Bulls vs Spurs Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble in the NBA playoffs as the Chicago Bulls charge into the AT&T Center, ready to lock horns with the San Antonio Spurs tonight at 09:00 PM EST! After a slew of first-round blowouts, the stage is set for a nail-biter with both teams hungry to climb their respective conference ladders. The Bulls, fresh off a dominating win, are looking to keep the momentum going, while the Spurs aim to bounce back from a recent stumble. With the over/under tantalizingly set at 236, and the lines drawing a narrow path for predictions, tonight’s matchup promises to be a basketball ballet of strategy and skill. So, as the Bulls aim to corral the Spurs in their own rodeo, let’s see who ends up riding high in the saddle!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 05, 2024 09:00PM EST

Location: AT&T Center, San Antonio

Vegas Odds

	CHI ML	SAS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+110	-130	237.0	2.0/-2.0
Recent	+110	-130	236.0	2.0/-2.0
Difference	0	0	-1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

25W-25L

47.6% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

18W-31L

52.4% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
12/08/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	24	28	35	34	121	Under
12/08/23	San Antonio Spurs SAS	33	30	20	29	112	Under
01/13/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	35	28	31	28	122	Over
01/13/24	San Antonio Spurs SAS	23	32	39	22	116	Over
12/21/23	San Antonio Spurs SAS	28	20	22	25	95	Under
12/21/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	27	25	25	37	114	Under
02/06/23	San Antonio Spurs SAS	28	31	26	19	104	Under
02/06/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	39	23	28	38	128	Under
10/28/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	29	31	34	30	124	Over
10/28/22	San Antonio Spurs SAS	36	26	32	35	129	Over
02/14/22	San Antonio Spurs SAS	27	30	32	20	109	Under
02/14/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	29	30	24	37	120	Under
01/28/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	35	33	23	31	122	Over
01/28/22	San Antonio Spurs SAS	29	34	35	33	131	Over

Bulls Vs Over/Under

Spurs Vs Over/Under

Bulls Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
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
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

Spurs Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/03	vs PHX	93-104L	53	26	14	100
12/01	vs SAC	127-125W	38	32	15	82
11/26	vs UTA	128-115W	39	30	10	93
11/23	@ GSW	104-94W	48	29	8	85
11/21	@ UTA	126-118W	51	32	11	88
11/19	@ OKL	110-104W	46	32	21	83
11/16	vs DAL	93-110L	45	21	11	88
11/15	@ LAL	115-120L	40	32	13	88
11/13	@ WAS	139-130W	39	38	9	92
11/11	@ SAC	116-96W	44	31	16	85

Starting Lineups

Chicago Bulls	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Ayo Dosunmu SG	28.0	27.6	26.0	57%	29.1
Josh Giddey PG	36.0	38.8	27.1	93%	28.5
Zach LaVine SF	39.0	32.1	34.3	93%	35.4
Julian Phillips PF	17.0	10.2	8.8	3%	18.2
Nikola Vucevic C	44.0	44.9	39.2	100%	39.5

San Antonio Spurs	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Harrison Barnes PF	22.0	26.2	19.6	100%	19.9
Stephon Castle SG	27.0	26.9	22.7	72%	26.2
Julian Champagnie SF	25.0	28.5	22.9	100%	23.2
Zach Collins C	26.0	9.1	17.9	17%	30.8
Chris Paul PG	37.0	32.0	27.6	70%	30.2

Bulls Notable Injuries

Coby White (PG/SG): Avg: 18.7pts, 4.4reb, 5.0ast, 35.5 minutes. Last game: 11/29/24. Impact: 5.4
Lonzo Ball GTD (PG/SG): Avg: 4.2pts, 2.8reb, 3.6ast, 16.4 minutes. Last game: 12/02/24. Impact: 3.9
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: 4.7pts, 0.8reb, 1.2ast, 12.9 minutes. Last game: 12/02/24. Impact: 1.1
Chris Duarte (SG): Avg: 3.7pts, 1.7reb, 0.7ast, 10.8 minutes. Last game: 12/02/24. 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

Spurs Notable Injuries

Victor Wembanyama (C): Avg: 21.8pts, 10.5reb, 3.9ast, 30.0 minutes. Last game: 12/03/24. Impact: 9.3
Tre Jones (PG): Avg: 9.6pts, 3.7reb, 6.0ast, 27.1 minutes. Last game: 12/01/24. Impact: 3.4
Blake Wesley (PG/SG): Avg: 4.2pts, 1.3reb, 2.5ast, 13.7 minutes. Last game: 11/26/24. Impact: 1.8
Sandro Mamukelashvili (PF/C): Avg: 3.9pts, 3.0reb, 0.8ast, 9.4 minutes. Last game: 11/26/24. Impact: 2.2

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
Harrison Barnes	SAS	Pts	11.5	12.8	+1.3	40%	30%	27%	27%	CHI	+0.3	#17
Chris Paul	SAS	Pts	11.5	12.4	+0.9	60%	50%	47%	47%	CHI	+1.4	#25
Nikola Vucevic	CHI	Reb	10.5	11.4	+0.9	60%	50%	47%	47%	SAS	-0.3	#11
Zach LaVine	CHI	Reb	4.5	5.1	+0.6	0%	40%	40%	40%	SAS	+0.5	#26
Jeremy Sochan	SAS	Ast	2.5	3.3	+0.8	80%	40%	53%	53%	CHI	+0.2	#23
Keldon Johnson	SAS	Ast	1.5	2.2	+0.7	40%	50%	47%	47%	CHI	+0.6	#27
Zach Collins	SAS	3Pt	0.5	0.9	+0.4	0%	30%	47%	47%	CHI	+0.3	#23

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Bulls Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#25	#6	#10	#16	-0.2%
PF	#21	#18	#23	#19	2.6%
PG	#25	#26	#30	#30	12.2%
SF	#17	#6	#24	#14	0.2%
SG	#29	#27	#27	#29	9.2%

Spurs Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#16	#11	#29	#19	3.2%
PF	#7	#25	#13	#13	-1.8%
PG	#12	#15	#1	#5	-8.2%
SF	#1	#19	#10	#1	-18.0%
SG	#28	#26	#20	#27	8.1%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

116.2

110.2

Rebounds per Game

45.1

45.9

Assists per Game

27.2

28.9

Steals per Game

7.3

7.1

Blocks per Game

4.4

6.7

Shots per Game

89.9

88.4

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.8

13.5

2-Pt Percentage per Game

55.4

54.1

3-Pt Percentage per Game

37.3

34.4

Turnovers per Game

13.6

15.3

Fouls per Game

17.8

16.3

Recent Trends

Josh Giddey (PG) is coming off a triple-double where he put up 20.0 pts, 13.0 reb, 11.0 ast against BRO
David Duke Jr. (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 31.7% to 11.5, 16.9 min average previous 3 games.
Julian Phillips (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 49.5% to 18.1, 12.1 min average previous 3 games.