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Fourteen and a Half Is Too Many, Take Chicago

NBA · SAT NOV 14 · 8:00 PM ET · Target Center · FINAL CHI 117, MIN 106
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01 · OUR PICKBulls +14.5Spread · −105FanDuel−105Bet at FanDuel →

Our edge: Minnesota is hot and Chicago is not, so the market made this a two-touchdown spread. Look at who's suiting up. The Wolves are playing without Anthony Edwards, their best player, and Donte DiVincenzo is out too. Laying fourteen and a half without your star is a big ask against anybody. Our pick: Bulls plus 14.5.

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Bulls +14.5
−105
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01 · POINT SPREADOUR PICK

Bulls +14.5

Our number: MIN −5 · Line: MIN −14.5

Minnesota is rolling

The Wolves are 9-3 and have won five straight, including a 133-94 beatdown of Dallas. They’re 5-1 at home. They score 119.3 a night and give up just 105.9. LaMelo Ball leads them at 18.6 points and 6.2 assists, and Rudy Gobert grabs 11.5 boards.

But no Ant

Anthony Edwards is out with a knee injury and DiVincenzo is out with an Achilles injury. That’s the scoring punch that turns a ten-point lead into a twenty-point lead.

Chicago just found a win

The Bulls snapped an eight-game losing streak Friday by beating Atlanta 125-117 in overtime. Before that, they lost to San Antonio by five and Philadelphia by six at home. Norman Powell is scoring 20.8 a game and Josh Giddey is handing out 8.8 assists.

Our numbers have the Wolves by about five. Be honest about that: those ratings come from last season, and Minnesota’s roster has changed since. Even if you give the Wolves a few extra points for how well they’ve played, you’re nowhere near fourteen and a half without Edwards on the floor.

How this blows up on me

What scares me: Chicago is 2-9 and gives up 127.7 points a game, and it’s short-handed too, with Dailyn Swain, Tobe Awaka, Caleb Wilson and Jalen Smith (day-to-day, hand) all on the injury report.

Take the Bulls plus 14.5 at −105 at FanDuel. Fourteen and a half is a lot of points for a team missing its best player. It lands on the receipts page win or lose. See red.

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