Brooklyn Nets versus Chicago Bulls Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Pointspread Lines Odds Preview 4-4-2013
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The 40-33 Chicago Bulls will travel to play the 43-31 Brooklyn Nets in an NBA pro basketball game on Thursday night. Tip off time from Brooklyn is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by TNT.
The odds from this NBA pro basketball game will be released on Thursday afternoon as Joakim Noah, Taj Gibson and Marco Belinelli are both listed as doubtful for Chicago with injuries.
The Bulls and Nets have met three times this season with each team winning on their home court. The Bulls covered the point spread in two of the three games.
Chicago has a road record of 19-17 on the season. The team is coming off a 90-86 road defeat on Tuesday to the Washington Wizards as a +2 ½ point underdog. The game went under 187 ½ points. The Bulls shot just 39.3% from the floor and made 5 of 23 three pointers. They allowed the Wizards 42.3% from the floor along with 6 of 13 from beyond the arc. Chicago pulled down six less rebounds than Washington. Carlos Boozer led the Bulls with 19 points and 12 rebounds as he made 9 of his 18 shots. With no Derrick Rose in the lineup the Bulls have put up good defensive numbers and poor offensive ones. The team is now 30th and last in the NBA in scoring by averaging 92.9 points a game. Chicago is now in the sixth seed in the Eastern conference trailing the fourth seeded Brooklyn Nets by two games with nine games remaining.
The Nets are 22-14 playing at home this season. They finish their eight game road trip with a 113-95 victory at the Cleveland Cavaliers as a -5 point betting favorite. The game finished over 199 ½ points. Brooklyn finished 5-3 on this long strip. They go up 66-46 at the half in victory. The Nets enjoyed a 56.6% shooting performance and connected on 10 of 21 three pointers. They pulled down eight more rebounds than Cleveland and held the Cavaliers to just 38.2% from the floor. MarShon Brooks led Brooklyn with 27 points and seven assists as he made 12 of his 16 shots. The Nets rank fifth in the NBA in scoring defense by allowing 95 points a game this season. Brooklyn sits in the fourth seed in the Eastern conference holding a two game lead over the fifth seeded Atlanta Hawks with eight games left to play.
The odds from this NBA pro basketball game will be released on Thursday afternoon as Joakim Noah, Taj Gibson and Marco Belinelli are both listed as doubtful for Chicago with injuries.
The Bulls and Nets have met three times this season with each team winning on their home court. The Bulls covered the point spread in two of the three games.
Chicago has a road record of 19-17 on the season. The team is coming off a 90-86 road defeat on Tuesday to the Washington Wizards as a +2 ½ point underdog. The game went under 187 ½ points. The Bulls shot just 39.3% from the floor and made 5 of 23 three pointers. They allowed the Wizards 42.3% from the floor along with 6 of 13 from beyond the arc. Chicago pulled down six less rebounds than Washington. Carlos Boozer led the Bulls with 19 points and 12 rebounds as he made 9 of his 18 shots. With no Derrick Rose in the lineup the Bulls have put up good defensive numbers and poor offensive ones. The team is now 30th and last in the NBA in scoring by averaging 92.9 points a game. Chicago is now in the sixth seed in the Eastern conference trailing the fourth seeded Brooklyn Nets by two games with nine games remaining.
The Nets are 22-14 playing at home this season. They finish their eight game road trip with a 113-95 victory at the Cleveland Cavaliers as a -5 point betting favorite. The game finished over 199 ½ points. Brooklyn finished 5-3 on this long strip. They go up 66-46 at the half in victory. The Nets enjoyed a 56.6% shooting performance and connected on 10 of 21 three pointers. They pulled down eight more rebounds than Cleveland and held the Cavaliers to just 38.2% from the floor. MarShon Brooks led Brooklyn with 27 points and seven assists as he made 12 of his 16 shots. The Nets rank fifth in the NBA in scoring defense by allowing 95 points a game this season. Brooklyn sits in the fourth seed in the Eastern conference holding a two game lead over the fifth seeded Atlanta Hawks with eight games left to play.