Chicago Bulls vs Oklahoma City Thunder: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 3/16/2021

Zach LaVine and the Chicago Bulls (17-20) will look to fend off Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's Oklahoma City Thunder (17-22) on March 16, 2021. The Bulls are a 5-point favorite. The game's over/under is 223.5.

How to Watch

Time: 8:00 PM EST
TV Channel: FS-OK

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Bulls vs. Thunder Betting Data

Bulls Betting Data

• Chicago covered the spread more often than not this year, going 20-16-1 against the spread.
• Chicago routinely hits the over, topping the point total in 20 of 37 games (54.1%).

Thunder Betting Data

• Against the spread this season, Oklahoma City has a winning record: 21-17-1.
• Oklahoma City hit the over in just 48.7% of their games (19 of 39 games).

Point Total Insights

• In Chicago's matchups this season, the Bulls and their opponents have gone over Tuesday's total of 223.5 points 21 times (56.8% of opportunities).
• In 38.5% of Oklahoma City's games this season (15 of 39), the total points scored was greater than Tuesday's 223.5-point over/under.
• The Bulls average 114.1 points per game against the Thunder's 106.5, amounting to 2.9 points under the matchup's over/under of 223.5.
• The 226.4 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 2.9 more than the 223.5 total in this contest.
• This season, the average total for Bulls games is 228.7 points, 5.2 more than the over/under of 223.5 points for this contest.
• Thunder's games have an over/under of 218.3 points this season, 5.2 points fewer than the total points bet for this matchup.

Previous Matchups

In the last 10 head-to-head meetings, Oklahoma City has won seven games against Chicago, while the Bulls perform better against the spread, accumulating a 2-1 record ATS in those contests against the Thunder.

Bulls Players to Watch

• The leader in points and assists for the Bulls is LaVine, who scores 28.1 points and dishes out 5.1 assists per game.
• Wendell Carter Jr. is Chicago's best rebounder, hauling in an average of 8.0 boards in each contest while scoring 11.8 points per game.
• The Bulls get the most three-point shooting production out of LaVine, who makes 3.5 threes per game.
• The Chicago steals leader is Thaddeus Young, who averages 1.3 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Daniel Gafford, who compiles 1.2 rejections per contest.

Thunder Players to Watch

• Gilgeous-Alexander's points (23.7 per game) and assists (6.2 per game) stat lines give him the top scoring and assists spots on the Thunder's leaderboards.
• Darius Bazley grabs 7.5 rebounds per game (he also scores 11.9 points per game and adds 1.5 assists per game) which puts him at the top of the Oklahoma City rebounding leaderboard.
• Gilgeous-Alexander is the top shooter from distance for the Thunder, hitting 2.1 threes per game.
• Oklahoma City's leader in steals is Theo Maledon with 0.9 per game, and its leader in blocks is Aleksej Pokusevski with 1.1 per game.

Injury Report

Bulls: Devon Dotson: Day To Day (Knee), Garrett Temple: Day To Day (Ankle)

Thunder: Josh Hall: Day To Day (Knee), Trevor Ariza: Out (Personal), Luguentz Dort: Day To Day (Toe), Darius Bazley: Day To Day (Shoulder), Al Horford: Out (Rest), George Hill: Out (Thumb)