Bulls vs Hornets Game Breakdown

Get ready for a clash that’s set to shake up the playoff landscape as the Chicago Bulls charge into the Spectrum Center to lock horns with the Charlotte Hornets tonight at 8 PM EST. With both teams eager to escape the lower rungs of the Eastern Conference, the Bulls are looking to capitalize on their recent victory momentum, while the Hornets are itching to turn the sting of their last defeat into a win. With the betting lines buzzing and an over/under of 226, fans are in for a thrilling encounter. So, as the Bulls aim to gore their way through the competition and the Hornets look to swarm back into contention, this game promises to be more than just a bullfight in a bee yard!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 30, 2024 08:00PM EST

Location: Spectrum Center, Charlotte

Vegas Odds

	CHI ML	CHA ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-225	+185	227.5	-5.5/5.5
Recent	-165	+125	226.0	-5.0/5.0
Difference	+60	-60	-1.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

27W-26L

62.3% Win Probability

LAST 10

1W-9L

HOME

15W-37L

37.7% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
12/13/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	26	18	23	28	00	95	Under
12/13/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	31	28	23	27	00	109	Under
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	Over
01/31/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	27	32	27	24	00	110	Over
01/08/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	24	27	32	24	120	119	Over
01/08/24	Charlotte Hornets CHA	25	18	33	31	50	112	Over
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	Over
02/09/22	Charlotte Hornets CHA	29	16	31	33	00	109	Over
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

Bulls Vs Over/Under

Hornets Vs Over/Under

Bulls Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/28	@ MIL	116-111W	52	33	11	95
12/26	vs ATL	133-141L	36	36	14	98
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

Hornets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/28	@ OKL	94-106L	44	17	18	80
12/26	vs WAS	110-113L	50	31	18	94
12/20	vs PHI	98-108L	44	22	17	78
12/19	vs WAS	114-123L	52	30	8	106
12/13	vs CHI	95-109L	54	22	16	98
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

Starting Lineups

Chicago Bulls	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Josh Giddey PG	33.0	37.8	29.5	93%	31.2
Zach LaVine SF	39.0	39.2	35.8	100%	36.2
Nikola Vucevic C	40.0	40.0	40.1	100%	40.5
Coby White SG	31.0	28.6	31.8	100%	32.2
Patrick Williams PF GTD	23.0	21.1	20.9	87%	22.4

Charlotte Hornets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Miles Bridges PF	49.0	38.6	34.7	100%	35.1
Seth Curry SG	18.0	11.1	10.0	23%	18.3
Josh Green SF	23.0	14.7	14.7	77%	15.9
Vasilije Micic PG	32.0	19.6	20.8	73%	25.5
Mark Williams C	37.0	29.6	28.4	87%	30.2

Bulls Notable Injuries

Ayo Dosunmu (PG/SG): Avg: 12.2pts, 3.1reb, 3.6ast, 29.5 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 5.2
Patrick Williams GTD (PF): Avg: 9.9pts, 4.0reb, 1.8ast, 26.9 minutes. Last game: 12/28/24. Impact: 3.8
Lonzo Ball GTD (PG/SG): Avg: 5.2pts, 3.0reb, 3.3ast, 17.4 minutes. Last game: 12/28/24. Impact: 3.0
Torrey Craig OUT (PF): Avg: 5.7pts, 3.8reb, 1.0ast, 18.2 minutes. Last game: 12/28/24. Impact: 2.0

Hornets Notable Injuries

LaMelo Ball (PG): Avg: 27.1pts, 5.2reb, 7.7ast, 33.1 minutes. Last game: 12/26/24. Impact: 9.2
Brandon Miller (SG/SF): Avg: 18.6pts, 4.6reb, 2.6ast, 33.1 minutes. Last game: 12/26/24. Impact: 6.9
Cody Martin (SG/SF): Avg: 8.1pts, 4.3reb, 3.1ast, 26.8 minutes. Last game: 12/26/24. Impact: 3.3

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
Miles Bridges	CHA	Pts	22.5	25.9	+3.4	0%	10%	13%	13%	CHI	-0.2	#13
Mark Williams	CHA	Pts	13.5	16.1	+2.6	60%	30%	27%	27%	CHI	+4.4	#30
Josh Green	CHA	Reb	2.5	4.1	+1.6	40%	60%	67%	67%	CHI	+0.9	#28
Vasilije Micic	CHA	Reb	2.5	3.2	+0.7	40%	40%	33%	33%	CHI	+1.3	#30

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Bulls Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#29	#9	#28	#24	5.4%
PF	#30	#17	#16	#27	8.7%
PG	#22	#30	#30	#27	9.1%
SF	#13	#17	#21	#12	-1.9%
SG	#25	#28	#13	#26	8.0%

Hornets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#25	#13	#7	#18	1.9%
PF	#27	#19	#19	#26	7.4%
PG	#12	#26	#7	#13	-0.8%
SF	#6	#3	#25	#11	-3.3%
SG	#3	#9	#22	#9	-5.7%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

119.1

105.3

Rebounds per Game

44.0

46.4

Assists per Game

29.4

23.5

Steals per Game

7.2

7.7

Blocks per Game

4.8

Shots per Game

91.7

89.3

3-Pointers Made per Game

16.8

14.5

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.6

49.2

3-Pt Percentage per Game

38.2

34.6

Turnovers per Game

14.4

15.2

Fouls per Game

18.6

20.9

Recent Trends

LaMelo Ball (PG) is on an impressive streak, exceeding 30 points in 5 consecutive games.
Josh Giddey (PG) is coming off a triple-double where he put up 23.0 pts, 15.0 reb, 10.0 ast against MIL
Cody Martin (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 31.3% to 21.6, 31.4 min average previous 3 games.
Tidjane Salaun (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 64.3% to 22.7, 13.8 min average previous 3 games.
Jalen Smith (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 34.1% to 14.5, 22.0 min average previous 3 games.
Mark Williams (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 74.9% to 22.6, 12.9 min average previous 3 games.