Hawks vs Bulls Game Breakdown & Projections – Wed, Apr 17th 2024

Get ready for a sizzling showdown at the United Center tonight as the Atlanta Hawks swoop into the Windy City to battle the Chicago Bulls in a high-stakes Eastern Conference play-in game. With both teams kicking off their postseason quests at 0W-0L, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Set to tip off at 9:30 PM EST on ESPN, this clash promises all the drama of a playoff thriller. The Hawks, despite a narrow recent setback, are looking to claw back with a vengeance, while the Bulls are charging in hot off a razor-thin victory. With the betting lines drawing a tight circle around this matchup and an over/under of 222.5, tonight’s game is anyone’s to take. As these teams lock horns, expect a battle that truly embodies the spirit of their mascots—where only the bullish will survive and the hawks must soar above the storm.

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 17, 2024 09:30PM EST

Location: United Center, Chicago

Vegas Odds

	ATL ML	CHI ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+125	-145	220.5	3.5/-3.5
Recent	+130	-150	222.5	3.0/-3.0
Difference	+5	-5	+2.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

15W-25L

43.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

20W-20L

56.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
04/01/24	Atlanta Hawks ATL	32	29	29	23		113	Under
04/01/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	30	23	21	27		101.0	Under
02/12/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	26	34	37	39		136	Over
02/12/24	Atlanta Hawks ATL	33	26	33	34		126.0	Over
12/26/23	Atlanta Hawks ATL	17	39	29	28		113	Over
12/26/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	28	22	33	35		118.0	Over
04/04/23	Atlanta Hawks ATL	36	29	25	33		123	Over
04/04/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	26	27	27	25		105.0	Over
01/23/23	Atlanta Hawks ATL	21	27	30	22		100	Under
01/23/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	17	40	21	33		111.0	Under
12/21/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	30	31	20	29		110	Under
12/21/22	Atlanta Hawks ATL	25	26	26	31		108.0	Under
12/11/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	27	23	28	32	12	122	Over
12/11/22	Atlanta Hawks ATL	22	36	27	25	13	123.0	Over
02/24/22	Atlanta Hawks ATL	19	31	32	26		108	Under
02/24/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	24	28	30	30		112.0	Under
03/03/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	35	28	29	32		124	Over
03/03/22	Atlanta Hawks ATL	29	27	34	40		130.0	Over
12/29/21	Atlanta Hawks ATL	36	17	34	30		117	Over
12/29/21	Chicago Bulls CHI	38	36	30	27		131.0	Over
12/27/21	Chicago Bulls CHI	31	38	29	32		130	Over
12/27/21	Atlanta Hawks ATL	36	27	24	31		118.0	Over

Hawks Vs Over/Under

Bulls Vs Over/Under

Hawks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/12	vs MIN	106-109L	40	23	14	90
04/10	@ CHA	114-115L	38	35	16	82
04/09	@ MIA	111-117L	59	28	15	113
04/06	vs DEN	110-142L	38	30	16	87
04/04	vs DAL	95-109L	56	21	21	85
04/03	@ DET	121-113W	48	36	16	90
04/01	vs CHI	113-101W	45	29	14	82
03/30	@ MIL	113-122L	39	24	11	92
03/28	@ BOS	123-122W	53	24	11	106
03/27	@ POR	120-106W	41	23	16	85

Bulls Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
04/12	vs WAS	129-127W	56	28	13	98
04/11	vs DET	127-105W	42	28	8	96
04/09	@ NYK	117-128L	39	20	9	88
04/07	vs ORL	98-113L	37	20	21	75
04/05	@ NYK	108-100W	57	27	16	94
04/01	@ ATL	101-113L	51	17	8	94
03/31	vs MIN	109-101W	43	30	16	80
03/29	vs BRO	108-125L	44	24	12	78
03/27	@ IND	125-99W	54	28	7	98
03/25	@ WAS	105-107L	46	27	11	87

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Hawks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Bogdan Bogdanovic SF	33.8	26.9	30.2	87%	30.8
Clint Capela C	36.2	29.6	30.7	100%	31.0
De’Andre Hunter PF	30.5	30.7	26.4	40%	28.7
Dejounte Murray SG	45.8	42.0	47.4	100%	47.7
Trae Young PG	45.2	25.2	44.1	100%	44.5

