Brooklyn Nets vs Chicago Bulls: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 5/11/2021

Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets (44-24) enter their matchup against the Zach LaVine-led Chicago Bulls (29-39) on May 11, 2021 as a 4.5-point favorite. The point total for the game is 233.5.

How to Watch

Time: 8:00 PM EST
TV Channel: YES2

Betting Suggestions:

Nets vs. Bulls Betting Data

Nets Betting Data

• Brooklyn has failed to cover the spread more often than not this year, going 33-34.
• The Nets have not fared well as a 4.5-point favorite, going 11-23 against the spread when favored by at least 4.5 points.
• Brooklyn and its opponents have hit the over in 56.7% of games (38 out of 67 matchups).

Bulls Betting Data

• Chicago has a winning record against the spread this season, 35-32-1.
• When they're at least 4.5-point underdogs, the Bulls are 4-3 against the spread.
• Chicago has failed to hit the over in a majority of their games this season, going over the point total in just 31 of 68 opportunities.

Point Total Insights

• Brooklyn's games this year have resulted in a higher total score than Tuesday's matchup total (233.5 points) in 31 out of 68 opportunities (45.6% of matchups).
• In 17 out of Chicago's 68 games this season (25%), the competing teams combined for more points than the over/under in Tuesday's matchup.
• The Nets average 118.6 points per game against the Bulls' 110.9, amounting to 4.0 points under the game's over/under of 233.5.
• The 226.4 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 7.1 fewer than the 233.5 over/under in this contest.
• On average, the over/under in Nets games is 0.3 points fewer than the over/under of 233.5 points in this contest.
• A difference of 10.9 points separates this contest's over/under (233.5 points) and the average total points bet in Bulls' games (222.6 points) this season.

Previous Matchups

Brooklyn has an 8-2 record against Chicago over the last 10 matchups,

Nets Players to Watch

• The Nets leader in rebounds and assist is James Harden, who pulls down 8.0 rebounds and distributes 10.9 assists per game along with scoring 25.2 points per contest.
• Brooklyn's leading scorer is Durant, who tallies 28.2 points a game in addition to his 7.1 rebounds and 5.2 assists.
• Joe Harris makes more threes per game than any other member of the Nets, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.1 per contest.
• Kyrie Irving and Durant lead Brooklyn on the defensive end, with Irving leading the team in steals averaging 1.4 per game and Durant in blocks averaging 1.3 per contest.

Bulls Players to Watch

• LaVine averages 27.3 points and tacks on 5.0 assists per game, putting him at the top of the Bulls' leaderboards for those statistics.
• Nikola Vucevic is at the top of the Chicago rebounding leaderboard with 11.6 rebounds per game. He also notches 23.9 points and adds 3.8 assists per game.
• LaVine is the most prolific from the three-point line for the Bulls, hitting 3.4 threes per game.
• Thaddeus Young (1.1 steals per game) is the steal leader for Chicago while Daniel Theis (0.9 blocks per game) is the block leader.

Injury Report

Nets:

Chris Chiozza: Out (Hand),

James Harden: Out (Hamstring),

Spencer Dinwiddie: Out For Season (ACL),

Bruce Brown: Day To Day (Face)

Bulls:

Daniel Theis: Day To Day (Hip),

Troy Brown Jr.: Day To Day (Ankle)