Charlotte Hornets vs. Chicago Bulls 2/2/23-Free Pick, NBA Betting
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Thursday, February 2nd finds the Chicago Bulls and Charlotte Hornets playing the third of four scheduled matches.
The teams split the prior meeting with Chicago winning the initial November 2nd match (106-88) and Charlotte taking the January 26th event (111-96). Charlotte will host the final meeting on March 31st
Both teams last played on Tuesday with the Bulls losing 103-108 to the Clippers while the Hornets were routed 115-124 by the Bucks.
Last season, the teams played three times with Chicago winning two of the three contests. The Bulls hold the all-time record having bested the Hornets in 77 of their 123 matches.
*Editor’s Note: Statistics and rankings are current as of this writing, Wednesday, February 1st. Numbers may vary slightly entering games on Thursday, February 2nd.
Charlotte Hornets
Despite their best efforts the Hornets simply had no answer for Giannis Antetokounmpo. It was like watching an adult take candy from a baby in terms of the ease with which the Greek Freak manuevered on the hardwood.
It sounds almost silly to say but ignoring the Hornets’ record they are still one of the more entertaining teams to watch.
Head coach Steve Clifford has something to celebrate as his young squad seems to finally be buying into defensive principles.
They began the week having delivered the eighth-best defense over the previous six games eighth-best defense over the previous six games.
Granted getting pummelled by the Bucks won’t help the team’s overall mark but Rome wasn’t built in a day.
Season Stats
Charlotte ranks 25th averaging 112.3 points per game while shooting 45.2% from the field and 32.4% from the perimeter ranking 29th and 30th respectively.
Defensively, Charlotte is giving up an average of 118.7 points which ranks 28th. Opponents shoot 48.0% from the field and 36.5% from the perimeter ranking 25th and 23rd respectively.
Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Cody Martin, SF (OUT— left knee soreness)
- Kelly Oubre Jr., SG (OUT INDEFINITELY — left-hand surgery)
- James Bouknight, SG (OUT —G League – On Assignment)
- Kai Jones, C (OUT — G League On Assignment)
- Theo Maledon, PG (OUT — G League, Two-Way)
Chicago Bulls
With just a week remaining until the trade deadline, the Bulls and Raptors may be the teams with the most eyes on them. The latter because they are considered to have the best tangible plug-and-play quality assets and the former as their backup.
No offense to the Bulls, but getting an OG Anunoby versus a DeMar DeRozan is a no-brainer based on the salary and the fact a contending team is almost always searching to add a 3 and D player.
Chicago could still be buyers but with Nikola Vucevic in a contract year, it might be time to rip the bandaid off now with the hope of resetting around LaVine and DeRozan while hoping Lonzo Ball eventually recovers from his knee injury from hell.
Season Stats
Chicago scores 114.3 points per game ranking 15th while they shoot 48.9% from the field and 36.8% from the perimeter ranking fifth and ninth respectively.
Defensively, they allow 114.4 points per game ranking 18th. So far, their opponents shoot 47.2% from the field and 35.8% from the perimeter ranking 16th and 15th respectively.
Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Lonzo Ball, G (OUT — left knee surgery)
- Javonte Green, SG (OUT — right knee surgery)
- Malcolm Hill, SF (OUT — G League – Two-Way
- Carlik Jones, PG Out — G League – Two-Way)
- Marko Simonovic, C (OUT — G League – On Assignment)
Charlotte Hornets vs. Chicago Bulls Betting Trends:
- At this point, the Hornets are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games.
- Charlotte is 5-11 SU in their last 16 games.
- Also, the Hornets are 12-6 ATS in their last 18 games against Denver.
- By comparison, the Bulls are 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 games at home.
- Finally, the Bulls are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games played on a Thursday when playing at home.
Free Charlotte Hornets vs. Chicago Bulls NBA Prediction:
The crazy dynamic of this matchup is you have one team who wants to win and can’t seem to find their stride and another team who is prime Victor Wembanyama position and still wants to try to get out of it.
Or maybe, the Hornets are just really good at the rope-a-dope.
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