The Atlanta Hawks aim to keep it rolling on the road on Monday evening. The Hawks have won four straight games away from Atlanta, and the Hawks are 24-23 this season. They visit the Chicago Bulls for an Eastern Conference battle, and Chicago is 21-24 overall and 12-10 at home. Onyeka Okongwu (hamstring) is listed as questionable for the Hawks. Lonzo Ball (knee) and Javonte Green (knee) are out for the Bulls, with Goran Dragic (illness) listed as questionable.
Tipoff is at 8 p.m. ET in Chicago. Caesars Sportsbook lists Chicago as the 1-point home favorite, while the over/under, or total number of points Vegas thinks will be scored, is 239 in the latest Hawks vs. Bulls odds. Before making any Bulls vs. Hawks picks, be sure to see the NBA predictions and betting advice from SportsLine’s proven model.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past four-plus seasons. The model enters Week 14 of the 2022-23 NBA season on a stunning 45-20 roll on all top-rated NBA picks this season, returning more than $2,200. Anyone following it has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Hawks vs. Bulls and just locked in its picks and NBA predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model’s picks. Here are several NBA odds and betting lines for Bulls vs. Hawks:
- Hawks vs. Bulls spread: Bulls -1
- Hawks vs. Bulls over/under: 239 points
- Hawks vs. Bulls money line: Bulls -115, Hawks -105
- ATL: The Hawks are 10-13-1 against the spread in road games
- CHI: The Bulls are 11-10-1 against the spread in home games
- Hawks vs. Bulls picks: See picks at SportsLine
Featured Game | Chicago Bulls vs. Atlanta Hawks
Why the Hawks can cover
Atlanta is playing its best basketball of the season in recent days. The Hawks have won five of the last six games, and the team’s offense is dominating over that sample. Atlanta is scoring 1.24 points per possession in the last six games and leading the NBA with a 64% true shooting mark. Dejounte Murray has been a key catalyst, averaging 28.0 points, 6.4 assists and 5.6 rebounds per game on 59.8% shooting and 55.2% from 3-point range in the last five games, and Murray is putting up 21.0 points, 6.1 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game for the season.
Elsewhere, Trae Young is highly prolific, leading the NBA with 411 total assists and ranking in the top three with 9.8 assists per game. Young averages 27.1 points per game, and he is a dynamic scorer with 27.1 points per game. The Hawks are shooting 47.6% from the field this season, and Atlanta is in the top three of the NBA with an 82.4% mark at the free throw line and only 12.9 turnovers per game.
Why the Bulls can cover
Chicago has a pair of top-tier scorers in DeMar DeRozan and Zach Lavine, with each averaging more than 24 points per game on strong efficiency. The Bulls are in the top 10 of the NBA in shooting efficiency, including a 48.9% mark on field goal attempts and a 37.2% mark on 3-point attempts. Chicago is shooting almost 82% from the free throw line, and the Bulls average only 13.7 turnovers per game. On defense, the Bulls are above-average in defensive efficiency, yielding only 113.1 points per 100 possessions.
Chicago is fantastic on the defensive glass, securing 73.4% of defensive rebounds, and the Bulls are No. 2 in the NBA in allowing only 12.2 second-chance points per game. The Bulls are giving up only 12.5 fast break points per game, a top-five mark, and Chicago is in the top ten in turnovers created (15.1 per game), steals (7.6 per game), and free throw prevention (23.0 attempts per game).
How to make Bulls vs. Hawks picks
SportsLine’s model is leaning Over on the total. The model also says one side of the spread hits in more than 50% of simulations. You can only see the model’s pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Hawks vs. Bulls? And which side of the spread hits more than 50% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the model that has crushed its NBA picks, and find out.