The Chicago Bulls are in no-man’s-land, and we are able to capitalize on that this Friday with our NBA best bets. The Bulls are horrendous against lower-tier teams this season and without Zach LaVine, will struggle to score against a Toronto Raptors squad that is hitting their stride, winning seven of their last eight contests.
Looking elsewhere, the San Antonio Spurs should continue to struggle in their post-France hangover against Milwaukee tonight, while Payton Pritchard should have a day against the awful Pelicans defense.
Friday, February 7 at 8:10 PM | Spread | Money | Total |
Toronto Raptors | ![]() +19.5 (-112) | ![]() +1500 | ![]() O 228.5 (-110) |
Oklahoma City Thunder | ![]() -19.5 (-108) | ![]() -2100 | ![]() U 228.5 (-110) |
As much as I love the young core of the Chicago Bulls, something is truly failing to click on both ends of the floor. The mix of subpar shooters with a lack of off-ball cutting has led to some horrendous offensive showings and unbelievable blowouts.
Chicago is really bad against bottom-tier teams too. Just this month, the Bulls have lost to Washington, New Orleans, Atlanta, Charlotte, Portland, and Philly. Four of those six losses were by 10 or more points.
Heading into this matchup, Chicago is coming off a loss against Boston 100-122 where they actually played a solid first half. Toronto on the other hand, has won seven of their last eight games. The Raptors not only should win this game but could end up blowing out a Chicago team searching for answers with Zach LaVine out.
Friday, February 7 at 7:40 PM | Spread | Money | Total |
Milwaukee Bucks | ![]() -5.5 (-108) | ![]() -185 | ![]() O 237.5 (-110) |
Atlanta Hawks | ![]() +5.5 (-112) | ![]() +176 | ![]() U 236.5 (-110) |
Unfortunately, Wemby and the Spurs might need to wait one more year for their playoff hopes to be fully realized. San Antonio is limping to the All-Star Break, winning just two of their last ten games.
With the Paris trip now behind them, the Spurs will face the Bucks, Heat, Grizzlies, Magic, and Celtics before the mid-February break. Although they should be able to steal a few wins against Washington, Charlotte, and potentially Atlanta, this game against Milwaukee might be a tough one to steal at home.
San Antonio has lost four straight against Giannis and the Bucks, and the 4th place Eastern Conference Bucks will start off hot this game as they look to avenge the tough loss to Portland last night.
Player | Prop | Price |
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Payton Pritchard | Over 10.5 Points | |
Payton Pritchard | Under 10.5 Points |
Our player prop bet of Friday has to be Payton Pritchard to score at will against the New Orleans Pelicans. Pritchard is the betting favorite to win 6 MOTY and in Boston wins is closing in on this prop, averaging 14.3 PPG.
Although his production has fallen back down to Earth in the month of January, the Pelicans are awful against opposing guards off the bench. Over their current losing streak, they have allowed 13 points to Scottie Pippen Jr., 16 points to Seth Curry, 12 points to Bruce Brown, and 17 points to Quentin Grimes.
This is a perfect spot for PP to play 30+ minutes and heat up from beyond the arc, where he’s gone 9 of 13 over his last three.
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Jaden Vann is a Sport Management and Creative Writing student at Syracuse University. Originally from Los Angeles, he brings a deep passion and understanding of basketball and football to his articles while exploring the evolution of sports through some of his personal works.