Bulls vs. Lakers Prediction, Pick and Preview, November 15 (11/15): NBA

Bulls vs. Lakers Prediction, Pick and Preview, November 15 (11/15): NBA

Credit: photo by Dennis Wierzbuski-USA TODAY Sports

 

Odds

 

Time 9:30 p.m. EST
Bulls money line +145
Bulls spread -3.5 (-110)
Clippers money line -175
Clippers spread -3.5 (-110)
Over / under 217.5

 

Preview

The Chicago Bulls will continue their five-game road trip at Staples Center tonight when they face the Los Angeles Lakers.

Chicago Bulls

The Bulls responded with a nice road upset against the Clippers last nite, snapping their seven-game win streak along the way.

Zach Lavine is playing the best basketball of his career, and it has the Bulls looking like a real contender out East. The eighth-year guard is averaging 25.7, 5.5 rpg, and 3.8 apg.

Demar DeRozan is enjoying a career revival in the Windy City. The former USC guard is averaging 25.3 ppg, which would mark the second highest mark for his career.

Lonzo Ball and Alex Caruso give the Bulls two of the better perimeter defenders in the league. Both guards are returning home tonight, and they've come in and made life easier on the Bulls star scorers

Nikola Vucevic's absence will surely be problematic for this one, as the former All-Star is one of the best rebounders in the league.

Los Angeles Lakers

It's been a really interesting season for the Los Angeles Lakers so far. They narrowly defeated the San Antonio Spurs yesterday to jump above .500, but things have been far from smooth.

A healthy LeBron James could cure all of this, but he's entering another game with the questionable tag, as the Lakers are making great efforts to keep the King fresh for May.

Anthony Davis has been a stud night in and night out, and he's coming off of a 32/12 line against Charlotte. Carmelo Anthony has been very effective from deep, shooting a career-best 52% so far. Melo scored 29 points on 7/10 shooting from deep.

There's been one major problem, and we won't hone too much on that here. Russell Westbrook is due to figure things out soon.

Prediction

One thing's for sure, and it's that the Bulls star players are playing better than the Lakers. Los Angeles size advantage could give Chicago trouble, but we feel comfortable trusting the new power duo in the Windy City. DeRozan loves playing in LA, and his 35 points against a strong defensive team in the Clippers proved it last nite. We'll sway their way again this evening.

PICK: Chicago Bulls ML (+105)

 

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