The fans at Barclays Center will be treated to a game between the Chicago Bulls and the Brooklyn Nets when they take their seats on Monday.
Chicago At Brooklyn
When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, April 13, 2015
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, CSN Chicago, YES (Brooklyn)
PREDICTION: Nets 101, Bulls 100
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Oddsmakers currently have the Bulls listed as 2-point favorites versus the Nets, while the game’s total is sitting at 200.
While center Brook Lopez was held under 20 points for just the third time in his last 14 games with a 12-point effort at Milwaukee, swingman Joe Johnson continued an ill-timed swoon. He was held to nine points while missing all four of his 3-point attempts for his fifth single-digit effort in seven games this month. His scoring average and shooting percentage have fallen each of the last two months, which stands in opposition to last season, when he finished strong before carrying the Nets in the first two rounds of the postseason.
Last time out for Brooklyn, they were a 96-73 loser as they battled the Bucks on the road. The Nets failed to cover in the match as a +1-point underdog, while 169 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Team record: 37-43 SU,38-40-2 ATS
Brooklyn is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn’s last 9 games
Brooklyn is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Brooklyn is 8-13-2 ATS in its last 23 games at home
Regardless of whether it finishes with the third, fourth or fifth seed, Chicago’s postseason picture has been completely transformed with the solid return of Derrick Rose. The oft-injured superstar looked himself for the first time in Saturday’s win, chipping in eight assists and three steals to go along with his 22-point effort. He has struggled this season against Brooklyn, however, posting a 35.7 percent mark from the floor in three games while averaging 3.7 assists against 4.3 turnovers.
In their last action, Chicago was a 114-107 winner at home against the 76ers. They failed to cover the -15.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (221) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Team record: 48-32 SU,37-43 ATS
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Chicago is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago’s last 6 games
Chicago is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
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