Chicago Bulls at Charlotte Hornets odds, picks and predictions

Kevin Erickson | Staff Writer

The Chicago Bulls (16-21) and Charlotte Hornets (8-25) meet Monday in the 2nd end of a home-and-home set at Spectrum Center in Charlotte. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Let's analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Bulls vs. Hornets odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: Chicago leads 2-0

The Bulls picked up a 104-91 win at home in the front end of the home-and-home set as an 8.5-point favorite as the Under (218) cashed. The win snapped a 2-game losing streak. Chicago is 13-5 against the spread (ATS) in the past 18 games, while the Under has cashed in 8 consecutive outings.

Chicago also posted a 111-100 win at home against Charlotte on Dec. 6 as a 5.5-point favorite as the Under (219.5) connected.

The Hornets ended up going 1-5 SU and 3-3 ATS on the 6-game road trip which wrapped up in Chicago on Friday. Charlotte has alternated non-covers and covers in the past 6 games overall, while the Under has cashed in each of the past 3 outings.

Bulls at Hornets odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:18 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Bulls -240 (bet $240 to win $100) | Hornets +198 (bet $100 to win $198)
Against the spread (ATS): Bulls -6.5 (-108) | Hornets +6.5 (-112)
Over/Under (O/U): 216.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Bulls at Hornets key injuries

Bulls

G Alex Caruso (neck) questionable
G Zach LaVine (foot) probable
C Nikola Vucevic (groin) probable
F Patrick Williams (ankle) questionable

Hornets

F P.J. Washington (ankle) out

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

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Bulls at Hornets picks and predictions

Prediction

Bulls 111, Hornets 102

Moneyline

The Bulls (-240) will cost you nearly 2 1/2 times your potential return, and that's way too much risk with such little reward.

The Hornets (+198) are terrible, and they have won just once in the past 13 games overall, so they cannot be trusted, either.

AVOID, and look to the spread instead.

Against the spread

The BULLS -6.5 (-108) are worth playing lightly on the road, as they have won and covered each of the 1st 2 meetings this season, while going 4-0 SU/ATS since Feb. 2, 2023.

The Hornets +6.5 (-112) have covered just twice in the past 5 games overall, while going 4-6 ATS in the past 10 outings. Do not trust the home team to get the job done.

Over/Under

UNDER 216.5 (-110) is the best play on the board in this rematch.

The total has gone low in 3 straight games for the Hornets, while going 9-3 in the past 12 outings overall. The total has cashed Under in the 2 previous meetings this season, while cashing in 6 straight battles in this series.

Meanwhile, the Bulls are on an 8-game Under run dating back to Dec. 21. Go low, and feel confidently in doing so.

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