Nets vs Bulls Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at the United Center tonight as the Brooklyn Nets and Chicago Bulls lock horns in what promises to be a pivotal first-round playoff clash! With both teams trying to shake off recent losses and claw their way up the Eastern conference standings, tonight’s 9:00 PM EST showdown could be the spark they need. The stakes are high and the betting lines are buzzing, setting the stage for a high-octane battle. As the over/under teeters at an exhilarating 234.0, fans are buckled in for a scoring frenzy. Will the Nets weave through the Bulls’ defense, or will Chicago charge to a home victory? Either way, prepare for a showdown where Nets might just capture the Bulls by the horns!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 02, 2024 09:00PM EST

Location: United Center, Chicago

Vegas Odds

	BRO ML	CHI ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+190	-230	233.5	6.0/-6.0
Recent	+225	-275	234.0	7.0/-7.0
Difference	+35	-45	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

16W-34L

30.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

22W-26L

69.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
11/01/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	30	30	30	22	112	Under
11/01/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	37	31	24	28	120	Under
03/29/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	21	31	33	23	108	Under
03/29/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	27	20	39	39	125	Under
11/26/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	36	19	28	26	109	Under
11/26/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	19	44	33	22	118	Under
11/03/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	35	24	19	31	109	Under
11/03/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	30	28	22	27	107	Under
02/24/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	18	11	22	36	87	Under
02/24/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	33	30	34	34	131	Under
02/09/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	26	24	34	21	105	Under
02/09/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	19	34	26	37	116	Under
01/04/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	33	26	26	27	112	Under
01/04/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	40	29	19	33	121	Under
11/01/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	25	27	25	31	108	Under
11/01/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	27	31	22	19	99	Under
01/12/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	38	24	39	37	138	Over
01/12/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	31	29	19	33	112	Over
12/04/21	Chicago Bulls CHI	28	24	27	32	111	Under
12/04/21	Brooklyn Nets BRO	34	22	26	25	107	Under
11/08/21	Brooklyn Nets BRO	27	30	21	17	95	Under
11/08/21	Chicago Bulls CHI	35	16	25	42	118	Under

Nets Vs Over/Under

Bulls Vs Over/Under

Nets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/01	@ ORL	92-100L	33	19	16	79
11/29	@ ORL	100-123L	35	22	20	77
11/25	vs GSW	128-120W	42	23	11	83
11/24	vs SAC	108-103W	31	24	12	75
11/22	vs PHI	98-113L	34	28	19	79
11/19	@ CHA	116-115W	35	31	13	84
11/17	vs NYK	104-114L	35	31	9	76
11/15	vs NYK	122-124L	37	27	9	89
11/13	@ BOS	114-139L	34	26	12	79
11/11	vs NOP	107-105W	46	24	16	84

Bulls Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/29	@ BOS	129-138L	43	28	8	93
11/26	vs WAS	127-108W	50	29	10	94
11/23	@ MEM	131-142L	35	29	11	97
11/22	@ ATL	136-122W	41	36	19	86
11/20	vs MIL	106-122L	33	25	14	88
11/18	vs DET	122-112W	46	28	10	91
11/17	@ HOU	107-143L	47	26	13	107
11/15	vs CLE	126-144L	36	32	17	88
11/13	vs NYK	124-123W	40	31	18	82
11/11	@ CLE	113-119L	51	26	20	87

Starting Lineups

Brooklyn Nets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Nic Claxton C	31.0	21.4	28.0	73%	29.6
Cameron Johnson SF	37.0	31.3	27.3	77%	30.2
Dennis Schroder PG	38.0	33.9	33.3	100%	33.7
Jalen Wilson SG	21.0	18.0	14.8	20%	21.5

Chicago Bulls	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Ayo Dosunmu SF	24.0	24.6	26.7	57%	30.5
Josh Giddey PG	29.0	30.6	26.8	93%	28.2
Zach LaVine PF	36.0	35.0	35.1	93%	36.2
Nikola Vucevic C	45.0	44.6	39.3	100%	39.6
Coby White SG	32.0	31.2	31.6	100%	32.0

Nets Notable Injuries

Cam Thomas (SG/SF): Avg: 23.1pts, 3.3reb, 3.0ast, 31.9 minutes. Last game: 11/25/24. Impact: 5.8
Dorian Finney-Smith (PF): Avg: 8.8pts, 4.6reb, 1.6ast, 28.4 minutes. Last game: 11/22/24. Impact: 3.5
Noah Clowney (PF/C): Avg: 6.2pts, 3.4reb, 0.7ast, 15.6 minutes. Last game: 11/24/24. Impact: 2.6
Dariq Whitehead (SF): Avg: 0.8pts, 1.2reb, 0.8ast, 6.6 minutes. Last game: 12/01/24. Impact: 0.4
Cui Yongxi (SF): Avg: 0.2pts, 0.0reb, 0.0ast, 1.2 minutes. Last game: 12/01/24. Impact: 0.0

Bulls Notable Injuries

Patrick Williams GTD (PF): Avg: 9.9pts, 4.1reb, 1.7ast, 27.3 minutes. Last game: 11/18/24. Impact: 3.9
Lonzo Ball GTD (PG/SG): Avg: 4.0pts, 2.8reb, 4.0ast, 17.2 minutes. Last game: 11/29/24. Impact: 4.3
Torrey Craig OUT (PF): Avg: 5.6pts, 3.8reb, 1.0ast, 18.4 minutes. Last game: 11/29/24. Impact: 1.9
Jevon Carter (PG/SG): Avg: 4.8pts, 0.8reb, 1.2ast, 13.0 minutes. Last game: 11/26/24. Impact: 1.3
Chris Duarte (SG): Avg: 3.8pts, 1.7reb, 0.7ast, 10.9 minutes. Last game: 11/26/24. Impact: 0.7
E.J. Liddell (C): Avg: 0.9pts, 0.5reb, 0.2ast, 2.7 minutes. Last game: 11/26/24. Impact: 0.4

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
Nikola Vucevic	CHI	Pts	19.5	20.8	+1.3	40%	50%	47%	47%	BRO	+0.4	#17
Coby White	CHI	Reb	3.5	4.0	+0.5	80%	60%	53%	53%	BRO	-0.7	#7
Zach LaVine	CHI	Ast	3.5	3.8	+0.3	60%	60%	53%	53%	BRO	-0.1	#13

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Nets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#17	#22	#11	#19	4.2%
PF	#18	#24	#27	#22	3.2%
PG	#28	#7	#14	#19	1.8%
SF	#6	#3	#7	#6	-6.9%
SG	#13	#2	#13	#12	-2.8%

Bulls Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#25	#6	#10	#16	-0.2%
PF	#20	#21	#28	#23	3.5%
PG	#26	#26	#30	#30	12.4%
SF	#16	#4	#26	#14	0.1%
SG	#30	#27	#25	#29	9.3%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

108.3

115.8

Rebounds per Game

40.9

44.5

Assists per Game

24.3

27.1

Steals per Game

6.4

7.3

Blocks per Game

4.5

4.4

Shots per Game

84.7

89.8

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.7

13.8

2-Pt Percentage per Game

52.6

54.9

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.9

37.6

Turnovers per Game

13.6

13.5

Fouls per Game

20.1

18.0

Recent Trends

Keon Johnson (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 190.6% to 29.7, 10.2 min average previous 3 games.
Shake Milton (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 102.6% to 27.5, 13.6 min average previous 3 games.
Ziaire Williams (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 64.0% to 26.6, 16.2 min average previous 3 games.