Originally Posted by
MADIZM036
Bulls all the way. Orlando is coming off a HUGE emotional win just last night, theyre gassed. And Chicago is coming off the exact opposite. Atlanta pulled a massive comeback on Wednesday, Chicago was up 17 and lost 83-80. Chicago comes out tonight swinging. Chicago is 17-8 ATS with 1 day rest and Orlando is 6-9 ATS on 0 days.
And while Orlando may be 24-9 SU @ HOME, theyre only 17-16 ATS....
The only big problem for Chicago will be defending Dwight Howard. Al Horford lit them up for 31 points and 16 boards.
In Orlandos game last nite vs Miami the Magic shot so many 3 pointers, it basically negated Dwight Howards offense. He did grab 18 boards though. Point is: Orlando leads the NBA with 9.3 3-pointers per game & Chicago leads the NBA in 3-point defense holding teams to 32.9% so basically it looks like Howard will get some points, but Noah and Boozer will have to step up.
And theres no possible way that Derrick Rose goes for less than 25 points tonite. And Luol Deng has been on fire averaging 19.6 PPG over his last 7 games.
Chicago has an 8-4 ATS mark as a ROAD UNDERDOG and this is KEY: is 4-1 ATS record in this role off a LOSS