Game 3 NBA Betting: Atlanta Hawks at Chicago Bulls – Free Pick and Prediction
[ad#bodog-250]The Chicago Bulls evened the best-of-seven series by hunkering down on defense. Derrick Rose is still hobbled buy his ankle injury and didn’t have a great Game 2. Now the scene shifts to the Phillips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Harks managed to shoot 34% in Games 2 after racking up 51% in the first game. Several of the team members were rather horrible in their shooting with Jamal Crawford, Al Horford and Marvin Williams combining for 3 for 13 from beyond the three point arc. Teague scored 21 points for team high and Johnson contributed 16 points. After scoring 22 points on 8-of-16 shooting for Atlanta in Game 1, Crawford slipped to 11 points on 2-of-10 in Game 2. The Hawks were lukewarm during the season when they played at home as they were next to last of the playoff teams in win percentage at home. At home they were 24-17 during the 2010-2011 season.
Rose contributed 25 points in Game 2 which was the same day he received the MVP trophy. He was 10 for 27 from the field and had eight turnovers. If it wasn’t for their stellar defense the bulls would be down 2 games to none right now. The Bulls were led in rebounding by Joakim Noah and his 14 boards while he scored 19 points. Kyle Korver is shooting just 4-of-16 in the first two games for Chicago. Carlos Boozer is dealing with a turf toe injury and managed just eight points.
Atlanta stole a game in Chicago and now the Bulls hope to return the compliment. Neither team shot well from beyond the arc in Game 2, with the Bulls going 5-of-22 and the Hawks coming in at 3-of-13. Both teams shot better than 35 percent from 3-point range in the regular season. The oddsmakers have install the Hawks as a +2.5 for this game at home. This game is leaning towards the Hawks with these numbers to support them. Hawks are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games as a home underdog of 0.5-4.5 and they are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 home games along with the Hawks being 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games as an underdog. Bet the Hawks to cover the +2.5 spread in this game.
