Chicago puts road win streak on the line against Atlanta

Dec 25, 2024, 02:03 am

Chicago Bulls (13-17, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (15-15, seventh in the Eastern Conference)

Atlanta; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST

Hawks -6.5; over/under is 244.5

BOTTOM LINE: Chicago will try to keep its three-game road win streak intact when the Bulls take on Atlanta.

The Hawks have gone 10-7 against Eastern Conference teams. Atlanta allows 119.0 points and has been outscored by 2.6 points per game.

The Bulls have gone 11-10 against Eastern Conference opponents. Chicago is the Eastern Conference leader with 35.7 defensive rebounds per game led by Nikola Vucevic averaging 7.8.

The Hawks score 116.4 points per game, 4.7 fewer points than the 121.1 the Bulls give up. The Bulls average 117.2 points per game, 1.8 fewer than the 119.0 the Hawks allow.

TOP PERFORMERS: Trae Young is averaging 21.8 points and 12 assists for the Hawks.

Zach LaVine is averaging 21.7 points and 4.1 assists for the Bulls.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hawks: 6-4, averaging 116.0 points, 48.1 rebounds, 29.0 assists, 10.6 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.8 points per game.

Bulls: 5-5, averaging 115.6 points, 45.8 rebounds, 29.7 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.3 points.

INJURIES: Hawks: Onyeka Okongwu: out (knee), Bogdan Bogdanovic: day to day (leg), Kobe Bufkin: out for season (shoulder), Cody Zeller: out (personal), Dominick Barlow: day to day (illness).

Bulls: Lonzo Ball: day to day (illness), Josh Giddey: day to day (ankle).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.