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Milwaukee Bucks vs. Chicago Bulls – NBA – Predictions, Betting Lines, Odds and Trends

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SGPN NBA Staff
January 20, 2022

Two of the league’s best scorers face off when Giannis Antetokounmpo (third, 28.6 PPG) and the Milwaukee Bucks (28-19) host DeMar DeRozan (eighth, 25.7 PPG) and the Chicago Bulls (28-15) on Friday, January 21, 2022 at 8:00 PM ET. The Bucks are 8.5-point favorites. The matchup has an over/under of 227 points.

Bucks vs. Bulls Predictions

Bucks vs. Bulls Betting Odds

Bucks vs Bulls Betting Information
Favorite	Spread	Total
Bucks	-8.5	227 points

Bucks vs. Bulls Last 10 Games

Milwaukee has a 4-6 record straight-up in its last 10 contests, while covering the spread four times in those games.
The final score of the past 10 Milwaukee games has gone over the set total four times.
The past 10 Bucks games averaged 0.9 more points (227.9) than this matchup’s point total.
In the past 10 games, the Bucks are scoring 1.3 points more per game compared to their season average.
Chicago covered the spread four times in its last 10 contests while putting up a 5-5 record straight-up in those games.
Chicago and its opponents have combined to hit the over in seven of the past 10 games.
The Bulls’ past 10 outings have ended with an average of 222.0 points scored. That’s 5.0 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
The Bulls’ per-game scoring average over their past 10 games is 112.7, 1.5 points higher than their season-long per-game average.

Bucks vs. Bulls Betting Trends

Milwaukee has covered the spread 21 times over 47 games with a set spread.
In games they have played as 8.5-point favorites or more, the Bucks have an ATS record of 6-7.
Milwaukee games have finished with a final combined score above the over/under 20 times this season.
The Bucks are shooting 45.4% from the field this season, 0.9 percentage points lower than the 46.3% the Bulls allow to opponents.
In games Milwaukee shoots better than 46.3% from the field, it is 14-4 against the spread and 18-0 overall.
Chicago has covered the spread 25 times in 43 games with a set spread.
The Bulls are winless against the spread when they are 8.5-point underdogs or more (0-1).
This season, Chicago’s games have hit the over 23 times.
The Bulls’ 47.5% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.7 percentage points higher than the Bucks have allowed to their opponents (43.8%).
Chicago has compiled a 21-6 record against the spread and a 21-6 straight up record in games it shoots above 43.8% from the field.

Bucks vs. Bulls Over/Under Trends

This season, Milwaukee and its opponents have combined to outscore Friday’s over/under of 227 points 19 times.
A total of 12 of Chicago’s games finished with a combined score higher than 227 points this season.
The Bucks average 112.0 points per game against the Bulls’ 111.2, amounting to 3.8 points under the matchup’s point total of 227.
The 216.9 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score on average this season are 10.1 fewer than the 227 total in this contest.
On average, the over/under in Bucks games is 6.1 points fewer than the over/under of 227 points in this contest.
Bulls games have an over/under of 217.8 points this season, 9.2 points fewer than the total points bet for this contest.

Bucks Team Leaders

Giannis Antetokounmpo: 28.6 PTS, 11.3 REB, 6.1 AST, 1.5 BLK, 53.3 FG%, 28.8 3PT% (42-for-146)
Jrue Holiday: 18.1 PTS, 6.6 AST, 1.6 STL, 49.5 FG%, 38.1 3PT% (61-for-160)
Khris Middleton: 19.8 PTS, 5.3 AST, 1.1 STL, 43.7 FG%, 38.4 3PT% (84-for-219)
Bobby Portis: 15.3 PTS, 9.3 REB, 48.4 FG%, 42.9 3PT% (73-for-170)
Pat Connaughton: 10.6 PTS, 47.9 FG%, 40.7 3PT% (103-for-253)

Bulls Team Leaders

DeMar DeRozan: 25.7 PTS, 48.9 FG%, 34.7 3PT% (25-for-72)
Zach LaVine: 24.9 PTS, 49.1 FG%, 41.2 3PT% (112-for-272)
Nikola Vucevic: 16.3 PTS, 11.1 REB, 1.1 STL, 1.2 BLK, 43.9 FG%, 32.8 3PT% (58-for-177)
Lonzo Ball: 13.0 PTS, 5.1 AST, 1.8 STL, 42.3 FG%, 42.3 3PT% (110-for-260)
Ayo Dosunmu: 7.2 PTS, 55.4 FG%, 45.7 3PT% (32-for-70)