Minnesota Timberwolves vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, Preview and Odds - 11/07/2024

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Thursday, November 7, 2024

Venue:  United Center, Chicago, IL

Where to Watch:  NBA TV

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Timberwolves -6.5, Bulls +6.5; Over/Under:  225 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Timberwolves -6.5, Bulls +6.5; Over/Under:  225 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Timberwolves -6.5, Bulls +6.5; Over/Under:  224.5 points

Minnesota Timberwolves:  4-3 (2nd place, Northwest Division)

Chicago Bulls:  3-4 (2nd place, Central Division)

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Minnesota Timberwolves:  4-3 last 7

Chicago Bulls:  3-4 last 7

The Timberwolves are entering this game with a 4-3 record overall this season and they are 1-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Charlotte Hornets. Naz Reid led the team in points in that game with 25 while Anthony Edwards was next on the team with 21 points. Julius Randle, Rudy Gobert, and Mike Conley Jr. each led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Naz Reid led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 49.4% from the field, 47.4% from 3-point range, and 69.2% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 111.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 109.7 PPG against them. The Timberwolves have an ATS record of 2-5 this season and their O/U record is 4-3.

The Bulls are entering this game with a 3-4 record overall this season and they are 1-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 2 game losing streak with losses coming against the Brooklyn Nets and the Utah Jazz, but this is also the 2nd game of a back-to-back for them with their game against the Dallas Mavericks still to be played on Wednesday night. In their game against the Jazz, Coby White led the team in points in that game with 28 while Ayo Dosunmu was next on the team with 25 points. Josh Giddey led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Nikola Vucevic led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 47.4% from the field, 37.8% from 3-point range, and 88% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 115 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 119.4 PPG against them. The Bulls have an ATS record of 3-4 this season and their O/U record is 5-2.

The current betting odds have the Timberwolves listed as a 6.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Timberwolves have looked good in their games this season with their 4-3 record overall which has them near the top of the West at the moment. Only 3 teams have really separated themselves in the West so the Timberwolves have a chance to start breaking away from the pack in this game. They have some momentum on their side too, winning 2 games in a row now, and they are in a better situation with some rest for this game too. Meanwhile, the Bulls haven't looked great in their games this season with their 3-4 record overall which has them in the bottom half of the East. They haven't looked good in their games lately either, losing 2 games in a row now, and their losses didn't come against good teams either. They also have a game against the Mavericks on Wednesday night so they are playing this game on a back-to-back and won't be in a great situation against a stronger team. The Timberwolves were in the Western Conference Finals last season and with the West so open to start the season right now, they will be motivated to get on a run here and start breaking away. The best way to place a bet here is on the Timberwolves to cover the spread in this game.

Timberwolves Bulls Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Thursday, November 7, 2024 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Timberwolves 124 Bulls 107.

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Minnesota Timberwolves: 7-3 ATS as a road favorite of 6.5 to 12 points. 62-47 ATS versus good 3 point shooting teams - making 36% of their attempts or more. 33-24 1H ATS versus teams who average 7 or less steals/game on the season. 26-18 OVER in a road game where the total is 220 to 229.5. 

Chicago Bulls: 1-4 ATS as a home underdog of 6.5 to 12 points. 18-26 1H ATS in a home game where the total is 220 to 229.5. 44-21 OVER in non-conference games. 14-8 OVER against Northwest division opponents. 33-23 OVER versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing 13 turnovers/game or less.

Minnesota Timberwolves:  None.

Chicago Bulls:  J. Smith (PF) Day To Day - Knee. P. Williams (PF) Day To Day - Shoulder. J. Giddey (SG) Day To Day - Illness. Z. LaVine (SG) Day To Day - Hip. L. Ball (PG) Out - Wrist.

"The best part about Monday was for 48 minutes we saw our defensive personality. We've seen it in glimpses — we haven't seen it in the measure that we needed to see it coming into the season like we saw it all of last year — so it was good to get that edge back, and we were just better. That's gotta be our identity and the guys recognize that. We gotta continue to play that way." - Chris Finch after his team’s win against the Hornets in their game on Monday.

‘‘That’s a job we’re not doing good enough on offense. There are too many times [Vucevic] gets missed, and it’s not so much he needs to shoot it. Him against close-outs usually generates good offense for us. We’ve got to find ways to get it to him a little bit more.’’ - Billy Donovan after his team’s loss against the Jazz in their game on Monday.

PG Mike Conley

SG Anthony Edwards

SF Jaden McDaniels

PF Julius Randle

C Rudy Gobert

PG Josh Giddey

SG Coby White

SF Zach LaVine 

PF Patrick Williams

C Nikola Vucevic

PPG: A. Edwards (27.3)

APG: J. Randle (4.7)

Reb/G: R. Gobert (10)

PPG: Z. LaVine (22.7)

APG: J. Giddey (6.3)

Reb/G: N. Vučević (10.9)

Coaches:

Minnesota Timberwolves: Chris Finch (5th season)

Chicago Bulls: Billy Donovan (5th season)