| Friday, February 4<\/th>\n | NBA Betting Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n |
|---|---|
| Point Spread:<\/td>\n | Chicago Bulls -2.5 vs Indiana Pacers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Total:<\/td>\n | 231.5 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Game Time:<\/td>\n | 7:10pm ET \/ 4:10pm PT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Arena:<\/td>\n | Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| TV:<\/td>\n | NBC Sports Chicago<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nBulls vs Pacers Analysis<\/h2>\nThe Bulls are coming off an overtime loss at Toronto last night, and have to make a quick turnaround to travel to Indiana who is in the middle of getting hit with a winter storm to take on the injury depleted Pacers.<\/p>\n The Pacers will be without six players tonight with two more listed as game time decisions, so they will be operating with a depleted roster.<\/p>\n The Bulls open up at a -2.5 favorite, but might not be with Zach Lavine who is dealing with back issues. The total is set at 231.5 so let\u2019s see if there\u2019s a play that makes sense for us to play in this one.<\/p>\n Bulls in Winter Wonderland<\/h3>\nThis is a brutal couple of days for Chicago. They lost in OT in Toronto and have to travel to Indianapolis who is being hit by a winter storm. As a resident of Indianapolis, I can tell you it\u2019s very cold and travel is difficult as we got an ice storm which then got covered with snow.<\/p>\n A lot of places have shut down today, and it\u2019s just a cold wintery day here. Not that players from Chicago can\u2019t handle it, but coming off an overtime loss and now the reports that Lavine is dealing with bad back spasms and is trending towards not playing tonight\u2026it\u2019s just a tough spot.<\/p>\n Luckily for them, their opponent has roster issues as well. One trend that interests me tonight is that the Bulls have been an over team recently going 4-1 O\/U their last five.<\/p>\n They\u2019ve been scoring a lot of points, and giving up a lot of points and their defense will surely be suspect tonight, but so will the Pacers.<\/p>\n Pacers Need a Doctor<\/h3>\nThe injuries are piling up for Indiana, and last game made it even worse as Jackson got hurt in the first minute of the game and is out for tonight which means a questionable Bitadze is their best shot at having a center.<\/p>\n It sets up well for nice games for DeRozan and Vucevic if they have fresh legs because the Pacers defense is non-existent right now. They\u2019ve given up 119 to Orlando, 116 to the Clippers and 110 to OKC without SGA in their last three games, and that was after they gave up 158 to Charlotte.<\/p>\n Pacers games are 8-2 to the over in their last 10, and the books have noticed as they\u2019ve put up this huge number of 231.5. I follow this team closely, and I don\u2019t even know some of these guys playing big minutes for Indiana.<\/p>\n Terry Taylor was last games star as he came off the bench to score 24 points when he had only played six games for the Pacers this season and had scored a TOTAL of 30 points in those games. Caris LeVert had a nice game and they are still getting contributions from Lance Stephenson, which blows my mind.<\/p>\n They\u2019ve won two out of their last four games, but these high scoring games they\u2019ve been involved in have my attention.<\/p>\n Bulls vs Pacers Prediction<\/h2>\nNeither of these teams defenses are having success lately, and I don\u2019t know why that would change tonight. The Pacers have nothing to offer inside for the bigs of Chicago, and the bulls have been involved in four straight games that went into the 140\u2019s or higher. I\u2019ll take this game over the total.<\/p>\n Prediction: Over 231.5<\/strong><\/p>\n Interested in placing a bet on Friday’s Bulls vs Pacers showdown? Caesars Sports is offering up to a $1,500 match bet for first-time deposits in New Jersey, West Virginia, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Virginia, Tennessee, Arizona, New York and Louisiana.<\/em><\/p>\n \ud83d\uddb1\ufe0f Thank YOU for helping us hit a major milestone in 93K subscribers on YouTube! #WagerTalkTV<\/a> continues to produce the best sports betting content for absolutely no cost. Help us reach our goal on the Road to 100K. \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47https:\/\/t.co\/R6HAcDOwWQ<\/a><\/p>\n |
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