansion and a rise. The group is just 5-14 beneath Boylen.
Los Angeles Lakers
The Lakers are without LeBron James right now but they can’t pin all of their issues on his lack. They had been 17-10 at one stage this season and are just 6-13 since. He’s been out since Christmas Day but the Lakers decline started while he was there. Recently, this group has dropped five of their last seven and seven of 10.
The Lakers offence has disappeared without James in the lineup as they’re averaging only 107.3 points per game over their last 15 contests (23rd at the NBA). That is a massive dip in the 121.0 they dropped in October (third in the NBA).
The issue is that this can be a very disjointed roster and gamers are not developing. Kyle Kuzma is enjoying great but Lonzo Ball is donating just 9.4 points per game while shooting 36.2% from the area this month. JaVale McGee averaged 15.5 points per game in October but is down to only 8.4 in January. And Brandon Ingram is still a bit inconsistent as he’s scored 17 or more four times this month but scored 15 or less at the other three games. Add in that Josh Hart has only 17 points in total in the previous 3 games and a lot of the fingers start pointing towards Walton that he can not develop the young players on this roster. The good news is that the Bulls are a bigger wreck and the Lakers should take care of company in this area.

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