Bulls vs Hawks Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble in the jungle of NBA playoffs as the Chicago Bulls charge into the State Farm Arena to lock horns with the Atlanta Hawks! Tonight’s clash at 08:30 PM EST is not just any game; it’s a battle of wills between the determined Bulls, looking to gore their way up the Eastern conference, and the soaring Hawks, eager to claw back to a more respectable standing. With both teams licking their wounds from recent defeats and the scoreboard expected to light up past 242 points, fans are in for a spectacle where every dribble, dunk, and dash counts. So, as the Bulls try to stampede over the competition and the Hawks aim to swoop in on victory, let’s see whose spirit truly takes flight in this hardwood showdown!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 26, 2024 08:30PM EST

Location: State Farm Arena, Atlanta

Vegas Odds

	CHI ML	ATL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+220	-270	243.0	6.5/-6.5
Recent	+135	-180	242.5	6.5/-6.5
Difference	-85	+90	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

27W-25L

42.6% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

27W-25L

57.4% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
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

Bulls Vs Over/Under

Hawks Vs Over/Under

Bulls Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/21	@ BOS	98-123L	43	28	12	98
12/19	vs BOS	117-108W	56	23	10	94
12/13	@ CHA	109-95W	52	27	16	93
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

Hawks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/21	@ MEM	112-128L	41	29	25	80
12/19	vs SAS	126-133L	53	32	22	97
12/14	vs MIL	102-110L	44	23	13	82
12/11	vs NYK	108-100W	58	27	10	104
12/08	@ DEN	111-141L	45	26	12	101
12/06	@ LAL	134-132W	48	40	17	100
12/04	vs MIL	119-104W	55	29	11	103
12/02	@ NOP	124-112W	51	30	18	96
11/30	vs CHA	107-104W	49	27	20	78
11/29	@ CLE	117-101W	53	33	18	85

Starting Lineups

Chicago Bulls	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Josh Giddey PG	34.0	36.6	28.0	93%	29.5
Zach LaVine SF	34.0	38.2	35.6	100%	35.2
Nikola Vucevic C	39.0	39.8	39.6	100%	39.9
Coby White SG	28.0	26.9	30.6	100%	31.0
Patrick Williams PF GTD	21.0	17.1	20.6	87%	22.1

Atlanta Hawks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Clint Capela C	29.0	24.3	27.0	100%	27.3
Dyson Daniels SG	29.0	31.1	28.7	83%	32.4
Jalen Johnson PF	44.0	43.0	43.1	100%	42.7
Zaccharie Risacher SF	13.0	11.7	19.1	93%	20.3
Trae Young PG	48.0	53.8	43.7	100%	44.0

Bulls Notable Injuries

Patrick Williams GTD (PF): Avg: 9.9pts, 4.1reb, 1.7ast, 26.9 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 3.8
Lonzo Ball GTD (PG/SG): Avg: 4.8pts, 3.0reb, 3.3ast, 17.2 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 3.0
Jevon Carter (PG/SG): Avg: 4.6pts, 0.8reb, 1.2ast, 12.6 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 0.9
Adama Sanogo (C): Avg: 3.4pts, 3.2reb, 0.1ast, 6.7 minutes. Last game: 12/13/24. Impact: 1.4

Hawks Notable Injuries

Onyeka Okongwu (C): Avg: 10.4pts, 6.7reb, 1.3ast, 24.9 minutes. Last game: 12/14/24. Impact: 4.0
Dominick Barlow (C): Avg: 4.3pts, 3.3reb, 1.1ast, 12.3 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 1.4
Keaton Wallace (PG): Avg: 4.6pts, 1.2reb, 2.0ast, 16.4 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 1.9
Garrison Mathews (SG/SF): Avg: 5.6pts, 1.4reb, 0.7ast, 15.4 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 1.5

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	11.5	13.5	+2.0	40%	40%	33%	33%	ATL	+0.1	#15
Ayo Dosunmu	CHI	Pts	13.5	14.2	+0.7	60%	50%	47%	47%	ATL	+1.2	#24
Zach LaVine	CHI	Reb	3.5	4.4	+0.9	80%	50%	60%	60%	ATL	-0.4	#8
Dyson Daniels	ATL	Ast	3.5	3.7	+0.2	60%	60%	60%	60%	CHI	+1.2	#28

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Bulls Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#28	#14	#26	#27	7.0%
PF	#30	#24	#20	#28	9.7%
PG	#14	#30	#28	#28	7.8%
SF	#10	#18	#22	#13	-2.3%
SG	#26	#25	#20	#26	7.9%

Hawks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#27	#5	#14	#26	6.0%
PF	#8	#16	#29	#21	3.5%
PG	#15	#20	#24	#24	3.1%
SF	#29	#25	#20	#30	12.9%
SG	#24	#8	#18	#21	4.0%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

118.2

116.1

Rebounds per Game

44.7

46.7

Assists per Game

29.0

30.0

Steals per Game

7.1

10.1

Blocks per Game

4.9

5.1

Shots per Game

91.3

93.5

3-Pointers Made per Game

16.9

12.3

2-Pt Percentage per Game

55.7

53.4

3-Pt Percentage per Game

38.1

34.3

Turnovers per Game

14.3

15.8

Fouls per Game

18.1

19.0

Recent Trends

Talen Horton-Tucker (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 38.1% to 15.3, 11.0 min average previous 3 games.
Larry Nance Jr. (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 55.4% to 26.6, 17.1 min average previous 3 games.
Dalen Terry (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 43.2% to 10.1, 17.8 min average previous 3 games.
Patrick Williams (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.1% to 19.6, 28.0 min average previous 3 games.