WagerTalk NBA handicapper Andy Lang offers his LA Clippers vs Chicago Bulls betting preview for Sunday, November 14. At the time of posting, the Clippers are a 4-point home favorite over the Bulls with the total sitting at 217 points.<\/p>\n
Andy Lang LIVES and BREATHES player stats and data and there is a reason many people consider him WagerTalk’s prop king! Lock in ALL of his player and team props in the NBA for only $399 through the NBA FINALS<\/a> in June 2022! Stay on top of the latest NBA<\/a> updates direct from Las Vegas!<\/em><\/p>\n The Los Angeles Clippers came into Saturday night with a 7-4 record and have been winners of 6 straight games. At the time this article was written the Clippers were about to start a game with the Minnesota Timberwolves, so we don’t know the outcome of that game. The Chicago Bulls are 8-4, while losing 3 of their past 5 games. More importantly the Bulls are 3-2 ATS on the road while the Clippers are 3-4 ATS at home. Both teams are a shade under .500 when it comes to over\/under with 5-6 & 5-7 records. This should be an interesting matchup as both teams are very evenly matched.<\/p>\n The Los Angeles Clippers knew they would be without the services of their superstar Kawhi Leonard coming into the season. Paul George has stepped up moving from the #2 role in a big way and many secondary players have filled the void. The Clips are 17th in the league in scoring offense at 108.4 points a game and 6th in scoring defense giving up an average of 103.7 points a game. They were also incredible last season in the 2nd games of back-to-backs even while their superstars rested.<\/p>\n The Chicago Bulls are without a superstar of their own as Nikola Vucevic is out indefinitely due to Covid. Vucevic was acting more as a facilitator than scorer, so ball movement should be interesting without him taking up space under the rim. The addition of another dynamic scorer in Demar Derozan has opened things up even more for Zach Lavine. Chicago stands at 18th in the league in scoring offense with an average of 108.2 points a game and 7th in scoring defense with 103.8 points a game. Chicago has struggled in recent years against the Clippers with a 1-9 ATS record in their last 10 matchups, while they are 5-5 straight up.<\/p>\n The current line is set at -4 with the Clippers as the favorite and the over\/under set at 217. Both teams have exceeded expectations so far this season and have exceled on defense. The Bulls will look to adjust without Vucevic while the Clippers will look to continue their dominance in the 2nd game of back-to-backs. Without Vucevic Chicago will lose a step on offense, however based on how poorly he plays defense they may actually fair better on that side of the ball. It’s hard to not think that the Clips will attempt to slow the pace. Both teams rank far better defensively than they do on offense so we’ll be taking a stab at the under 218. Without Vucevic the only true big will be Ivica Zubac, so he should have little resistance under the rim. There won’t be an official line set til Sunday afternoon, but I would assume Zubac’s rebounding prop to be set at 8.5 based on prior games. If that’s the case Zubac over 8.5 rebounds would also be a strong play.<\/p>\n Official Play: UNDER 217<\/strong><\/p>\n Player Prop: Zubac OVER rebounds (no official line but play over on 8.5 or lower)<\/p>\n “We played the best team in the NBA. We played great the first half defensively, we was scrambling, moving around. But we have to sustain that.” – DeMar DeRozan<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcf0 | @SamSmithHoops<\/a> game recap:<\/p>\n \u2014 Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) November 13, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nLA Clippers vs Chicago Bulls Predictions<\/h3>\n
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