Lakers vs. Bulls betting: NBA preview for March 22

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The Los Angeles Lakers (43-26) are favored by 9.5 points against the Chicago Bulls (30-40) on Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 10:30 p.m. ET. The matchup airs on SportsNet LA and CHSN. The over/under is 236.5 for the matchup.

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Lakers Cover -9.5 vs Bulls -112

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Lakers vs. Bulls betting lines

  • Lakers odds to win: -446
  • Bulls odds to win: +343
  • Spread: Lakers (-9.5)
  • Total: 236.5
  • TV Channel: Chicago Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Lakers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Los Angeles has covered the spread 24 times at home and is 28-8 in home contests.
  • Los Angeles’ record against the spread is 4-3 when playing as 9.5-point favorites or more in home games this year.
  • The Lakers have gone over a set point total in a home game 16 times this year.
  • Recent performance seems to go against Los Angeles to beat the total. Their home games have averaged a total of 226.5 points per contest this season.

Lakers Recent Trends

  • The Lakers have covered the spread six times in their past 10 matchups while putting up a 5-5 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final score of the past 10 Lakers games has gone over the set total six times.
  • The Lakers’ past 10 outings have ended with an average of 225.7 points scored. That’s 10.8 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • Over the past 10 games, the Lakers are scoring 0.3 points more per game compared to their season average.

Lakers Betting Records

  • The Lakers have won 75% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (30-10).
  • In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -446 or shorter, Los Angeles has a record of 5-1 (83.3% win percentage).
  • The Lakers have an implied moneyline win probability of 81.7% in this matchup.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.8 (ninth in NBA) 46 (seventh) 42.7 (26th) 43.1 (eighth) 26.3 (15th) 13.1 (10th)

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Bulls Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Bulls are 17-18 in road contests and have covered the spread 18 times on the road.
  • On the road this season, Bulls games have hit the over on the set point total 18 times.
  • The Bulls and their opponents have averaged a total of 234.6 points per road contest this year, 1.9 points fewer than this game’s projected total.

Bulls Recent Trends

  • The Bulls have covered the spread seven times in their past 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 2.3 fewer points (234.2) than this matchup’s point total.
  • Over the past 10 games, the Bulls are scoring 117.9 points per game compared to their 116.7 season average.

Bulls Betting Records

  • This season, Chicago has won 21 out of the 53 games, or 39.6%, in which it has been the underdog.
  • The Bulls are 1-9 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +343 or more on the moneyline.
  • Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Bulls have a 22.6% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.5 (16th in NBA) 46.9 (18th) 45.3 (sixth) 46.6 (29th) 28.7 (sixth) 13.8 (19th)
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