Hawks vs Bulls Game Breakdown

Get ready for a sizzling showdown at the United Center tonight as the Atlanta Hawks swoop into Chicago to battle the Bulls in what promises to be a pivotal first-round playoff clash! With the Hawks just a whisper away from climbing higher in the Eastern Conference and the Bulls looking to charge out of their rut, tonight’s tipoff at 9:00 PM EST could flip the script on the playoff narratives. After a series of blowouts in the early games, we’re all itching for some edge-of-your-seat action. The stakes are sky-high with the betting lines buzzing and fans biting their nails over a hefty over/under of 243. Both teams are fresh off the court, with the Hawks flying high from a recent victory and the Bulls feeling the sting of a close defeat. As the clock ticks down to game time, let’s see if the Hawks can keep soaring or if the Bulls will take the horns and run with it!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 15, 2025 09:00PM EST

Location: United Center, Chicago

Vegas Odds

	ATL ML	CHI ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+115	-135	244.5	2.0/-2.0
Recent	-105	-125	243.0	2.0/-2.0
Difference	-220	+10	-1.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

23W-37L

51.2% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

28W-31L

48.8% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
12/26/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	33	31	44	25	00	133	Over
12/26/24	Atlanta Hawks ATL	21	32	38	50	00	141	Over
11/22/24	Atlanta Hawks ATL	25	26	33	38	00	122	Over
11/22/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	28	30	41	37	00	136	Over
11/09/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	24	36	30	35	00	125	Under
11/09/24	Atlanta Hawks ATL	37	33	28	15	00	113	Under
04/01/24	Atlanta Hawks ATL	32	29	29	23	00	113	Under
04/01/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	30	23	21	27	00	101	Under
02/12/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	26	34	37	39	00	136	Over
02/12/24	Atlanta Hawks ATL	33	26	33	34	00	126	Over
12/26/23	Atlanta Hawks ATL	17	39	29	28	00	113	Under
12/26/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	28	22	33	35	00	118	Under
04/04/23	Atlanta Hawks ATL	36	29	25	33	00	123	Under
04/04/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	26	27	27	25	00	105	Under
01/23/23	Atlanta Hawks ATL	21	27	30	22	00	100	Under
01/23/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	17	40	21	33	00	111	Under
12/21/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	30	31	20	29	00	110	Under
12/21/22	Atlanta Hawks ATL	25	26	26	31	00	108	Under
12/11/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	27	23	28	32	120	122	Over
12/11/22	Atlanta Hawks ATL	22	36	27	25	130	123	Over
02/24/22	Atlanta Hawks ATL	19	31	32	26	00	108	Under
02/24/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	24	28	30	30	00	112	Under
03/03/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	35	28	29	32	00	124	Over
03/03/22	Atlanta Hawks ATL	29	27	34	40	00	130	Over
12/29/21	Atlanta Hawks ATL	36	17	34	30	00	117	Over
12/29/21	Chicago Bulls CHI	38	36	30	27	00	131	Over
12/27/21	Chicago Bulls CHI	31	38	29	32	00	130	Over
12/27/21	Atlanta Hawks ATL	36	27	24	31	00	118	Over

Hawks Vs Over/Under

Bulls Vs Over/Under

Hawks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/14	@ PHX	122-117W	54	22	12	98
01/09	vs PHX	115-123L	32	32	11	86
01/07	vs UTA	124-121W	44	35	10	98
01/04	vs LAC	105-131L	43	30	22	88
01/03	vs LAL	102-119L	39	22	8	100
01/01	vs DEN	120-139L	44	34	13	100
12/29	vs TOR	136-107W	40	30	14	95
12/28	@ MIA	120-110W	47	34	11	86
12/26	@ CHI	141-133W	44	32	12	89
12/21	@ MEM	112-128L	41	29	25	80

Bulls Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/14	@ NOP	113-119L	57	31	15	102
01/12	@ SAC	119-124L	45	26	7	93
01/10	@ WAS	138-105W	55	39	13	95
01/08	vs IND	113-129L	39	23	18	86
01/06	@ SAS	114-110W	47	25	13	102
01/04	@ NYK	139-126W	43	36	12	94
01/01	vs WAS	107-125L	44	28	20	92
12/30	vs CHA	115-108W	63	31	13	104
12/28	@ MIL	116-111W	52	33	11	95
12/26	vs ATL	133-141L	36	36	14	98

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Hawks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Clint Capela C	26.0	23.6	26.4	100%	26.6
Dyson Daniels SG	37.0	30.5	31.4	100%	31.8
Vit Krejci SF	18.0	27.1	13.9	30%	24.0
Zaccharie Risacher PF	19.0	15.0	19.6	100%	19.9
Trae Young PG	50.0	50.2	47.7	100%	48.0

Chicago Bulls	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Josh Giddey SG	39.0	36.0	33.9	100%	34.3
Zach LaVine SF	42.0	50.6	39.5	100%	39.9
Nikola Vucevic C	41.0	40.1	40.5	100%	40.8
Patrick Williams PF GTD	18.0	17.1	20.9	100%	21.1

Hawks Notable Injuries

Jalen Johnson (PF): Avg: 17.4pts, 9.2reb, 4.2ast, 34.7 minutes. Last game: 01/03/25. Impact: 7.4
Dominick Barlow (C): Avg: 3.9pts, 3.0reb, 1.0ast, 11.4 minutes. Last game: 01/04/25. Impact: 0.8

Bulls Notable Injuries

Patrick Williams GTD (PF): Avg: 9.6pts, 3.9reb, 1.8ast, 27.0 minutes. Last game: 01/14/25. Impact: 3.1
Lonzo Ball GTD (PG): Avg: 6.4pts, 3.3reb, 3.6ast, 20.1 minutes. Last game: 01/14/25. Impact: 3.9
Jevon Carter (PG): Avg: 4.8pts, 0.9reb, 1.2ast, 12.5 minutes. Last game: 01/10/25. Impact: 1.3
Chris Duarte (SG/SF): Avg: 3.6pts, 1.7reb, 0.7ast, 10.7 minutes. Last game: 01/10/25. Impact: 0.8

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Josh Giddey	CHI	Pts	13.5	15.1	+1.6	0%	30%	27%	27%	ATL	+0.1	#13
Onyeka Okongwu	ATL	Pts	10.5	11.5	+1.0	40%	50%	67%	67%	CHI	+3.0	#27
Dyson Daniels	ATL	Reb	5.5	6.5	+1.0	20%	30%	27%	27%	CHI	+1.3	#30
Zach LaVine	CHI	Reb	4.5	5.4	+0.9	80%	60%	53%	53%	ATL	-0.0	#17
Clint Capela	ATL	Ast	0.5	1.1	+0.6	60%	70%	73%	73%	CHI	+0.9	#28
Zaccharie Risacher	ATL	Ast	0.5	1.1	+0.6	20%	60%	47%	47%	CHI	+0.2	#17
Coby White	CHI	3Pt	2.5	2.7	+0.2	80%	50%	47%	47%	ATL	+0.7	#29