Bulls Favored Over Nets In Monday NBA Betting Picks

What: NBA Betting Picks
Who: Brooklyn Nets at Chicago Bulls
When: Monday, December 2, 8:00 p.m.

It's been quite a long time since the Chicago Bulls were beating the Brooklyn Nets, but in Monday's NBA betting picks, oddsmakers are foreseeing this occurrence becoming a reality. It's hometown Chicago, losers of four in a row to Brooklyn, that are set as the 5.5-point home chalk in this matchup of Eastern Conference foes.

Both teams are coming into this game riding two-game losing streaks. Let's look at the latest betting lines. Odds are subject to change.

	Spread	Moneyline	Total
Brooklyn Nets	+5.5 (-110)	+180	O 233.5 (-110)
Chicago Bulls	-5.5 (-110)	-220	U 233.5 (-110)

Among the four games on the ledger for the Monday slate, we are seeing this Nets vs Bulls contest as the best bet among the day's NBA betting picks.

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Nets vs Bulls Betting Trends

Not only are the Bulls 0-4 straight up in their last four games against the Nets, Chicago is also 0-4 against the spread in the last four times facing Brooklyn. In total, the Nets are 19-11 SU in the last 30 games between the two teams, and 18-12 ATS.

Overall, Brooklyn is 8-1-1 ATS in the club's past 10 road games. The Nets are also 6-3 ATS in their last nine meetings with Central Division opponents. On the other hand, Brooklyn is a dismal 1-9 SU in the last 10 games when facing an Eastern Conference squad.

In all games, Chicago is 5-11 SU through the past 16 home contests. The Bulls are 2-8 SU in their last 10 games against teams from the Atlantic Division. However, the Bulls are 13-5 ATS through their past 18 games when the opposition is from the Eastern Conference.

When it comes to the total, 11 of the past 15 meetings between Brooklyn and Chicago have gone under. As well, the under was the winning play six of the last seven times the Nets were visiting the Bulls. Chicago, though, has gone over in four of the past five games and six of the last seven home games. Three of Brooklyn's last four games went over.

The Bulls are just 1-1 SU as a betting favorite this season. Brooklyn is 6-11 SU as the underdog in the betting line.

Bulls Can Score The Basketball

Chicago's point differential of -5.8 ranks the Bulls 25th in the 30-team NBA. But the Bulls do put up points. Averaging 118.5 points per game, Chicago is the NBA's fourth-most productive offense.

It's stopping the other team where the Bulls get into real difficulty. Chicago is the NBA's worst scoring defense. The Bulls are allowing 124.2 points per game. They also permit an NBA-high 58.5 points in the paint per game.

Individually, guard Zach LaVine is leading the Bulls in scoring with 22.0 points per game. Center Nicola Vucevic is grabbing 10 boards per game. He's also 10th in the NBA in 3-point field goal percentage (46.9%). Guard Josh Gidney dishes out 6.7 assists per game.

Nets Riddled With Injuries

Brooklyn's lineup has been emaciated by injuries. The Nets are showing nine players on the injury report. Key among the ailing are power forward Noah Clowney, out with an ankle injury, shooting guard Cam Thomas, out with a hamstring problem and point guard Ben Simmons, questionable due to a knee injury.

Cam Thomas and basketball: it's not a love story, but it might as well be.

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The importance of these players is evidenced in the team stats. Thomas is Brooklyn's leading scorer. He's averaging 24.7 points per game. Simmons leads the club with 6.7 assists per game.

Brooklyn ranks 26th in the NBA in scoring offense (106 points per game). The Nets are also last in rebounds per game (36.4). On the other hand, they are second in 3-point field goal percentage (46.8%) and in free throw percentage (80.8%).

Nets vs Bulls NBA Betting Pick

Neither the 9-12 Nets or 8-13 Bulls strike fear into any NBA opponent. Both of these teams have played and lost to the red-hot Orlando Magic in the past week. But while the Nets held the Magic to 100 points, Orlando was pouring in 133 against Chicago.

This is the major difference between the teams and the fatal flaw as far as the Bulls are concerned. Chicago just can't keep any team from scoring in bunches. In recent games, Memphis scored 142 on Chicago, and Boston tallied up 138 points.

Brooklyn Nets To beat Chicago Bulls

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Brooklyn can score from long range and from the charity stripe. The Nets beat Chicago 120-112 when the two teams met last month. Chicago is also dealing with injuries. Bulls small forward Patrick Williams (foot) is out. Guard Coby White (sprained left ankle) is listed as questionable. Go with the Nets to pull the upset on the road in the Monday NBA betting picks.