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Gambling911.com has your Bulls vs. Hornets daily fantasy sports picks and betting line.
Chicago was still a hefty -7.5 home favorite despite news that Derrick Rose will be out for what will ikely be the rest of the season as he undergoes surgery on his right knee.
Chicago has won 5 of the last 6 in this series with the lone loss happening in overtime. In the last five games, however, the Bulls have failed to cover using the current spread.
With Rose out indefinitely, expect other Bulls players to see additional production, specifically Kirk Hinrich and Aaron Brooks should gain valuable minutes. Both come cheap.
Jimmy Butler and Pau Gasol are more pricey but they too will receive a nice boost and stand a better chance of making value before their prices catch up.
Unfortunately they are going up against a tough Charlotte defense so one still has to pick wisely. In that regard it is best to look at past performance of Bulls players versus the Hornets in addition to recent overall success.
Gasol scored 19 points against Charlotte along with 15 rebounds and 3 assists so he’s a keeper. It helps that Gasol is enjoying a career season. It further helps that the Hornets are struggling against opposing power forwards.
Gasol posted his league-leading 36th double-double Saturday, scoring 22 points (9-13 FG, 1-1 3Pt) with 14 rebounds and two assists in 32 minutes.
Brooks needs around 19 fantasy points to make value. He came close the last time he faced off against Charlotte but that was in under 15 minutes of play. We anticipate significantly more minutes here to boost his stats over the target number.
Hinrich also needs around 18 fantasy points and he made that against Charlotte last time with 26:27 minutes.
Butler scored 30 points (9-18 FG, 3-5 3Pt, 9-9 FT) and added five rebounds and five assists in 39 minutes against the Pistons.
- Tyrone Black, Gambling911.com
