Hornets vs Bulls Game Breakdown

Get ready for a clash of the underdogs as the Charlotte Hornets buzz into the Windy City to sting the Chicago Bulls at the United Center tonight! With both teams looking to shake off their sluggish starts this season, tonight’s 9:00 PM tipoff promises more fireworks than we’ve seen so far in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. The Hornets, fresh off a victory, are hoping to keep the momentum, while the Bulls, smarting from a recent loss, are eager to charge back into form. With the betting lines drawn and the over/under hovering at a lofty 231.0, it’s anyone’s game. So, will it be a case of the Bulls trampling the competition, or can the Hornets deliver a sting that’s felt all the way through the Eastern conference rankings?

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 13, 2024 09:00PM EST

Location: United Center, Chicago

Vegas Odds

	CHA ML	CHI ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+190	-230	231.0	5.5/-5.5
Recent	+190	-230	231.0	6.0/-6.0
Difference	0	0	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

11W-38L

34.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

23W-28L

65.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
12/06/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	24	20	20	36	00	100	Under
12/06/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	27	21	35	28	00	111	Under
01/31/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	28	29	29	31	00	117	Under
01/31/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	27	32	27	24	00	110	Under
01/08/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	24	27	32	24	120	119	Push
01/08/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	25	18	33	31	50	112	Push
01/05/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	22	19	28	22	00	91	Under
01/05/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	23	24	27	30	00	104	Under
03/31/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	31	31	28	31	00	121	Under
03/31/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	23	23	31	14	00	91	Under
02/02/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	29	20	21	28	00	98	Under
02/02/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	31	22	32	29	00	114	Under
01/26/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	36	19	24	17	00	96	Under
01/26/23	Charlotte Hornets CHA	32	15	30	34	00	111	Under
11/02/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	26	26	18	18	00	88	Under
11/02/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	27	34	23	22	00	106	Under
04/08/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	39	40	32	22	00	133	Over
04/08/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	30	21	32	34	00	117	Over
02/09/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	28	30	31	32	00	121	Under
02/09/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	29	16	31	33	00	109	Under
11/29/21	Charlotte Hornets CHA	31	27	27	34	00	119	Over
11/29/21	Chicago Bulls CHI	30	39	35	29	00	133	Over

Hornets Vs Over/Under

Bulls Vs Over/Under

Hornets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/08	vs IND	113-109W	45	24	24	78
12/07	@ CLE	102-116L	37	21	10	86
12/05	vs NYK	101-125L	40	27	10	89
12/03	@ PHI	104-110L	47	22	15	77
11/30	@ ATL	104-107L	45	23	14	94
11/29	@ NYK	98-99L	39	25	13	89
11/25	@ ORL	84-95L	52	14	26	75
11/23	vs MIL	119-125L	48	22	10	100
11/21	@ DET	123-121W	43	23	15	93
11/19	vs BRO	115-116L	44	25	21	82

Bulls Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/08	@ PHI	100-108L	35	29	15	86
12/06	@ IND	123-132L	38	33	12	97
12/05	vs SAS	139-124W	50	36	17	90
12/02	@ BRO	128-102W	54	33	16	92
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

Starting Lineups

Charlotte Hornets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Miles Bridges PF	27.0	36.7	35.1	100%	35.5
Josh Green SG	20.0	20.4	14.6	60%	16.3
Vasilije Micic PG	30.0	29.5	22.6	80%	26.6
Brandon Miller SF	44.0	43.0	36.3	100%	36.7
Nick Richards C	33.0	26.1	25.0	87%	26.3

Chicago Bulls	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Ayo Dosunmu SF	28.0	34.6	26.0	57%	29.3
Josh Giddey PG	31.0	33.9	27.2	93%	28.7
Zach LaVine PF	35.0	36.1	34.5	93%	35.6
Nikola Vucevic C	38.0	43.5	39.6	100%	39.9
Coby White SG	32.0	31.6	31.6	100%	31.9

Hornets Notable Injuries

Moussa Diabate (C): Avg: 3.2pts, 5.8reb, 0.6ast, 14.8 minutes. Last game: 12/05/24. Impact: 3.1
Isaiah Wong (PG/SG): Avg: 6.7pts, 1.7reb, 1.3ast, 11.0 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 2.5
Taj Gibson (C): Avg: 2.1pts, 2.4reb, 0.6ast, 10.8 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 1.4

Bulls Notable Injuries

Talen Horton-Tucker (SF): Avg: 9.2pts, 2.2reb, 3.0ast, 17.3 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 2.3
Lonzo Ball GTD (PG/SG): Avg: 4.7pts, 2.6reb, 3.4ast, 17.0 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 3.5
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: 4.6pts, 0.8reb, 1.2ast, 12.7 minutes. Last game: 12/05/24. Impact: 1.0
Chris Duarte (SG): Avg: 3.7pts, 1.7reb, 0.7ast, 10.7 minutes. Last game: 12/05/24. Impact: 0.7
E.J. Liddell (C): Avg: 1.0pts, 0.5reb, 0.1ast, 2.8 minutes. Last game: 12/02/24. 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
Nick Richards	CHA	Pts	10.5	13.3	+2.8	40%	50%	47%	47%	CHI	+1.8	#25
Josh Giddey	CHI	Pts	11.5	12.3	+0.8	20%	30%	33%	33%	CHA	+0.6	#18
Brandon Miller	CHA	Reb	5.5	6.2	+0.7	60%	70%	60%	60%	CHI	-0.3	#12
Zach LaVine	CHI	Reb	4.5	4.6	+0.1	20%	30%	40%	40%	CHA	+0.2	#20
Coby White	CHI	Ast	4.5	4.6	+0.1	60%	40%	53%	53%	CHA	+0.2	#20

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Hornets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#29	#28	#4	#25	6.4%
PF	#28	#7	#28	#24	4.4%
PG	#18	#24	#20	#21	3.1%
SF	#16	#1	#24	#12	-2.3%
SG	#5	#20	#29	#17	-0.4%

Bulls Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#25	#12	#9	#17	2.2%
PF	#21	#18	#22	#18	2.1%
PG	#24	#28	#30	#29	12.9%
SF	#8	#12	#17	#10	-3.4%
SG	#30	#28	#22	#28	8.5%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

107.0

116.7

Rebounds per Game

42.2

44.8

Assists per Game

24.0

27.8

Steals per Game

7.1

7.5

Blocks per Game

4.8

4.6

Shots per Game

86.2

90.2

3-Pointers Made per Game

14.7

14.6

2-Pt Percentage per Game

52.0

55.4

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.5

37.9

Turnovers per Game

14.5

13.8

Fouls per Game

19.5

18.2

Recent Trends

LaMelo Ball (PG) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 3 consecutive games.
Matas Buzelis (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 35.2% to 19.8, 14.7 min average previous 3 games.
Moussa Diabate (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 52.3% to 16.0, 33.6 min average previous 3 games.
Tidjane Salaun (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.9% to 16.7, 27.3 min average previous 3 games.