Bucks vs Bulls Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at the United Center tonight as the Milwaukee Bucks, who’ve been fighting to climb the Eastern Conference ladder, square off against the Chicago Bulls, who are eager to steer clear of another rut after their recent tumble against Atlanta. As the clock ticks down to a 09:00 PM EST showdown, the stakes are high with the playoff atmosphere buzzing and the scores from previous games promising a tighter contest this time around. The betting lines are drawing a close battle too, hinting at a game that could swing either way. So, as the Bucks aim to buck the trend of recent losses and the Bulls charge for a comeback, expect nothing less than a full-throttle battle in the Windy City tonight!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 28, 2024 09:00PM EST

Location: United Center, Chicago

Vegas Odds

	MIL ML	CHI ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-125	+105	228.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-170	+145	230.0	-3.5/3.5
Difference	-45	+40	+1.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

21W-27L

63.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

24W-29L

37.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
12/23/24	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	33	26	33	20	00	112	Under
12/23/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	17	28	27	19	00	91	Under
11/20/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	30	27	33	16	00	106	Under
11/20/24	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	36	33	29	24	00	122	Under
10/25/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	30	33	39	31	00	133	Over
10/25/24	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	32	32	31	27	00	122	Over
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	Over
11/30/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	26	23	31	26	140	120	Over
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	Over
12/28/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	28	29	22	27	130	119	Over
11/23/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	32	29	29	28	00	118	Over
11/23/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	33	29	21	30	00	113	Over
04/05/22	Milwaukee Bucks MIL	26	32	38	31	00	127	Over
04/05/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	20	26	36	24	00	106	Over
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	Push
03/04/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	25	28	35	24	00	112	Push
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

Bucks Vs Over/Under

Bulls Vs Over/Under

Bucks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/26	@ BRO	105-111L	39	23	22	83
12/21	@ WAS	112-101W	44	35	11	98
12/20	vs CLE	101-124L	45	23	20	85
12/14	@ ATL	110-102W	47	28	12	86
12/10	@ ORL	114-109W	37	27	16	77
12/08	vs BRO	118-113W	31	26	16	68
12/06	vs BOS	105-111L	51	16	9	94
12/04	@ ATL	104-119L	40	23	18	78
12/03	vs DET	128-107W	36	26	16	80
11/30	@ WAS	124-114W	38	31	11	86

Bulls Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
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
11/26	vs WAS	127-108W	50	29	10	94

Starting Lineups

Milwaukee Bucks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
G. Antetokounmpo PF	60.0	58.5	58.9	100%	59.3
Andre Jackson Jr. SG	14.0	14.2	11.0	63%	12.5
Damian Lillard PG	36.0	44.0	43.7	100%	44.1
Brook Lopez C	22.0	24.4	26.3	100%	26.6
Khris Middleton SF	29.0	27.6	34.2	80%	36.9

Chicago Bulls	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Josh Giddey PG	35.0	36.6	28.0	93%	29.5
Zach LaVine SF	35.0	41.2	36.7	100%	37.1
Nikola Vucevic C	38.0	35.8	39.9	100%	40.2
Coby White SG	30.0	27.4	31.0	100%	31.3
Patrick Williams PF GTD	19.0	20.9	20.5	87%	22.0

Bucks Notable Injuries

Pat Connaughton (SF/PF): Avg: 5.5pts, 3.1reb, 2.1ast, 21.3 minutes. Last game: 12/20/24. Impact: 2.0
Stanley Umude (SG): Avg: 4.2pts, 1.8reb, 0.4ast, 10.7 minutes. Last game: 12/20/24. Impact: 0.9
Liam Robbins (C): Avg: 0.8pts, 0.8reb, 0.2ast, 4.8 minutes. Last game: 12/20/24. Impact: 0.5

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, 4.1reb, 1.8ast, 26.9 minutes. Last game: 12/26/24. Impact: 3.9
Lonzo Ball GTD (PG/SG): Avg: 4.8pts, 3.0reb, 3.3ast, 17.2 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 3.0
Torrey Craig OUT (PF): Avg: 5.6pts, 3.8reb, 1.0ast, 18.3 minutes. Last game: 12/26/24. Impact: 1.9
Adama Sanogo (C): Avg: 3.4pts, 3.2reb, 0.1ast, 6.7 minutes. Last game: 12/13/24. Impact: 1.4

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	10.5	13.9	+3.4	40%	50%	47%	47%	MIL	+1.9	#27
Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	Pts	30.5	31.2	+0.7	80%	80%	67%	67%	CHI	0.0	#17
Coby White	CHI	Reb	3.5	3.8	+0.3	40%	70%	53%	53%	MIL	+0.4	#23

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Bucks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#4	#4	#17	#2	-12.3%
PF	#4	#9	#14	#7	-6.3%
PG	#27	#23	#8	#16	0.5%
SF	#11	#6	#9	#8	-5.2%
SG	#20	#30	#15	#18	1.9%

Bulls Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#28	#10	#26	#24	5.5%
PF	#30	#17	#16	#28	8.5%
PG	#13	#30	#29	#27	8.2%
SF	#17	#18	#21	#13	-1.0%
SG	#26	#27	#17	#26	7.4%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

112.1

118.5

Rebounds per Game

42.1

44.1

Assists per Game

24.9

29.0

Steals per Game

8.4

7.3

Blocks per Game

5.6

4.7

Shots per Game

85.4

91.3

3-Pointers Made per Game

14.6

16.8

2-Pt Percentage per Game

55.1

56.3

3-Pt Percentage per Game

39.2

38.2

Turnovers per Game

13.5

14.5

Fouls per Game

19.0

18.6

Recent Trends

Giannis Antetokounmpo (PF/C) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 4 consecutive games.
Pat Connaughton (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.1% to 13.3, 21.5 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.
Delon Wright (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 45.6% to 17.5, 12.0 min average previous 3 games.