Bulls vs Hawks -- Bulls haven't lost 2 in a row yet

[PR9]

Bulls had piss poor efforts in their last two home games vs the Raptors (won luckily in the final seconds) , and lost straight up in a major beatdown to Denver.

Last 2 road games before that they won by DD in ORL (but ORL was coming off a b2b with MIA and simply didnt shop up), and also a DD win in TO.

The Hawks have a tendency to play hard for a string of games and then play disinterested for a few. I felt after that b2b2b sweep and winning 4 straight ( feeling satisfied) , that they would show their "other side" and thats what they did in MIL last night. However its the Bulls and they may get up for them at home, some of their games have been rough & tumble rides.

Bulls though, have been good on the road as of late. I haven't really looked at this match up, will look further into it during the day. Wonder what the motive is for the Bulls to cover a line like 4 and go through a war if the Hawks show up. I mean, they have the regular season top seed in the east sewn up, not much to really play for.

Though seedings are very overrated.

[PR9]

Gotta say my first instinct is to go with the Bulls. Because 1) I despise the Hawks, everything about em I can't stand, and 2) Bulls throw out good efforts after a bad loss, and 3) they haven't lost 2 in row this season

still have to look into it further but thats my thinking out of the gate

[Speedy88]

I hate the Hawks, but I can see them getting up for this game and wining SU. Hawks are very unpredictable, but they should be able to get up for the best team in the Eastern Conference. I think the Bulls are slowly coming back down to earth, and their lines are still over-inflated w/o Rose. After a few nice covers w/o Rose against ORL, MIA, etc., books feel comfortable over-inflating their lines.

Don't forget CHI is sitting fairly comfortable with a 3.5 game lead on the Heat for first place in the East. ATL is in a heavy pack of teams fighting for late playoff seeding. We are hitting that last 15-20 game stretch, you have to win when you are at home, and you have to avoid multiple losses in a row. Hopefully the Hawks value that....

[PR9]

The thing is, Thibs absolutely railed the team for their lack of effort after the last game.

I mean, he TOTALLY got into them and RAILED them.

Hawks playing their 5 game in 6 nights, including a quadruple OT, and traveling on a b2b. With Thibs up their asses I'm going Bulls 1st Quarter minimum for this one, as I think they'll respond to their coach and show effort early

[as99]

Agree that Bulls come out hard.

[cdaniels24]

I hate the hawks too but they have played great on b2b's this year. I think this line is way too high for a Rose-less Bulls against Hawks on the road. They beat the Bulls with Rose on the last game of a b2b2b earlier this year. I think Hawks may win SU. But I'll take the points

[killersweet]

The thing is, Thibs absolutely railed the team for their lack of effort after the last game.

I mean, he TOTALLY got into them and RAILED them.

Hawks playing their 5 game in 6 nights, including a quadruple OT, and traveling on a b2b. With Thibs up their asses I'm going Bulls 1st Quarter minimum for this one, as I think they'll respond to their coach and show effort early

I also noticed that Atlanta has gotten off to slow starts to their games. only against Utah they had a decent 1st quarter. against other teams, they have struggled in the early going and then played well in the 2nd half to make games out of it.

[PR9]

I also noticed that Atlanta has gotten off to slow starts to their games. only against Utah they had a decent 1st quarter. against other teams, they have struggled in the early going and then played well in the 2nd half to make games out of it.

yes, exactly. I pointed that out before the Utah game. Before that Utah game Atlanta started slow even against the shittiest of shitty teams (like Cavs, Wizards, Nets, etc)

ATL is a 2nd half team. They started like shit in MIL yesterday too, and played better in the 2nd H until MIL made a run later in the 4th

[JOHON8]

1st quarter looks good. Bulls start hard in response to their coach, but fail to finish the game with Hawks needing the win.

[actiondan]

Bulls & under parlay

[PR9]

Wow I was just perusing a Bulls message board and their fans are very pessimistic for tonight's game

[brainfreeze0]

I hate the hawks too but they have played great on b2b's this year. I think this line is way too high for a Rose-less Bulls against Hawks on the road. They beat the Bulls with Rose on the last game of a b2b2b earlier this year. I think Hawks may win SU. But I'll take the points

Yeah I went with the Hawks on this one. Was a tough call.

[ChiLLx]

Wow I was just perusing a Bulls message board and their fans are very pessimistic for tonight's game

If you're talking about RealGM, then every Bulls fan there thinks the world is ending after a loss

I'm a Bulls fan that visits there frequently

[PR9]

I'm watching this game now. I may just make a play in-game on Hawks. Bulls look surprisingly disinterested early in comparison to the Hawks

looks like 2 losses in a row for Bulls here

[PR9]

This game is to be left alone. I am. Better plays out there.

BOL all

[PR9]

heh. I just checked the box score and bulls shot 100% from downtown in the 2nd Q after I tuned out

[chantrain]

Bulls have gone 84 games since losing 2 in a row (in the regular season)

That is ridiculous

[Speedy88]

I'll take an under every time between ATL and CHI.