Chicago Bulls	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Alex Caruso SF GTD	32.9	30.8	27.6	93%	28.0
DeMar DeRozan PF	50.8	46.5	42.6	100%	42.9
Ayo Dosunmu SG	27.7	30.4	31.1	100%	30.9
Nikola Vucevic C	44.5	35.8	39.1	100%	39.5
Coby White PG	39.4	26.4	34.4	100%	34.2

Hawks Notable Injuries

Jalen Johnson (PF/C): Avg: 16.2pts, 8.8reb, 3.6ast, 33.6 minutes. Last game: 04/09/24. Impact: 6.3
Vit Krejci (PG): Avg: 6.4pts, 2.2reb, 2.1ast, 24.7 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 2.7
Trent Forrest (PG): Avg: 2.2pts, 1.3reb, 2.4ast, 11.0 minutes. Last game: 04/10/24. Impact: 1.7
Mouhamed Gueye (PF/C): Avg: 1.0pts, 2.6reb, 0.8ast, 9.2 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 1.6
Dylan Windler (PF): Avg: 2.5pts, 0.9reb, 0.6ast, 6.4 minutes. Last game: 04/10/24. Impact: 1.2

Bulls Notable Injuries

Alex Caruso GTD (SG/SF): Avg: 10.0pts, 3.8reb, 3.5ast, 28.5 minutes. Last game: 04/11/24. Impact: 5.0
Torrey Craig OUT (PF): Avg: 5.7pts, 3.9reb, 1.1ast, 19.2 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 2.1
Adama Sanogo (C): Avg: 4.0pts, 4.0reb, 0.0ast, 7.3 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 2.2
Henri Drell (SF): Avg: 2.8pts, 1.0reb, 1.0ast, 7.5 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 1.5
Onuralp Bitim (SG): Avg: 3.5pts, 1.4reb, 0.6ast, 11.7 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 0.7
Andrew Funk (SG): Avg: 0.0pts, 0.0reb, 0.0ast, 2.7 minutes. Last game: 04/12/24. Impact: 0.2

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
Bogdan Bogdanovic	ATL	Pts	16.5	18.7	+2.2	80%	70%	60%	60%	CHI	+3.7	#21
De’Andre Hunter	ATL	Pts	16.5	18.6	+2.1	60%	50%	53%	53%	CHI	+3.7	#21
Coby White	CHI	Reb	4.5	5.1	+0.6	0%	20%	27%	27%	ATL	+0.1	#17
Garrison Mathews	ATL	Reb	1.5	2.0	+0.5	60%	50%	47%	47%	CHI	-1.7	#8
Dejounte Murray	ATL	Ast	5.5	6.8	+1.3	60%	80%	87%	87%	CHI	-0.0	#16
DeMar DeRozan	CHI	Ast	5.5	6.6	+1.1	60%	60%	53%	53%	ATL	+2.9	#30

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Hawks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#6	#9	#10	#9	-8.7%
PF	#16	#4	#18	#16	-0.7%
PG	#30	#20	#20	#30	37.9%
SF	#19	#20	#30	#25	19.6%
SG	#23	#17	#17	#19	1.9%

Bulls Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#12	#10	#3	#10	-8.7%
PF	#6	#3	#26	#5	-8.5%
PG	#17	#8	#30	#24	13.4%
SF	#21	#8	#23	#22	9.7%
SG	#28	#25	#16	#25	7.2%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

114.1

112.8

Rebounds per Game

44.4

44.7

Assists per Game

28.7

25.7

Steals per Game

7.6

8.2

Blocks per Game

3.9

4.7

Shots per Game

91.4

89.1

3-Pointers Made per Game

14.1

10.6

2-Pt Percentage per Game

55.2

54.3

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.5

36.4

Turnovers per Game

13.4

11.4

Fouls per Game

19.4

18.5

Recent Trends

DeMar DeRozan (SF/PF) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Torrey Craig (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 50.6% to 19.6, 13.0 min average previous 3 games.
Garrison Mathews (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 39.5% to 25.0, 17.9 min average previous 3 games.
Onyeka Okongwu (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 31.1% to 23.5, 34.1 min average previous 3 games.
Julian Phillips (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 33.2% to 14.9, 11.2 min average previous 3 games.
Dalen Terry (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 71.6% to 20.9, 12.2 min average previous 3 games.
Trae Young (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 54.5% to 16.0, 35.2 min average previous 3 games.