Warriors vs Bulls Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at the United Center tonight as the Golden State Warriors, with a slight edge in the standings, swoop into the Windy City to clash with the Chicago Bulls in what promises to be a pivotal first-round playoff showdown. With both teams coming off recent losses and hungry for redemption, tonight’s tipoff at 9 PM EST could turn the tide of their postseason dreams. The stakes are high, and the betting lines are buzzing—Warriors favored to tame the Bulls by 6.5 points in a game expected to light up the scoreboard with an over/under of 235.5. As the playoff intensity heats up, let’s see if the Warriors can truly conquer the Bullring or if Chicago will take the bull by the horns in their own backyard!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: February 08, 2025 09:00PM EST

Location: United Center, Chicago

Vegas Odds

	GSW ML	CHI ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-260	+215	236.0	-6.5/6.5
Recent	-185	+160	235.5	-6.0/6.0
Difference	+75	-55	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

33W-29L

64.9% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

30W-33L

35.1% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
01/23/25	Chicago Bulls CHI	33	31	16	26	106	Over
01/23/25	Golden State Warriors GSW	30	33	31	37	131	Over
03/07/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	25	38	36	26	125	Over
03/07/24	Golden State Warriors GSW	31	28	30	33	122	Over
01/12/24	Golden State Warriors GSW	33	29	48	30	140	Over
01/12/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	30	45	20	36	131	Over
01/15/23	Golden State Warriors GSW	20	42	24	32	118	Over
01/15/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	35	24	33	40	132	Over
12/02/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	33	19	30	29	111	Under
12/02/22	Golden State Warriors GSW	35	28	33	23	119	Under
01/14/22	Golden State Warriors GSW	37	41	34	26	138	Under
01/14/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	28	19	25	24	96	Under
11/12/21	Chicago Bulls CHI	29	16	17	31	93	Under
11/12/21	Golden State Warriors GSW	23	28	35	33	119	Under

Warriors Vs Over/Under

Bulls Vs Over/Under

Warriors Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
02/06	vs LAL	112-120L	40	29	12	101
02/05	vs UTA	128-131L	41	33	9	100
02/03	@ ORL	104-99W	44	25	13	78
01/31	@ PHX	105-130L	49	26	12	96
01/29	@ OKL	116-109W	42	30	15	81
01/28	@ UTA	114-103W	47	29	9	92
01/23	@ CHI	131-106W	52	37	10	102
01/22	vs SAC	117-123L	44	31	19	92
01/20	@ BOS	85-125L	38	28	12	92
01/18	@ WAS	122-114W	55	24	9	96

Bulls Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
02/05	vs MIN	108-127L	34	25	9	83
02/04	@ MIA	133-124W	43	35	10	91
02/02	vs DET	119-127L	44	28	19	89
01/31	vs TOR	122-106W	52	34	10	89
01/29	vs BOS	100-122L	47	28	14	92
01/27	@ DEN	129-121W	47	35	17	98
01/23	vs GSW	106-131L	42	22	11	87
01/20	vs LAC	112-99W	54	25	10	94
01/19	vs POR	102-113L	36	21	14	81
01/17	@ CHA	123-125L	45	34	13	95

Starting Lineups

Golden State Warriors	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jimmy Butler SF	34.0	23.8	32.0	100%	32.4
Stephen Curry PG	42.0	39.4	41.0	100%	41.4
Draymond Green PF	31.0	21.4	27.1	93%	26.8
Buddy Hield SG	25.0	21.6	18.7	57%	23.0
Quinten Post C	22.0	16.5	14.6	42%	16.5

Chicago Bulls	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Matas Buzelis PF	21.0	25.8	14.9	3%	31.8
Ayo Dosunmu SF	28.0	28.4	26.7	63%	29.6
Josh Giddey PG	37.0	36.2	34.2	100%	34.6
Nikola Vucevic C	42.0	37.2	40.8	100%	41.1
Coby White SG	32.0	31.7	31.7	100%	32.0

Warriors Notable Injuries

Jackson Rowe (SF/PF): Avg: 3.0pts, 3.0reb, 1.0ast, 14.6 minutes. Last game: 02/06/25. Impact: 1.5

Bulls Notable Injuries

Patrick Williams GTD (SF/PF): Avg: 9.7pts, 4.0reb, 1.8ast, 26.8 minutes. Last game: 02/05/25. Impact: 3.6
Lonzo Ball GTD (PG/SG): Avg: 7.1pts, 3.4reb, 3.4ast, 21.7 minutes. Last game: 02/04/25. Impact: 3.7
Zach Collins (C): Avg: 8.9pts, 4.5reb, 2.3ast, 18.7 minutes. Last game: 02/01/25. Impact: 1.1
Chris Duarte (SF): Avg: 3.5pts, 1.6reb, 0.7ast, 10.4 minutes. Last game: 02/02/25. Impact: 0.6

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	13.5	14.3	+0.8	80%	60%	40%	40%	GSW	-1.0	#10
Nikola Vucevic	CHI	Pts	18.5	19.2	+0.7	40%	40%	40%	40%	GSW	-3.5	#2
Moses Moody	GSW	Reb	2.5	3.3	+0.8	60%	60%	47%	47%	CHI	+0.8	#29
Draymond Green	GSW	Reb	6.5	6.8	+0.3	20%	40%	40%	40%	CHI	+0.4	#22
Lonzo Ball	CHI	Ast	3.5	4.1	+0.6	40%	40%	47%	47%	GSW	-0.3	#10
Ayo Dosunmu	CHI	3Pt	1.5	1.7	+0.2	80%	60%	67%	67%	GSW	+0.7	#28

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Warriors Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#2	#22	#12	#12	-3.3%
PF	#17	#15	#18	#16	-0.8%
PG	#10	#9	#10	#7	-3.6%
SF	#13	#23	#28	#17	1.0%
SG	#29	#12	#26	#29	7.1%

Bulls Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#29	#23	#26	#29	10.8%
PF	#24	#22	#30	#25	6.3%
PG	#13	#29	#19	#24	3.3%
SF	#29	#29	#16	#29	8.8%
SG	#8	#28	#17	#15	-0.4%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

110.0

115.8

Rebounds per Game

44.4

47.0

Assists per Game

28.2

29.0

Steals per Game

8.2

7.5

Blocks per Game

5.0

Shots per Game

91.8

93.0

3-Pointers Made per Game

15.9

2-Pt Percentage per Game

50.5

53.6

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.0

37.2

Turnovers per Game

12.6

13.4

Fouls per Game

19.5

17.5

Recent Trends

Stephen Curry (PG) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Jimmy Butler (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 50.2% to 29.3, 19.5 min average previous 3 games.
Draymond Green (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 55.0% to 32.0, 20.7 min average previous 3 games.
Buddy Hield (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 51.2% to 28.4, 18.8 min average previous 3 games.
Brandin Podziemski (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 32.2% to 31.8, 24.1 min average previous 3 games.
Quinten Post (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 30.5% to 18.8, 14.4 min average previous 3 games.
Gui Santos (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 53.7% to 10.7, 23.1 min average previous 3 games.