Chicago Bulls vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction and Betting Pick. Chicago Bulls host Philadelphia 76ers as -13.5 favorites with a 191.0 line at 8.00 PM ET on Saturday, April 11 2015. Chicago won eight of last nine meetings but didn’t cover the spread since January 2014, and in the last meeting in March in Philadelphia the Bulls only won in overtime.
Chicago Bulls are focused on getting into shape for the playoffs and this game will just be good practice for them. The Bulls lost to Cleveland and Orlando before beating Miami 89-78 on Thursday.
Philadelphia 76ers are trying to find some positives in an awful season, but there aren’t many of those. They were hoping to show signs of improvement now in the final part of the season, but allowed the Wizards to shoot 65.3 percent in a 119-90 loss on Wednesday.
Tale of the Tape
Chicago Record: 47-32 (25-14 Home)
Chicago Against the Spread: 37-42 (18-21 Home)
Chicago Last 10: 6-4 (6-4 ATS)
Philadelphia Record: 18-61 (6-34 Road)
Philadelphia Against the Spread: 39-38 (16-22 Road)
Philadelphia Last 10: 1-9 (4-6 ATS)
Chicago and Philadelphia Team News
For Chicago, Derrick Rose is listed as healthy but needs some time to get back into shape. He is averaging only 10.5 points in the two games he played since returning to court. Guard Jimmy Butler is questionable with a calf injury and missed one game so far. Philadelphia lost power forward Nerlens Noel to an ankle injury and the Rookie of the Year contender is out for the remainder of the season. Isaiah Canaan got injured a couple of days ago, and Luc Mbah a Moute is out as well. Thomas Robinson has a minor ankle injury and could play. Tony Wroten and Joel Embiid are season-long absentees.
Bulls vs 76ers Lineups
Bulls: Pau Gasol, Mike Dunleavy, Joakim Noah, Tony Snell, Derrick Rose.
76ers: Jerami Grant, Thomas Robinson, Furkan Aldemir, Robert Covington, Ish Smith.
Philadelphia at Chicago
8:00 PM ET, Saturday, April 11, 2015
United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Bulls vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction. We can only expect Derrick Rose to get better and better, especially against poor opposition such as the 76ers. And that means the Bulls might just cover the spread this time, something they haven’t done often against the Sixers. Bulls vs 76ers Betting Pick: Bulls -13.5. Bulls vs 76ers Predicted Score: 107-92
