Chicago at Los Angeles

The Bulls are becoming the team that can't shoot straight. They bring their 89 ppg to LA which simply won't get it done vs. the Lakers. The top six players on this Bulls team feature no one shooting over 47%. Meanwhile the Lakers top four scorers are all over 47%. The Bulls have been missing the mark on 3's as well connecting on just 27.5%. Andrew Bynum has stepped up his game, as he is just a tic below averaging a double-double per contest, as is Lamar Odom. The Bulls don't match-up well here, or vs. the NBA Pacific, where they are just 6-18 ATS in their last 24. Chicago is averagging just 43.4 points in the first half. LA is 41-26 UNDER the first half total in the first half of the season the past two seasons. Under Skiles, the Bulls are 69-50 UNDER the first half when instilled as an underdog of 3.5 to 9.5 points. We expect Chicago's scoring slump to continue and we'll ride the first-half UNDER as well as the Lakers to cover the spread.