NBA Basketball: Chicago Bulls VS Los Angeles Clippers Pick and Predictions 03/27/2023

by James Q

Monday, Mar 27, 2023

NBA Basketball: Chicago Bulls VS Los Angeles Clippers Pick and Predictions 03/27/2023


Game: 10:40 PM ET, Monday, March 27th, 2023
Venue:  Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California
TV:  NBA League Pass

Season Record
Bulls: 36-38, 10th place Eastern Conference
Clippers: 39-36, 5th place Western Conference

Opening NBA odds at USA Sportsbooks

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Clippers -4.5, O/U 220.5
PointsBet: Point Spread: Clippers -4.5, O/U 221.5
Fanduel: Point Spread:  Clippers -4.5, O/U 221

Starting Five:

Bulls: PG Patrick Beverley, SG Alex Caruso (DD), SF Zach LaVine, PF DeMar DeRozan, C Nikola Vucevic
Clippers: PG Russell Westbrook, SG Eric Gordon, SF Kawhi Leonard (DD), PF Marcus Morris SR, C Ivica Zubac

An interconference battle of bad East versus OK West.  The Chicago Bulls are no doubt Bad East.  It is not all their fault.. They have been missing PG Lonzo Ball for the entire season… and he will not make a return this year.  If they are smart he will not be in their plans for the future.  They also finally gave up on PF Patrick Williams.. Who was a high 4th overall draft pick in 2020… but hasn’t shown any of his promise.  The Bulls have buried Patrick deep at the end of the bench… he also should not be in the future plans… So what do they do now?... They go all skill guys everywhere… SG Zach LaVine plays out of position at the SF, SF DeMar DeRozan plays out of position at PF… and they move forward with the backcourt of Patrick Beverley and Alex Caruso.  It ain’t pretty… but it’s literally all they have.  The Los Angeles Clippers keep threatening to be really good… and they rarely back up that threat.  The core of their problem is that their Chief star SF Kawhi Leonard will simply never be a full time player again.  He will still be great when he plays.. But Kawhi playing requires lots of time (including games) OFF. SG Paul George is the other star and he is great.. Just nowhere near enough to justify the massive package the Clippers gave up (including PG Shai Gilgeous Alexander who is now better than both of them) to get him.  The great betting opportunity here will be found in the recent trends and the spread… just like it should be.

The Chicago Bulls have won 7 of their last 10 games… It has been a surprise burst of interesting at the end of a long slough of uninteresting.  They won their last game over the Los Angeles Lakers 118-108… for a win ATS.  In fact they are 6-3-1 ATS over the last 10.  In the win the Bulls got 32 points from Zach LaVine and 17 points & 10 assists from DeMar DeRozan.  SG Coby White and C Andre Drummond were big off the bench with 13 and 12 points respectively.

The Los Angeles Clippers have won 6 of their last 10 games.. Which is better than .500 of course… but inexplicably contains a loss to the Orlando Magic and a loss to the OKC Thunder.  They lost their last game to the New Orleans Pelicans 131-110. In the loss they had 7 players scored in double figures but no one cracked 20 points.  SF Kawhi Leonard had 12 points in the midst of an awful shooting night that included 0-6 from 3-point range. No one on the team could get on a roll… Kawhi had the most minutes with 27… They tried too many players in too many mixes to get any real feel for who was supposed to be leading the team.  Paul George did not play.

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Chicago Bulls VS Los Angeles Clippers Prediction

Our prediction for Monday, March 27th is…. Clippers 120 - Bulls 100

The Bulls can not handle teams that are good on defense.  They simply can't do it.  As a result bet on the Clippers at home to get the win and cover.  The Clippers have more depth and it will all work at home.

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NBA Betting Trends

The Bulls are 2-0 ATS versus the Clippers in LA the last 3 seasons.
The Bulls are 7-0 ATS after a win of 10 points or more asd an underdog this season.

Players To Watch

Bulls: PG Patrick Beverley.  That is right.  Patrick Beverley is a Bull now.  It’s hard to keep track of this guy because he is always stirring up a defensive Hornets nest somewhere before that team moves off of him for a better offensive player. For now though if you want to see him.. He is on the Bulls. And if you think he may someday drop his “attitude”... just know that last night he said that LeBron James could not guard him.

Clippers: SF/SG Terance Mann.  Terance is a glue guy.  The Clippers play him anywhere and everywhere depending on need on any given night.  As a result the kid is simply not developing as a pro at any given spot.  He should very much want to be traded to a place like Detroit or Indiana or Wherever really.  Since outplaying his 2nd round pick in the 2019 draft status.. He deserves a chance to develop at one spot to earn a “rest of the career”. He is skilled, long and a hustler.

COACH

Bulls: Billy “Never Forget Florida!” Donovan
Clippers: Tye “Never forget I am LeBron’s little buddy” Lue


James Q

About the Author:

James Q. has been involved with sports and gambling his entire life. A former division 1 scholarship basketball player, James understands sports (and especially basketball) inside-and-out. Following his basketball playing days, James parlayed his gambling skills into a semi-pro poker career. James resides in Los Angeles, and especially loves the Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Rams, and Los Angeles Dodgers. And when he isn't betting on sports (and writing about it), James can be found performing stand-up comedy on the Sunset Strip.

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