The Indiana Pacers will be looking to keep up their hot start to the season on Saturday night as they take on the Chicago Bulls.
The Pacers are 4-1 SU and 3-2 ATS in their last five games against the Bulls, with Indiana beating Chicago 97-80 as a 2-point home favorite on the NBA odds when they met on November 6. That game was an UNDER.
Supporters of the Pacers have seen them go 9-0 and 7-2 ATS so far this season, while the Bulls are at 4-3 and 3-4 ATS. (Note: follow us on Twitter for line updates and injuries news). In totals betting, the Bulls are 2-5, while the Pacers are 1-8.
View Indiana Pacers vs Chicago Bulls Odds and Stats.
On the Sportsbook line for this matchup at Sportsbook, the Bulls sat as -4-point Favorite. The total had been pegged earlier by the oddsmakers at Sportsbook at 180.5.
It's a betting matchup between the No. 12-rated Bulls and the No. 6-ranked Pacers, according to the NBA Power Rankings here at Odds Shark. Predictive-scoring formulas run on this game indicate a potential 95-87 result in favor of the Pacers.
In their last action, Indiana was a 104-77 Sportsbook at home against the Bucks. They covered the 14-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (181) was profitable news for UNDER bettors. The Pacers blew out Milwaukee on Friday, running up the score in a 104-77 win at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Chicago won its last outing, a 96-80 result against the Raptors on November 15. The Bulls covered in that game as a 1-point underdog, while the 176 combined points took the game UNDER the total. Chicago earned a 96-80 victory over Toronto on Friday, getting 19 points from Luol Deng at Air Canada Centre.
How They Match Up:
In rebounding, the battle of the boards features Chicago's No. 6-rated squad against Indiana's No. 10-rated roster. When it comes to long-range shooting, Chicago rates No. 29 in the league with 4.57 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 17 with 7.44 per outing.
Next up:
Indiana at New York, Wednesday, November 20th
Chicago home to Charlotte, Monday, November 18th