Milwaukee Bucks at Chicago Bulls NBA Pick – Odds – Free ATS Prediction

By Keith F

Date: 31/12/2016 7:05 pm

Location: United Center

TV: ESPN

Betting Odds

Point Spread: Chicago -2.5

Total: 202

The Minnesota Timberwolves will head cross Lake Michigan to the Windy City for a divisional clash between the Bucks and Bulls to take place in the United Center in Chicago, Illinois with a scheduled tip-off time of 8:05 PM ET. The game is set to be aired on NBA TV for interested New Year’s Eve audiences.

Milwaukee Bucks at Chicago Bulls Overview

The Bucks were taken to the woodshed last night in Minnesota and with this being said, the popular opinion as that the Bucks will come in this contest sluggish as a result. However, Milwaukee has been dominant over the Bulls this season as they have absolutely had their number. The Bucks own both wins this season against the Bulls. One of Milwaukee’s scarce road wins came in Chicago when they ransacked the Bulls by a score of 95-69 on December 16th. The Bulls also come in on a low note as they were defeated soundly by rival Indiana on the road last night in Indianapolis by a score of 111-101.

Milwaukee at Chicago Key Betting Trends

Minnesota enters this fixture with a record of 15-16 SU while posting a 14-19 mark against the spread.
Chicago sits at 16-17 straight up but also has shown value against the spread with a mark of 15-18.
Both teams have hovered around the .500 mark this season.

Public Money Consensus

So far we have seen the consensus take a liking to the home favorites Chicago in the early going. In Money Line markets, the Bulls come in as -145 home favorite while the Bucks stand at +125. As for the Over/Under, we have seen the line move a full point in the Over/Under with the number rising to 202, revealing early action on the Over.

Milwaukee Bucks at Chicago Bulls Prediction

What we have here is what we like to call essentially a “buy-back” situation. To define this, we laid Milwaukee yesterday as a road favorite and the Bucks were smoked by the T’Wolves. Now, the stock in the Bucks has been depleted and essentially we can take them back at a better number as a result of last night’s outcome. As we have highlighted previously, Milwaukee has already “been there and done that” with this Chicago team as they trounced them on their own court just over two weeks ago. The Deers have had the upper hand all-season long and despite this, the Bulls are spotting them the points yet again. Likely this could still be the after effects of the Bulls defeating San Antonio at the United Center, handing the Spurs their first road loss this season. However, the fact remains the Bulls are spotting points to a team that has proven they can have their way with them and we have to like that situation going in to this contest with points. While it is tempting to take the Deers on the Money Line, we will play this one conservative as markets are prone to be extra sharp after Milwaukee has been 2-0 ATS this year in their two victories against the Bulls.

Free Pick: Take Milwaukee +2.5