Los Angeles Lakers vs Chicago Bulls 11/05/19 NBA Betting Odds and Preview

The Los Angeles Lakers look to sweep their current three-game road trip when they head to the United Center to take on the Chicago Bulls on November 5, 2019.

King Doing It All

The Los Angeles Lakers lost on opening night to their cross-town rival Clippers led by Kawhi Leonard. The Lakers have since picked up five straight wins, including two in their current three-game road trip. LeBron James has been doing it all for the Purple and Gold as he’s put up back to back triple-doubles in their last two games.

Anthony Davis leads the Lakers with 29.2 points and 11.6 rebounds per game but it has been James who has impressed in Year 17. King James is averaging 26.4 points, 7.4 rebounds and 10.8 assists per game in six games played this season. Frank Vogel has also gotten the contributions from his bench as a total of 10 players are scoring at least five points per game for Los Angeles.

Los Angeles ranks 15th in team scoring at 115.2 points per game this season. The Lakers are in the middle of the pack with an average of 45.0 rebounds and 23.6 assists per game this season. What has stood out though is their defense as the Lake Show has allowed just 100.0 points per game this season, third-best in the entire NBA.

Road Struggles

The Chicago Bulls must be happy to go home on Tuesday. Chicago has played five out of their first seven games on the road and they have struggled to win away from home. The Bulls are just 2-5 SU to start the season and they are just 1-4 SU in five road games played so far. On Sunday, the Bulls missed out on a chance to beat a Pacers team that played without Victor Oladipo, Myles Turner and Domantas Sabonis.

Zach LaVine scored 21 points against Indiana and became the third-fastest Bulls player ( after Michael Jordan and Derrick Rose ) to score 2,000 career points. Sophomore Wendell Carter Jr. added 20 points but the team shot just 41.9% from the floor and were outrebounded 43-49 by a short-handed Pacers team.

The Bulls rank 19th in scoring at 106.7 points per game scored this season. Chicago is 29th off the glass with an average of 41.8 rebounds per game. They also rank 21st in passing at 22.3 assists per game. The Bulls are giving up an average of 110.7 points per game this season, 15th best overall.

Who Wins?

Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in their last five games played and 2-1 SU in three road games played this season. The Lakers are 4-9 SU in their last 13 games played against the Eastern Conference and 1-4 SU in their last five games against the Central Division. Chicago is 3-13 SU in their last 16 games played and 1-1 SU in their last two games played at home. The Bulls are 4-14 SU in their last 18 games against the Eastern Conference and 2-18 SU in their last 20 games played against the Pacific Division. Head to head, the Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last five games against the Bulls. The Lake Show is the NBA betting favorite to beat the Bulls in this matchup.

The Lakers are 2-0 SU in their current three-game road trip but the wins did not come easy as the Lakers had to work for their “W”s against the Mavericks and Spurs. But with their stars coming up big in both games, the Lakers are looking to sweep this road trip. LeBron James is coming off back to back triple-double games while Anthony Davis has backed him up with a pair of 20-10 games as well.

The Bulls snapped a three-game losing streak by defeating the Pistons on Friday night. However, Chicago dropped a 108-95 road contest against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. The Bulls must be relieved to be home for this game as they have only been 1-4 SU in five road games this season. However, they are in a tough spot against the surging Lakers.

The Bulls are just 19th in the league in scoring and they are facing a Lakers team that allows the third-fewest points in the league. Chicago ranks next to last in rebounding and they could struggle against a Los Angeles frontline led by James, Davis, Dwight Howard, and Javale McGee. I think the Lakers will be too big for the Bulls and dominate them the way Los Angeles did the Hornets earlier this season. I’m picking the Los Angeles Lakers to beat the Chicago Bulls.

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The Lakers are 5-0 ATS in their last five games played and 5-2 ATS in their last seven games played on the road. The Bulls are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games played and 1-6 ATS in their last seven games played at home. Head to head, Los Angeles is 5-4-1 ATS in their last 10 games played against Chicago.

The Bulls have outscored the Lakers by an average margin of 1.4 points per game in their last 10 meetings. However, Los Angeles has outscored Chicago by an average of 9.33 points per game in their last three head to head matchups. The Lakers have won by an average of 14.6 points per game during their five-game winning streak and have not won by fewer than seven points during that stretch. I think the Lakers are in a groove right now. Chicago has suffered double-digit losses to probable playoff teams in Toronto and Indiana. They are going to suffer the same fate against one of the title favorites in the Lakers.

Prediction: Lakers -6.5

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The total has gone under in five out of the last seven games played by the Lakers. The total has gone under in four out of the last six games played by the Bulls and under in 10 out of their last 14 games played in November. Head to head, the under is 4-1 in the last five meetings between these two teams. The total has gone under in 10 out of the last 15 games between these two teams in Chicago.

These teams have combined to score 215.2 points per game in their last 10 meetings and 216.0 points per game in their last three meetings. The Lakers are the third-best team in the NBA when it comes to scoring defense but they are also a team that has scored at least 119 points in three out of their last four games played. I think the Lakers are going to limit the Bulls but at the same time, they are going to put up plenty of points on the scoreboard because Chicago doesn’t have the size and defense to stop the Lakers’ frontline.

Prediction: Over 214

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