Thursday NBA Free Pick
(The Spread) – In our Thursday night NBA free pick, we take a look at the hottest team in the Eastern Conference right now.
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Oddsmakers from online sports book Sportsbook.com have made the visiting Chicago Bulls 5-point favorites over the New Jersey Nets on Thursday night. The over/under total for this game is currently 184.5 points.
The Bulls enter tonight’s game with a 48-18 overall record, which includes a 41-23-2 mark against the spread. They’re 18-14 on the road this year and a solid 19-13 against the number according to latest NBA trends. The under is also 40-26 in all Chicago games this season, including 19-13 on the road.
The Nets have won just 22 of their 65 games this year and are just 32-33 against the spread. They’re 18-16 at home, however, and 20-14 against the number in New Jersey. The under is 33-31-1 in all Nets games this season.
NBA Free Pick: Carlos Boozer (ankle) isn’t expected back to Chicago’s lineup for the next couple of days but after he missed Tuesday’s win over Washington, the Bulls do believe center Joakim Noah will return tonight. The Bulls have won seven straight games and are 14 of 16 entering Thursday’s game against the Nets. Derrick Rose is averaging 25.4 points per game over his last seven contests, although the Bulls would love to see Luol Deng improve on his 29% from the 3-point range over the last seven games. I’m going to ride the hot hand tonight. The Bulls are 4-0 ATS in their last four games as a favorite and 5-1 ATS in their last six road games. The Nets, meanwhile, are just 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games against the Eastern Conference and are 5-0 ATS in their last five versus the NBA Central. Take the Bulls.
THURSDAY NBA FREE PICK: CHICAGO BULLS –5.5
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