The Chicago Bulls (18-23) are 4.5-point favorites as they try to stop a three-game losing streak when they host the Charlotte Hornets (9-28) on Friday, January 17, 2025 at United Center. The game airs at 8:00 PM ET on CHSN and FDSSE.

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Bulls vs. Hornets Game Info

• When: Friday, January 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
• Where: United Center in Chicago, Illinois
• TV: CHSN and FDSSE
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Bulls vs. Hornets Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Bulls (- 4.5)

• Against the spread, Chicago is 20-21-0 this season.
• Charlotte has 18 wins in 37 games against the spread this season.
• The Bulls have an ATS record of 5-3 as 4.5-point favorites or more.
• Against the spread as 4.5-point underdogs or greater, the Hornets are 14-13.

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Pick OU:

Under (235.5)

• The Bulls’ 41 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 235.5 points 20 times.
• The Hornets have played six games this season that ended with a combined score higher than 235.5 points.
• The average total in Chicago’s matchups this year is 236.3, 0.8 more points than this game’s over/under.
• Charlotte’s games this season have had an average of 222.7 points, 12.8 fewer points than this game’s total.
• The Bulls are the fifth-highest scoring team in the NBA this year. The Hornets have scored the 30th-most points.
• This contest features the NBA’s second-ranked (Hornets) and 30th-ranked (Bulls) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Bulls (-190)

• The Bulls have entered the game as favorites 11 times this season and won six, or 54.5%, of those games.
• The Hornets have been underdogs in 33 games this season and have come away with the win seven times (21.2%) in those contests.
• Chicago has a record of 4-3 when it’s favored by -190 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• This season, Charlotte has come away with a win four times in 23 chances when named as an underdog of at least +155 or worse on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Bulls have a 65.5% chance to win.

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