REGULAR SEASON RECAP

The regular season went much worse than expected. They won 22 games vs an expected win total of 25. Home court was not an advantage, at least not in terms of meeting expectations. They were OK on the road. They won 31.7% on the road which was much better than expected (24.7%). They won 9 at home and were expected to win 14.8. Expect a similar record next season. In our latest simulations they are averaging 22 wins and are projected to finish third to last in the East. There is a sizable gap between them and the #12 ranked Hawks who are projected for 29 wins.

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STATISTICAL STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES

SHOOTING (WEAKNESS): They are a bad shooting team with a true FG% of 54.1% (#27 in League). The team shooting has declined to 50.9% in their last 7 games. They average 104.9 pts per game vs an expected average (based on pre-game odds) of 105.8. On the road they average 106.3 (104.9 expected), and at home 103.6 ppg (106.7 expected).

DEFENSE (WEAKNESS): They are not a good defensive team allowing opponents to shoot 57.3 true FG% (#26 in League). They allow 113.4 pts per game vs an expected value of 112.1. They are allowing 113.3 (113.2 expected) on the road, and at home 113.4 ppg (111 expected).

REBOUNDING (WEAKNESS): They are outrebounded by opponents by 3.5 per game (#28 in league).

TURNOVERS (BELOW AVERAGE): They have an average turnover margin of -0.7 per game (#19 in league). Better in their last 7 games with a turnover margin of 0.4.

TEAM STATS AND AGAINST THE SPREAD GAMELOG

Below is a recap of all 82 regular games. Anyone who backed the Bulls in all of their games would have earned a +312 unit profit at a 100 per game risk. Against the spread, they have lost -1560 units risking 110 to win 100 (35-46 ATS). The Bulls have turned an ATS profit on the road but have lost at home.