Lakers vs. Bulls betting: NBA preview for March 27

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The Chicago Bulls (32-40) are 4-point underdogs as they look to build on a three-game winning streak when they host the Los Angeles Lakers (44-28) on Thursday, March 27, 2025 at United Center. The contest airs at 8 p.m. ET on SportsNet LA and CHSN. The over/under is 238 for the matchup.

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Lakers vs. Bulls betting lines

  • Lakers odds to win: -185
  • Bulls odds to win: +154
  • Spread: Lakers (-4)
  • Total: 238
  • TV Channel: Chicago Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Lakers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Los Angeles has a 15-19-1 record against the spread on the road and are 16-19 in road contests.
  • Los Angeles has a 1-9-1 record ATS in road games this year as 4-point favorites or more.
  • Lakers road games have gone over the set point total 19 times this year.
  • Recent performance seems to trend against Los Angeles to beat the total. Their road games have averaged a total of 225.1 points per contest this season.

Lakers Recent Trends

  • The Lakers are 4-6 overall and 4-6 against the spread in their last 10 contests.
  • The Lakers and their opponents have hit the over in eight of those 10 games.
  • The past 10 Lakers games averaged 12.1 fewer points (225.9) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Over their past 10 games, the Lakers have scored 0.6 fewer points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.

Lakers Betting Records

  • The Lakers have a 31-12 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 72.1% of those games).
  • Los Angeles has a record of 21-11 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -185 or shorter (winning 65.6%).
  • The Lakers have an implied moneyline win probability of 64.9% in this matchup.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.8 (ninth in NBA) 46.3 (10th) 42.6 (26th) 43 (eighth) 26.2 (15th) 13.2 (12th)

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Bulls Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • The Bulls have gone over a set point total in a home game 18 times this year.
  • The Bulls are 13-22 in home contests with an 18-17 record against the spread at home.
  • The Bulls’ record against the spread is 3-4 when playing as 4-point underdogs or more in home games this season.
  • The Bulls and their opponents have averaged a total of 236.4 points per home contest this year, 1.6 points fewer than this game’s posted total.

Bulls Recent Trends

  • The Bulls have covered the spread nine times in their last 10 matchups while putting up a 8-2 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final scores of the last 10 Bulls games have surpassed the set total six times.
  • The Bulls’ last 10 outings have ended with an average of 233.7 points scored. That’s 4.3 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • Across their past 10 games, the Bulls have scored 5.2 more points per contest compared to their 117.3 PPG season-long scoring average.

Bulls Betting Records

  • Chicago has won 23, or 41.8%, of the 55 games it has played as underdogs this season.
  • The Bulls have a record of 14-27, a 34.1% win rate, when they’re set as an underdog of +154 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • The Bulls have a 39.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.7 (15th in NBA) 46.9 (17th) 45.3 (sixth) 46.5 (29th) 28.9 (sixth) 13.7 (18th)
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