Warriors vs Bulls

Chicago’s six-game losing streak meets a Warriors group that just snapped its own funk with a gritty road win, but now walks into United Center on the second night of a back-to-back. With Golden State still missing Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green and several rotation pieces according to the latest injury report, the short-handed version of this team looks very different from the group that torched Chicago here last season behind big nights from Curry, Butler and Brandin Podziemski, while Coby White and Nikola Vucevic still produced efficiently in defeat. Given the Bulls’ healthier core, home-court edge, and the schedule/travel tax on a depleted Warriors roster, I like Chicago on the moneyline at -105, though their ongoing skid keeps this at a B+ rather than an elite-grade hammer. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 07/12/2025 09:45am

Golden State’s patched-together offense, which has leaned on slower tempo and defense during its recent skid and brief rebound, profiles very differently without Curry and Butler than the unit that hung 132 on Chicago in last season’s United Center shootout, while the Bulls limp in on a six-game slide driven more by defensive leaks than any inability to score. With the Warriors’ top creators (Curry, Butler, Green and others) still sidelined, and multiple Bulls wings and guards banged up even if several are listed as probable, both sides have reason to lean into half-court sets through bigs like Vucevic rather than trading transition threes all night, especially with Golden State on a back-to-back. Considering the Warriors’ roughly league-average scoring margins, the Bulls’ recent offensive volatility, and the likelihood of some tired legs, I’m leaning Under 227.5 at -110, grading it a B for a modest edge that could be undone if Chicago’s struggling defense turns this into another track meet. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 07/12/2025 09:45am

Coby White and the Bulls, mired in a six-game losing streak but still clearly in the East mix this early, catch a Warriors team that just stopped its own slide in Cleveland yet must immediately hop to Chicago for the second leg of a back-to-back. With Golden State still down Curry, Butler, Green and other key rotation pieces per the latest injury report, the roster that dominated last season’s series—when Curry, Butler and Podziemski buried Chicago from deep while White, Matas Buzelis and Jalen Smith tried to keep pace—simply isn’t the one taking the floor tonight. Factoring in Chicago’s home court, the relative health advantage, Golden State’s travel fatigue, and the tiny cushion of a +1 number in what the market rates nearly a pick’em, I’m taking Bulls +1 at -110 against the spread and grading it A- for a strong combination of matchup edge and fair price. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 07/12/2025 09:45am