Rockets vs. Bulls betting: NBA preview for March 15

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Two streaking teams hit the court when the Houston Rockets (42-25) host the Chicago Bulls (28-38) on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET. The Bulls are 8.5-point underdogs and will attempt to keep their five-game win streak intact against the Rockets, who have won five straight. The matchup has an over/under of 229.5.

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Rockets Cover -8.5 vs Bulls -110

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Rockets vs. Bulls betting lines

  • Rockets odds to win: -355
  • Bulls odds to win: +280
  • Spread: Rockets (-8.5)
  • Total: 229.5
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Rockets Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Houston has covered the spread 19 times at home and is 24-10 in home contests.
  • Houston’s record against the spread is 4-6 when playing as 8.5-point favorites or more in home games this year.
  • At home this season, Rockets games have hit the over on the set point total 14 times.
  • Houston and its opponents have averaged a total of 222.4 points per home contest this year, 7.1 points fewer than this game’s listed total.

Rockets Recent Trends

  • The Rockets are 7-3 overall and 8-2 against the spread over their past 10 games.
  • The final score of the last 10 Rockets games has gone over the set total three times.
  • The Rockets’ last 10 games have ended with an average of 226.3 points scored. That’s 3.2 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • During the past 10 games, the Rockets are scoring 1.5 points more per game compared to their season average.

Rockets Betting Records

  • The Rockets have won 33 of the 45 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (73.3%).
  • When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -355 or shorter, Houston has a record of 8-3 (72.7% win percentage).
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Rockets have an implied win probability of 78.0%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45 (26th in NBA) 45.3 (second) 48.5 (first) 42.7 (seventh) 22.9 (29th) 13.2 (12th)

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Bulls Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Bulls are 15-16 in road contests and have covered the spread 15 times on the road.
  • The Bulls have hit the over on a set point total in a road game 15 times this year.
  • Recent performance hints at an edge to the Bulls to beat the total. This year their road games averaged a total of 234.5 points per contest.

Bulls Recent Trends

  • The Bulls have covered the spread eight times in their last 10 contests while putting up a 6-4 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Bulls and their opponents have combined to hit the over in five of the past 10 games.
  • The past 10 Bulls games averaged 4.1 more points (233.6) than this matchup’s point total.
  • In the last 10 games, the Bulls are scoring 120.6 points per game compared to their 116.6 season average.

Bulls Betting Records

  • Chicago has been underdogs in 50 games this season and won 20 (40%) of those contests.
  • The Bulls have a record of 3-14 in games where oddsmakers have them as underdogs of at least +280 on the moneyline.
  • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Bulls have a 26.3% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.4 (16th in NBA) 47 (18th) 45.6 (sixth) 46.7 (29th) 28.7 (seventh) 14 (21st)
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