Milwaukee Bucks vs Chicago Bulls

Game Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 | Game Time: 8:05 PM | Home Line: -11.5 | Total: 189.5

Milwaukee Bucks v Chicago Bulls Series Betting Trends

The Milwaukee Bucks travel to Chicago to play the Bulls at 8:05 PM on Wednesday, February 22, 2012. Chicago is the favorite in this matchup, laying -11.5 points here at home. The Total has been posted at Over/Under 189.5.

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 Bucks/Bulls Series

When looking at the last 56 games in this series, we can see the home team has won 40 games compared to 16 wins for the road team. Average points scored per game for the home team in the Milwaukee/Chicago series is 98.7 ppg while the vistor has put up 94.9 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 3.8 favoring the home team.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last 56 games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 3.8 ppg. That represents a value number of -7.7 when meassured against the offered line of -11.5, suggesting a wager on Milwaukee 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 56 games between the Bucks and the Bulls is 193.6 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 4.1 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 189.5 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.

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

Recent Results when Milwaukee visits Chicago

When looking at the last 29 games in this series while Chicago has been the home team, we can see the Bulls have won 22 games compared to 7 wins for the Bucks. Average points scored per game by Chicago in this situation is is 97.6 ppg while Milwaukee has put up 93.7 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 3.9 favoring the Bucks.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 3.9 ppg. That represents a value number of -7.6 when meassured against the offered line of -11.5, suggesting a wager on the Bucks 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 29 games between the Bucks and the Bulls is 191.3 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 1.8 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 189.5 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.

Can the Milwaukee Bucks Cover the Spread?

This season the Milwaukee Bucks have played 68 games, averaging 98.6 points per game, while allowing 98.4 points per game. This has led to a season record of 31-37. Let's have a closer look at recent Milwaukee Bucks results.

Recent Milwaukee Bucks Results

This season the Milwaukee Bucks have played 33 games on the road, averaging 97.6 points per game, while allowing 97.5 points per game. This has led to a season record of 14-19. Let's have a closer look at recent Milwaukee Bucks results on the road.

Recent Milwaukee Bucks Road Results

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 52-37. Let's have a closer look at recent Chicago Bulls results.

Recent Chicago Bulls Results

This season the Chicago Bulls have played 36 games here at home, averaging 95.5 points per game, while allowing 88.0 points per game. This has led to a season record of 28-8. Let's have a closer look at recent Chicago Bulls results when playing at home.

Recent Chicago Bulls Home Results

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