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Indiana Pacers at Chicago Bulls odds, picks and prediction

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The Indiana Pacers (14-19) travel to the Windy City Sunday for an 8 p.m. game against the Chicago Bulls (19-10) at the United Center. Below, we look at the Pacers vs. Bulls odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.

Indiana has alternated between winning and losing over the past four games with the latest being a 118-106 victory over the Houston Rockets Thursday.

Over the past two weeks, the Pacers are 2-3 straight-up (SU), 2-3 ATS and 3-2 O/U with the 22nd-ranked non-garbage time net rating (minus-5.5 points per 100 possessions), according to CleaningTheGlass.com (CTG).

Chicago has had several games postponed recently, including its last two, due to a COVID outbreak. But, the Bulls beat the Rockets, 133-118, Monday, covering as 7.5-point home favorites.

The Bulls are 2-0 SU, 1-1 ATS and 2-0 O/U in their last two weeks with the third-best non-garbage time net rating (plus-12.2 points per 100 possessions), per CTG.

The Pacers stomped the Bulls, 109-77, as 1.5-point underdogs in Chicago in their first meeting Nov. 22.

Pacers at Bulls odds, spread and lines

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Money line: Pacers +250 (bet $100 to win $250) | Bulls -320 (bet $320 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Pacers +6.5 (-102) | Bulls -6.5 (-122)
Over/Under (O/U): 218.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)

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Pacers at Bulls key injuries

Pacers

PG Malcolm Brogdon (Achilles') questionable
PF Domantas Sabonis (calf) questionable

Bulls

SG Alex Caruso (foot) out

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Pacers at Bulls odds, lines, picks and predictions

Prediction

Pacers 112, Bulls 109

Money line

Slight "LEAN" to the PACERS (+250) for a tiny wager, if at all, because I like Indiana plus the points in this spot, and that payout is too fat to pass up.

The Bulls haven't played a lot recently and weren't at full strength during those games anyhow. I could see the Bulls needing a game or two before finding their rhythm and the Pacers stealing this game outright.

Against the spread

Definitely BET the PACERS +6.5 (-102), heavier than or instead of, their money line.

Indiana has been bet by sharp money early, in fact, the Pacers opened up as 8.5-point underdogs before being steamed down to the current number.

Also, this is just a "better spot" for Indiana who has covered four straight vs. the Bulls in Chicago and has covered six of its past seven games as a road underdog.

Over/Under

PASS with a slight "lean" to the Over 218.5 (-112) because the Over has cashed in five of the past seven Pacers-Bulls meetings.

However, we'd be getting to the party way late on the Over since the total has been increased from the 215.5-point opener. Plus Indiana has gone Under the total in seven straight as a road underdog.

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