Golden State Warriors -13.0 (-110)
Thu Feb 7 ‘08 10:35p
The Bulls dropped a 100-97 decision in Portland late last night. The injury bug has taken a huge bite out of their roster of late as they were without the services of Luol Deng, Ben Gordon, and Kirk Hinrich. Thabo Sefalosha and Andres Nocioni led all Chicago scorers with 22 apiece, but it wasn’t enough to pull out the victory. Chicago has only managed four wins in their L/10 overall games, and their shoddy and inconsistent play has forced a majority of Bulls fans to change the channel whenever they’re on the tube.

As for the Warriors, they’re coming off a 127-96 beatdown of the Charlotte Bobcats back on February 1st, and they will have had six full days to rest up for this primetime affair. Warrior Backers take note: Golden state is 0-2 ATS this season with 3+ days of rest, and they’re being asked to cover a lofty number in this spot.

These teams met earlier this season in a wild game played in the Untied Center back on January 18th. Baron Davis dropped 40 points on the Bulls defense and Monta Ellis and Stephen Jackson combined for 47 as the Warriors picked up a 119-111 road win and cover.

Chicago is 19-26 ATS (42%) combined on the road against +.500 Western Conference opponents, while the Warriors are 13-27ATS (33%) at home vs. sub .500 Eastern Conference opponents. The home team is 10-2 ATS the L/12 meetings including Chicago’s loss at home a couple weeks ago, and the favorite has cashed tickets in 7 of the L/9 overall meetings. The Bulls have only managed one spread win against Golden state in their L/5 showdowns, and they’ve produced a goose egg in the bay going 0-5 ATS their L/5 visits.