Who is playing
Indiana Pacers @ Chicago Bulls
Current records: Indiana 9-14, Chicago 10-13
How to watch
- When: Friday, December 6, 2024 at 8 pm ET
- Where: United Center – Chicago, Illinois
- TV: Chicago Sports Network
- Continue: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try it for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $33.00
What to know
The Bulls will be in front of their home fans on Friday, but a look at the layout shows they might need that home-field advantage. Having played yesterday, they will do it again and host the Indiana Pacers at 8:00 pm ET at the United Center. The Bulls strut around with some offensive muscle, as they have averaged 119.8 points per game this season.
The Bulls arrive fresh from scoring the most points they have all season. They beat the Spurs with points to spare on Thursday and took the game 139-124. The victory marked back-to-back victories for Chicago.
The Bulls relied on the efforts of Ayo Dosunmu, who had a triple-double with 27 points, ten rebounds and 11 assists, and Nikola Vucevic, who was 16 of 22 en route to 39 points plus eight rebounds and five assists. What’s more, Dosunmu also accumulated three three-pointers, the most he has made since April.
The Bulls were working as a unit and finished the game with 36 assists (ranked fifth in assists per game overall). That good performance was nothing new for the team: they have already accumulated at least 25 assists in 17 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, the Pacers’ recent slump got a little tougher Wednesday after their fourth straight loss. They fell 99-90 to the Nets. Indiana did not live up to its potential and found itself short of the lead bettors thought they had entering the game.
Chicago’s victory raised its record to 10-13. As for Indiana, its loss dropped its record to 9-14.
Everything went well for the Bulls against the Pacers in their previous matchup in March, when the Bulls cruised to a 125-99 victory. In that game, the Bulls built a 64-43 halftime lead, an impressive feat they will look to repeat on Friday.
Odd
Indiana is a 3.5-point favorite against Chicago, according to the latest report NBA Odds.
Bettors had a good idea of the line for this one, as the game began with the Pacers as 2.5-point favorites.
Bettors expect fireworks from the offense and set the over/under at 247.5 points.
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History of the series
Chicago has won 6 of its last 10 games against Indiana.
- March 27, 2024: Chicago 125 vs. Indiana 99
- March 13, 2024: Chicago 132 vs. Indiana 129
- December 28, 2023: Indiana 120 vs. Chicago 104
- October 30, 2023: Chicago 112 vs. Indiana 105
- March 5, 2023: Indiana 125 vs. Chicago 122
- February 15, 2023: Indiana 117 vs. Chicago 113
- January 24, 2023: Indiana 116 vs. Chicago 110
- October 26, 2022: Chicago 124 vs. Indiana 109
- February 4, 2022: Chicago 122 vs. Indiana 115
- December 31, 2021: Chicago 108 vs. Indiana 106
