Chicago at Los Angeles

The Chicago Bulls are in full rebuild mode as they come into this game at just 3-11. The Lakers are also rebuilding, but are further along the process than Chicago. The Lakers are going to have a few bright moments this season and will be up and down with a lot of young players. Lately, they have been in a down cycle, dropping five of their last seven ATS. Over the past 4+ seasons, the Lakers have been posted as a home favorite just 39 times prior to tonight and are covering just 43.8% of those games, and just lost at home outright to Phoenix as a -7.5 point favorite two games back. The Lakers are just 2-6 ATS from -5.5 and up over the period, and have lost six of the eight outright. The Lakers are not quite ready for this role, so take the points on Chicago.