NBA Bulls vs Lakers Betting Lines keeping in mind Lebron James

The Los Angeles Lakers have been rumored to be looking at trading for Bulls All-Star Zach LaVine, but LA won’t get a look at LaVine up close on Thursday when the teams face off at Crypto.com Arena as he’s out injured. 2024 NBA Expert Analysis Chicago vs Los Angeles Lakers | MyBookie Sportsbook NBA Week 14

LeBron James sat out the most recent game for the Lakers and the NBA odds will be largely determined whether he suits up Thursday – seems likely he will.

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Why Bet on Chicago Bulls?

That set up the final possession for the Suns. Grayson Allen threw the inbounds pass to Jusuf Nurkic, who found Kevin Durant, who then pulled up for the jumper with Bulls defenders draped all over him. It went in anyway.

“There’s been some games this year — quite honestly — that we’ve lost that we have no right to be upset about,” Bulls coach Billy Donovan said. “This is a game that you can be upset because you poured your heart and soul into it and came up short.”

Nikola Vucevic had 19 points, 17 rebounds and seven assists – his rebounds led all players in the contest and helped him record his fifth straight double-double.

Regarding Thursday, DeRozan is averaging 28.4 ppg and 7.2 apg in his last five games against Los Angeles. DeRozan leads the Bulls in games with 20 or more points this season (29).

The Bulls are 4-6 in their last 10 games against the Lakers, but have won four of their last five meetings. Chicago has scored no less than 115 points in its last four wins versus Los Angeles, winning by double-digits in three of these four wins. Caruso won an NBA championship with the Lakers during the 2019-20 season.

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Why Bet on Los Angeles Lakers?

The Lakers (22-23) gave LeBron James Tuesday at the Clippers off with a minor ankle injury and he’s day-to-day – but usually doesn’t miss back-to-back games unless truly hurt.

The active leader in wins, James is one of seven players in NBA history to achieve the 900 career wins milestone.

“Just trying to be proactive with his ankle,” Coach Darvin Ham said of resting LeBron. “He’ll probably be day-to-day. But that’s pretty much it.”

No surprise the Lakers were easily handled Tuesday without him, 127-116. They led just once, by one point early in the game.

“[The Clippers are] in a perfect rhythm. But that said, I think the lesson tonight is how we competed, how we competed together,” Ham said. “Again, guys taking accountability for mistakes and not making them twice. Trying to get better defensively as the game was ticking away. Disappointed in the loss but proud of how our guys competed minus LeBron.”

In addition, Lakers forward Cam Reddish limped off the floor barely able to put weight on his right leg after going down at mid-court in the fourth.

Davis has recorded a double-double in six straight and eight of his last nine games, scoring 25 points or more in five outings. The Lakers’ bench woke up enough to absorb some of LeBron’s missing production, so Davis didn’t have the customary big number he usually compiles when his All-Star teammate is absent.

On the season, the Lakers have scored 1.12 points per possession when they run organized offense compared to 1.07 points per possession when freelancing. Over the last 10 games, the split between the two scoring rates is wider — 1.15 points per possession on organized offense compared to 1.03 when freelancing. Over the course of a game, that’s a 5-to-10-point gap, or the difference between the best halfcourt offense in the league and an average one.

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Bulls vs Lakers Expert Prediction

Lakers 115, Bulls 110

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