WagerTalk NBA handicapper Andy Lang offers his Chicago Bulls vs Orlando Magic betting preview for Monday, January 3. At the time of posting, the Bulls are holding steady as a 14-point home favorite over the visiting Magic, with the total sitting at 221.5 points.<\/p>\n
Stay on top of the latest NBA<\/a> updates direct from Las Vegas!<\/em><\/p>\n The Magic are coming off an overtime loss to Boston last night and will travel to Chicago to take on the Bulls who are coming off of two straight wins by walk-off shots from Demar DeRozan.. That makes it seven straight wins in a row for Chicago, and five straight losses for the Magic. The Bulls are 14-point favorites with a total of 221.5 tonight, so let’s see where the value is in the betting markets on this game.<\/p>\n It\u2019s just been a brutal stretch for Orlando as they are 3-19 in their last 22 games, and they\u2019ve just been ravaged by injuries and COVID issues. They are getting players back one game at a time, but Cole Anthony is still dealing with a sprained ankle, and it\u2019s looking like this injury is worse than initially thought. He\u2019s listed as questionable, but I don\u2019t have high hopes for him playing or being effective when he does play.<\/p>\n The subs of Orlando have played spirited basketball as they got beat pretty bad twice by Milwaukee, but they took Boston to OT last night, and kept it within 10 to Miami, and New Orleans and even got a win against a depleted Atlanta team. While one win in the last six games isn\u2019t impressive, it\u2019s not awful considering the caliber of players they had available. They\u2019ve also scored 110 or more in three straight games, so offensively they haven\u2019t been\u2026offensively bad.<\/p>\n The Bulls are playing winning basketball as they are 11-2 the last 13, but they\u2019re only 5-5 ATS they\u2019re last 10, so they haven\u2019t been a great team to bet on ATS. Their last two wins on last second shots were definitely fun and exciting, but they were both low percentage shots that could have easily turned out to be two straight up losses.<\/p>\n DeRozan\u2019s game winning shot against Indiana was his only made three pointer of the game, and the same can be said in the Washington game. The lack of defense was on display against Washington as Kuzma and Beal did whatever they wanted to against them, and it appears the absence of Caruso and Ball might be turning into a real defensive issue.<\/p>\n Playing a back to back off an overtime loss is a tough schedule for Orlando, so I think their backs are up against the wall in this one, and I think we\u2019ll see it mostly on the defensive end so I expect a lot of points from the Bulls, which is why I\u2019ll take the Bulls’ team total over 118.5 points as my official play in this game. They\u2019ve scored 120 or more in four out of six games, and the two unders were against the Pacers. Orlando will have tired legs against a rested Bulls team who will put up points galore tonight.<\/p>\n OFFICIAL PLAY: Bulls OVER 118.5 Team Total<\/p>\n Interested in placing a bet on tonight’s Chicago Bulls vs Orlando Magic contest? DraftKings is offering a $1,000 Deposit Bonus<\/a> for first-time bettors in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Indiana, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Tennessee, Michigan, Virginia, Wyoming and Arizona.<\/em><\/p>\n Monday on WagerTalk TV: \u2014 WagerTalk (@WagerTalk) January 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n
\n Monday, January 3<\/th>\n NBA Betting Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n Point Spread:<\/td>\n Chicago Bulls -14 vs Orlando Magic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Total:<\/td>\n 221.5 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Game Time:<\/td>\n 8:10pm ET \/ 5:10pm PT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Arena:<\/td>\n United Center in Chicago<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n TV:<\/td>\n NBC Sports Chicago<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Chicago Bulls vs Orlando Magic Analysis<\/h2>\n
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