The Chicago Bulls will host the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday for an Eastern Conference matchup in the NBA. Chicago is 22-31 on the season but still sits 10th in the East in an NBA play-in tournament spot, and Detroit is sixth in the conference at 27-26, meaning it would avoid the play-in if the postseason started today. The two division rivals have split their two previous meetings this season, with the Pistons winning 127-119 as 6-point favorites on Feb. 2, while the Bulls won 122-112 as 4-point underdogs on Nov. 18.
Tipoff from the United Center in Chicago is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. The home team is listed as a 4.5-point underdog in the latest Bulls vs. Pistons odds, per SportsLine consensus, and the over/under is 238.5 points. Before you make any Pistons vs. Bulls picks, you’ll want to see the NBA predictions from the advanced computer model at SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in betting profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past six-plus seasons. The model enters Week 17 of the 2024-25 NBA season on a sizzling 147-104 roll on all top-rated NBA picks dating back to last season, returning nearly $4,000. It’s also an outstanding 18-9 (67%) on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.
The model has set its sights on Chicago vs. Detroit. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Pistons vs. Bulls:
- Bulls vs. Pistons spread: Bulls +4.5
- Bulls vs. Pistons over/under: 238.5 points
- Bulls vs. Pistons money line: Chicago +153, Detroit -185
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Why the Bulls can cover
Chicago is coming off a 132-111 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. Coby White led the team with 27 points and went 6-for-9 from the 3-point line, but the Bulls turned the ball over 17 times and lost the rebounding battle 44-31 in the defeat. Chicago will be without Lonzo Ball (illness) on Tuesday but is expected to get Ayo Dosunmu (illness) back in the lineup.
However, the Bulls have won eight of their last nine home games against the Pistons and also won as 4-point road underdogs in Detroit earlier in the season. White had 25 points in that victory, and Nikola Vucevic, who surprisingly wasn’t dealt at the NBA trade deadline, had 29 points, 12 rebounds, three assists and three blocked shots. See which team to back at SportsLine.
Why the Pistons can cover
Meanwhile, the Pistons earned a 112-102 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday to get back above .500. Cade Cunningham posted a triple-double with 19 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, while Jalen Duren supplied a double-double with 16 points and 12 boards while adding six assists.
Detroit won the turnover battle 14-11 in the victory and also had a plus-nine rebounding margin (46-37). The Pistons have now covered the spread in four of their last six games and are 26-25 against the number on the season. The Pistons also prevailed both outright and versus the line when these two last met in Chicago in Feb. 2024. See which team to back at SportsLine.
How to make Bulls vs. Pistons picks
The model has simulated Detroit vs. Chicago 10,000 times and the results are in. The model is leaning Under, projecting 230 combined points, and it’s also generated a point-spread pick where one side has all the value. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Pistons vs. Bulls, and which side of the spread has all the value? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Bulls vs. Pistons spread you need to jump on, all from the model that is on a 147-104 roll on top-rated NBA picks since last season, and find out.
