\n| TV:<\/td>\n | ESPN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nGolden State Warriors at Chicago Bulls Analysis<\/h2>\nBoth teams are coming off of big losses to two of the best Eastern Conference teams as the Warriors were boat raced by Milwaukee last night 118-99, and Chicago was run off the court 138-112 on Wednesday by Brooklyn. Golden State will be playing their third road game in a row to a solid opponent, and they will be without Klay Thompson and Draymond Green tonight. Chicago had quite the winning streak going (nine wins in a row), but have lost two out of three despite having most of their starters available. We know both these teams are top tier teams, but both are in a mini slump\u2026so what’s the path tonight to make a profit for us?<\/p>\n Warriors Wilting<\/h3>\nMake no mistake 118-99 does not reflect how bad the game was last night for Golden State as they were down 77-38 at halftime. Golden State had no answer for Giannis, Middleton and Portis and the shooting woes on offense continued. I keep banging the drum of how important Draymond is on offense for them, and since his absence it\u2019s been really tough sledding for them. This is now four out of five games of scoring under 100 points for them, and without Draymond and Klay tonight it seems to be Steph or bust, and Milwaukee showed a nice blueprint last night of how to defend Steph.<\/p>\n They put Wes Matthews on a face guard of Steph and in every pick and roll they would double Steph and dare anyone else to create their own shot, and it worked to perfection as Golden State\u2019s offense never got on track, and Milwaukee was able to avoid the huge Steph barrage of three pointers run he\u2019s known for. Not having Caruso makes it a bit more difficult for Chicago to do this, but with Ball and Lavine I think they can provide enough athleticism to disrupt Curry.<\/p>\n Don’t Hit The Panic Button on the Bulls<\/h3>\nI\u2019m way less concerned about the Bulls recent struggles than I am about the Warriors. All big winning streaks come to an end, and after winning nine in a row the Mavericks just shot a little better than them to hand them their first loss in nearly a month. The Bulls rebounded nicely by demolishing the Pistons, and lost the very next night to Brooklyn in a game that Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and James Harden combined for 72 points in a 138-112 domination. Brooklyn shot 56.3% from the field and 53.1% from threes, and if they do that they\u2019re going to win every game. So I\u2019m not hitting the panic button on Chicago as their losses didn\u2019t raise red flags for me. Chicago\u2019s offense should set up nicely tonight as Golden State has been getting torched by bigs (Milwaukee), and guards (Memphis), and forwards (New Orleans) depending on the strength of the opponent. So Chicago can attack with Vucevic and DeRozan or Lavine and Ball, and Golden State hasn\u2019t shown the ability to stop teams recently.<\/p>\n Golden State Warriors at Chicago Bulls Prediction<\/h3>\nThe Warriors are 1-3 their last four second games on a back to back, and I don\u2019t think this game goes well for them. Not only will they be without Green and Thompson, but one of their better defenders, Gary Payton II, is out with a back injury. As we saw last night, with Golden State depleted if you can guard Curry as well as Milwaukee did there\u2019s not much offense left on the roster, and the defense is just over matched as we saw Looney only make it one minute into the game before he was in foul trouble.<\/p>\n Chicago is rested, and has most of their main weapons ready to go, and I don\u2019t see how Golden State slows down Vucevic, DeRozan, Ball and Lavine. Golden State is 2-8 against the spread the first half in the last 10 games while Chicago is 7-3 against the spread the first half, so if that trend continues look for Kerr to not play Steph much in the second half and wave the white flag. Even if it\u2019s a bit close in the first half, the Bulls should overwhelm as the game goes on, I\u2019ll confidently take the Bulls in this one.<\/strong><\/p>\nInterested in placing a bet on tonight’s Golden State Warriors at Chicago Bulls contest? DraftKings is offering a $1,000 Deposit Bonus<\/a> for first-time bettors in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Indiana, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Tennessee, Michigan, Virginia, Wyoming and Arizona.<\/em><\/p>\n |
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