Chicago Bulls vs New Jersey Nets

Game Date: Monday, February 6, 2012 | Game Time: 7:35 PM | Home Line: 9.5 | Total: 188.5

Chicago Bulls v New Jersey Nets Series Betting Trends

The Chicago Bulls travel to New Jersey to play the Nets at 7:35 PM on Monday, February 6, 2012. New Jersey is the underdog in this matchup, getting 9.5 points here at home. The Total has been posted at Over/Under 188.5.

Before getting to specific team details, let's have a look at the recent games in this series to see if we can identify any NBA sports betting trends to assist in making the right pick in this game.

Recent Results in the Bulls/Nets Series

When looking at the last 45 games in this series, we can see the home team has won 32 games compared to 13 wins for the road team. Average points scored per game for the home team in the Chicago/New Jersey series is 97.1 ppg while the vistor has put up 91.4 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 5.7 favoring the home team.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last 45 games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 5.7 ppg. That represents a value number of 15.2 when meassured against the offered line of 9.5, suggesting a wager on New Jersey makes the most sense - at least, when looking at betting against the number according to the historical series trends.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 45 games between the Bulls and the Nets is 188.5 per game.

Now let's take a look at the series history in this exact situation, with Chicago as the road team and with New Jersey as the home team.

Recent Results when Chicago visits New Jersey

When looking at the last 22 games in this series while New Jersey has been the home team, we can see the Nets have won 18 games compared to 4 wins for the Bulls. Average points scored per game by New Jersey in this situation is is 99.6 ppg while Chicago has put up 91.3 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 8.3 favoring the Nets.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 8.3 ppg. That represents a value number of 17.8 when meassured against the offered line of 9.5, suggesting a wager on the Nets makes the most sense. At least, that's the way it looks when you ponder a bet against the line, looking at this wager in the vacuum of this series situation.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 22 games between the Bulls and the Nets is 190.9 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 2.4 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 188.5 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.

Can the Chicago Bulls Cover the Spread?

This season the Chicago Bulls have played 72 games, averaging 95.3 points per game, while allowing 88.0 points per game. This has led to a season record of 52-20. Let's have a closer look at recent Chicago Bulls results.

Recent Chicago Bulls Results

This season the Chicago Bulls have played 36 games on the road, averaging 95.2 points per game, while allowing 88.0 points per game. This has led to a season record of 24-12. Let's have a closer look at recent Chicago Bulls results on the road.

Recent Chicago Bulls Road Results

Can the New Jersey Nets Cover the Spread?

This season the New Jersey Nets have played 67 games, averaging 92.9 points per game, while allowing 98.9 points per game. This has led to a season record of 22-20. Let's have a closer look at recent New Jersey Nets results.

Recent New Jersey Nets Results

This season the New Jersey Nets have played 33 games here at home, averaging 94.2 points per game, while allowing 100.8 points per game. This has led to a season record of 9-24. Let's have a closer look at recent New Jersey Nets results when playing at home.

Recent New Jersey Nets Home Results

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