The Chicago Bulls will hit the highway to face the Denver Nuggets in an NBA pro basketball game set for Thursday night.
Start time from Denver is slated for 10:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by TNT.
The point spread from this NBA game has the road team Chicago Bulls favored by –1 points with a total of 196 points.
Chicago is 6-3 on the year sporting a five game win streak following an 86-81 home victory on Monday to the Charlotte Bobcats as a -12 ½ point betting favorite. The game total finished under 181 points.
The Bulls survived a 36% shooting game and hit on 6 of 12 from three. They crushed the Bobcats on the glass by a 54-44 margin and attempted 15 more free throws. Luol Deng had 21 points and eight rebounds on 5 of 10 shooting. On defense Chicago allowed 36.3% shooting to Charlotte with 7 of 16 from three point range.
Denver has lost two straight to fall to 4-6 following a 115-113 road defeat on Monday to the Oklahoma City Thunder as a +9 point underdog. The game total came in at over 213 points. The Nuggets blows a nine point lead after three by getting outscored 32-21 in the final period by OKC.
Denver shot 48.1% from the floor and made 8 of 23 from three. Ty Lawson had 29 points and 8 assists on 9 of 17 shooting. The team lost the game at the free throw line making just 25 of 43. On defense the Nuggets allowed 40.9% shooting to the Thunder with 13 of 27 from three.
