Thunder vs Bulls Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at the United Center tonight as the Oklahoma City Thunder roll into Chicago, looking to strike down the Bulls in a clash that’s anything but typical. With the Thunder riding the high of a spotless start and the Bulls charging in fresh off a victory, tonight’s 08:00 PM tip-off is set to be a scorcher. The stakes? Just a notch in the early rungs of the 2024 NBA Playoff ladder, with the Thunder aiming to keep their record pristine and the Bulls hungry to even out their stance. The court’s set with a hefty over/under, hinting at a showdown that promises more fireworks than a Fourth of July parade. As the Thunder aims to keep their clouds of victory unspoiled and the Bulls ready to charge, tonight’s game might just have us all saying, “This isn’t just a game; it’s a thunderous charge!”

Game Breakdown

Game Time: October 26, 2024 08:00PM EST

Location: United Center, Chicago

Vegas Odds

	OKL ML	CHI ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-440	+330	229.5	-9.5/9.5
Recent	-220	+165	232.0	-10.0/10.0
Difference	+220	-165	+2.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

24W-18L

68.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

20W-20L

31.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
11/22/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	14	25	38	25	00	102	Under
11/22/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	26	24	34	32	00	116	Under
10/25/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	33	28	30	33	00	124	Under
10/25/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	35	20	27	22	00	104	Under
01/13/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	33	39	19	33	00	124	Over
01/13/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	31	27	32	20	00	110	Over
11/25/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	30	29	21	30	90	119	Over
11/25/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	32	27	28	23	130	123	Over
02/12/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	29	25	26	21	00	101	Under
02/12/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	22	28	31	25	00	106	Under
01/24/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	35	23	34	19	00	111	Under
01/24/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	27	21	30	32	00	110	Under

Thunder Vs Over/Under

Bulls Vs Over/Under

Thunder Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
10/24	vs DEN	102-87W	49	23	12	101
04/12	@ MIL	125-107W	38	29	10	89
04/10	@ SAS	127-89W	62	33	12	101
04/09	@ SAC	112-105W	42	21	13	82
04/07	vs CHA	121-118W	36	33	16	87
04/05	vs IND	112-126L	39	24	15	88
04/03	vs BOS	100-135L	31	21	13	81
04/02	vs PHI	105-109L	43	30	14	87
03/31	vs NYK	113-112W	43	29	12	82
03/29	@ PHX	128-103W	38	33	10	87

Bulls Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
10/25	vs MIL	133-122W	46	30	9	96
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

Starting Lineups

Oklahoma City Thunder	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Luguentz Dort SF	20.0	23.6	21.2	100%	21.6
S. Gilgeous-Alexander PG	52.0	58.8	49.4	100%	49.8
Chet Holmgren C	41.0	37.7	33.0	100%	33.3
Cason Wallace SG	14.0	7.5	14.0	13%	19.6
Jalen Williams PF	40.0	37.0	36.5	100%	36.9

Chicago Bulls	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Josh Giddey SG	33.0	19.9	29.4	93%	31.0
Zach LaVine SF	39.0	29.2	33.9	93%	34.9
Nikola Vucevic C	40.0	37.0	38.8	100%	39.2
Coby White PG	38.0	38.8	34.2	100%	33.9
Patrick Williams PF GTD	19.0	23.1	22.0	80%	23.8

Thunder Notable Injuries

Alex Caruso GTD (SG/SF): Avg: 9.8pts, 3.8reb, 3.5ast, 28.4 minutes. Last game: 10/24/24. Impact: 4.6
Adam Flagler (PG): Avg: 1.0pts, 0.0reb, 1.3ast, 5.1 minutes. Last game: 10/24/24. Impact: 0.5
Alex Ducas (SF): Avg: 0.0pts, 0.0reb, 0.0ast, 1.2 minutes. Last game: 10/24/24. Impact: 0.0

Bulls Notable Injuries

Patrick Williams GTD (PF): Avg: 9.9pts, 3.8reb, 1.5ast, 26.9 minutes. Last game: 10/25/24. Impact: 3.4
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

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
Zach LaVine	CHI	Pts	17.5	21.9	+4.4	40%	40%	47%	47%	OKL	-0.7	#11
Coby White	CHI	Pts	16.5	20.2	+3.7	80%	70%	60%	60%	OKL	-0.7	#11
Josh Giddey	CHI	Reb	6.5	6.9	+0.4	0%	10%	20%	20%	OKL	0.0	#19
Jalen Smith	CHI	Ast	0.5	0.9	+0.4	40%	30%	40%	40%	OKL	+0.4	#25

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Thunder Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#15	#18	#25	#15	0.5%
PF	#16	#27	#15	#20	2.7%
PG	#1	#20	#2	#2	-16.2%
SF	#12	#3	#25	#14	-3.0%
SG	#11	#19	#16	#11	-1.8%

Bulls Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#9	#1	#1	#4	-10.7%
PF	#15	#18	#29	#18	1.7%
PG	#23	#2	#27	#15	1.2%
SF	#29	#4	#13	#26	7.4%
SG	#21	#23	#28	#26	4.6%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

117.9

114.4

Rebounds per Game

42.8

44.4

Assists per Game

26.7

25.8

Steals per Game

8.8

7.6

Blocks per Game

6.9

4.4

Shots per Game

88.2

89.4

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.6

11.4

2-Pt Percentage per Game

55.5

54.0

3-Pt Percentage per Game

38.4

36.4

Turnovers per Game

12.0

11.8

Fouls per Game

17.4

18.1

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 75.7% to 21.8, 12.4 min average previous 3 games.
Talen Horton-Tucker (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 57.4% to 12.5, 29.2 min average previous 3 games.
Isaiah Joe (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 32.8% to 23.8, 17.9 min average previous 3 games.
Cason Wallace (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 36.9% to 24.8, 18.1 min average previous 3 games.
Aaron Wiggins (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 31.7% to 12.6, 18.5 min average previous 3 games.