Bulls vs Bucks Game Breakdown

Get ready to charge into the electric atmosphere of Fiserv Forum tonight as the Chicago Bulls, looking to stampede back from their opening loss, face off against the high-flying Milwaukee Bucks at 8:00 PM EST. This first-round playoff clash promises more fireworks than we’ve seen so far, with the Bucks aiming to build on their dominant win over Philly and the Bulls hungry to even the score and shake up the Eastern conference standings. With the over/under teetering at a hefty 234.5, we’re all set for a showdown that’s sure to dazzle fans and fantasy lineups alike. So, will the Bulls run rampant, or will the Bucks keep bounding towards victory? Tonight, it’s all about whether Chicago can buck the trend or Milwaukee continues to charge ahead.

Game Breakdown

Game Time: October 25, 2024 08:00PM EST

Location: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee

Vegas Odds

	CHI ML	MIL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+315	-420	231.0	9.5/-9.5
Recent	+335	-450	234.5	9.5/-9.5
Difference	+20	-30	+3.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

19W-21L

23.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

31W-11L

77.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
03/01/24	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	33	25	24	31	00	113	Under
03/01/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	24	20	28	25	00	97	Under
12/11/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	32	33	24	29	110	129	Over
12/11/23	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	37	37	17	27	150	133	Over
11/30/23	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	24	31	25	26	70	113	Under
11/30/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	26	23	31	26	140	120	Under
11/13/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	18	31	25	35	00	109	Under
11/13/23	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	35	24	24	35	00	118	Under
04/05/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	21	30	25	16	00	92	Under
04/05/23	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	28	21	30	26	00	105	Under
02/16/23	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	34	27	24	27	00	112	Under
02/16/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	24	25	24	27	00	100	Under
12/28/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	32	23	27	24	70	113	Under
12/28/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	28	29	22	27	130	119	Under
11/23/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	32	29	29	28	00	118	Under
11/23/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	33	29	21	30	00	113	Under
04/05/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	26	32	38	31	00	127	Under
04/05/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	20	26	36	24	00	106	Under
03/22/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	20	23	26	29	00	98	Under
03/22/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	33	26	32	35	00	126	Under
03/04/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	25	32	24	37	00	118	Under
03/04/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	25	28	35	24	00	112	Under
01/21/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	20	24	25	21	00	90	Under
01/21/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	24	21	23	26	00	94	Under

Bulls Vs Over/Under

Bucks Vs Over/Under

Bulls Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
10/23	vs NOP	111-123L	47	26	21	86
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

Bucks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
10/23	vs PHI	124-109W	46	27	14	80
04/12	vs OKL	107-125L	42	27	17	85
04/10	@ ORL	117-99W	43	27	12	84
04/09	@ BOS	104-91W	49	29	16	81
04/07	@ NYK	109-122L	38	27	14	75
04/05	@ TOR	111-97W	45	21	13	88
04/03	@ MEM	101-111L	44	26	11	95
04/02	vs WAS	113-117L	57	31	12	103
03/30	vs ATL	122-113W	40	27	10	78
03/28	vs NOP	100-107L	46	21	14	82

Starting Lineups

Chicago Bulls	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Josh Giddey SG	35.0	14.9	29.4	93%	30.9
Zach LaVine SF	39.0	31.6	34.6	93%	35.6
Nikola Vucevic C	42.0	37.2	38.9	100%	39.2
Coby White PG	39.0	31.1	33.5	100%	33.3
Patrick Williams PF GTD	20.0	20.2	21.2	77%	23.6

Milwaukee Bucks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
G. Antetokounmpo PF	55.0	55.1	56.3	100%	56.7
Damian Lillard PG	46.0	47.3	43.6	100%	44.0
Brook Lopez C	29.0	29.9	24.7	100%	25.2
Taurean Prince SF	17.0	14.9	14.7	7%	25.0
Gary Trent Jr. SG	27.0	29.6	27.0	100%	26.7

Bulls Notable Injuries

Talen Horton-Tucker (PG/SG): Avg: 10.0pts, 2.4reb, 3.5ast, 19.6 minutes. Last game: 10/23/24. Impact: 3.0
Patrick Williams GTD (SF/PF): Avg: 9.8pts, 3.8reb, 1.5ast, 26.7 minutes. Last game: 10/23/24. Impact: 3.2
Lonzo Ball GTD (PG): Avg: 5.0pts, 2.0reb, 4.0ast, 13.6 minutes. Last game: 10/23/24. Impact: 5.3
Chris Duarte (SG/SF): Avg: 3.9pts, 1.8reb, 0.7ast, 11.8 minutes. Last game: 10/23/24. Impact: 0.9

Bucks Notable Injuries

Marjon Beauchamp (PG/SG): Avg: 4.0pts, 1.9reb, 0.7ast, 11.8 minutes. Last game: 10/23/24. Impact: 0.5
Ryan Rollins (PG): Avg: 3.4pts, 0.8reb, 0.9ast, 5.5 minutes. Last game: 10/23/24. Impact: 1.0
Tyler Smith (PF): Avg: 5.0pts, 1.0reb, 0.0ast, 2.2 minutes. Last game: 10/23/24. Impact: 1.1

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
Gary Trent Jr.	MIL	Pts	12.5	15.8	+3.3	60%	80%	87%	87%	CHI	+0.8	#20
Ayo Dosunmu	CHI	Pts	9.5	12.2	+2.7	80%	90%	80%	80%	MIL	+1.1	#24
Zach LaVine	CHI	Reb	4.5	5.6	+1.1	60%	60%	60%	60%	MIL	+1.1	#30
Josh Giddey	CHI	Reb	6.5	7.3	+0.8	0%	10%	27%	27%	MIL	+1.1	#30
Coby White	CHI	Ast	4.5	5.7	+1.2	80%	50%	47%	47%	MIL	+0.7	#29

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Bulls Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#10	#1	#1	#4	-9.8%
PF	#14	#16	#28	#18	0.9%
PG	#23	#3	#25	#16	1.1%
SF	#28	#4	#13	#25	7.0%
SG	#20	#23	#28	#25	4.8%

Bucks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#12	#9	#5	#10	-7.4%
PF	#9	#10	#20	#9	-2.7%
PG	#19	#1	#5	#6	-7.2%
SF	#9	#8	#9	#7	-7.0%
SG	#24	#30	#29	#27	5.7%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

113.8

113.0

Rebounds per Game

44.4

43.9

Assists per Game

25.7

26.8

Steals per Game

7.5

6.8

Blocks per Game

4.4

4.8

Shots per Game

89.2

87.2

3-Pointers Made per Game

11.2

14.4

2-Pt Percentage per Game

54.1

56.2

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.0

36.8

Turnovers per Game

11.9

12.1

Fouls per Game

18.1

18.0

Recent Trends

Torrey Craig (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 50.6% to 19.6, 13.0 min average previous 3 games.
Josh Giddey (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 43.9% to 17.5, 12.2 min average previous 3 games.