Daily Furious NBA Betting Picks – Bulls-Lakers Highlights Tuesday Schedule!

After a two-loss bump in the road, the Lakers have returned to being a strong NBA betting picks team by going 4-0 SU and ATS in their last 4 games. The Chicago Bulls, meanwhile, are in the midst of a rough west coast road trip and remain without Carlos Boozer who is perhaps the only player that can match Pau Gasol on their roster. Can Chicago overcome the odds in NBA betting picks and at least cover?

The short answer is “yes’, but it requires a bit more investigation. The Bulls are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games, but just 2-6 SU in their last 8 roadies. Against the Lakers, they’ve been notoriously bad. Chicago is 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games against Kobe’s Lakers and are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games when visiting the STAPLES Center.

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Chicago Bulls (7-4) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (12-2)

Tuesday, November 23rd — STAPLES Center — 10:30pm EST

NBA Betting Line: Lakers -8.0 (202.5)

The Lakers are still 19-2 SU in their last 21 home games, and despite that two-games care, the Lakers seem to have put all their worries behind them. This season, the Lakers are touch and go at home, as they’re just 4-4 ATS in their last 8 games as hosts in NBA betting picks.

As good as Chicago is, I’m very suspicious of them staying strong on a west coast road trip that has already included games against Dallas, San Antonio and Houston. The long layoff between their last game (Friday in a win against Dallas) will drain the Bulls, so don’t think they have an upset in store. But the long layoff will also give them energy to help cover.

Chicago’s Derrick Rose is on a vindictive tour this season, and Derek Fisher doesn’t have the resolve to keep up with him at his age. I love that mismatch, as well as Luol Deng giving Kobe a reasonable run for his money on both ends. Ultimately this game will be put out of reach when Gasol rips Joakim Noah to shreds, and Chicago can’t be as effective unless they’re hauling down rebounds like normal.

Take the Lakers to win if you’re that scared, but the Bulls have enough scoring punch to push the OVER and cover the point in NBA betting picks.

Furious NBA Betting Picks – Chicago +8.0 (OVER)

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Detroit Pistons -9.0 over DALLAS MAVERICKS

The Mavericks are 17-8 SU in their last 25 games at home but the oddsmakers have had them square on the radar this season. I trust Detroit’s 5-2 ATS road record over Dallas’s 1-4-2 ATS record at home in NBA betting picks.

NEW YORK KNICKS -2.5 over Charlotte Bobcats (7:30pm EST)

The Knicks are coming off a three-game winning streak, with all three victories coming on the road. They’ll return home after plenty of rest to a comfortable number against the Bobcats. I’ve qualified the Bobcats as a “swagger team” in basketball betting picks, meaning that they’re dangerous on a hot streak. Putting up 226 points in their last two victories is massive, and a reasonably close game against Miami is noteworthy, but I won’t flick the swagger switch unless they beat the Knicks tonight in NBA betting picks.