NBA Betting Picks - Chicago Bulls at Atlanta Hawks

The Atlanta Hawks are heavily favored in NBA picks on Wednesday night as they host the Chicago Bulls in a game that can be seen at 7:00pm EST on ESPN. The Hawks are 14-6 on the season but they are just 3-4 in their last seven games. They did play well last time out though as they won 80-75 at Dallas on Saturday as 5.5-point underdogs in NBA betting odds. "I thought we showed a lot of guts coming off a tough back-to-back to come in and win," said guard Joe Johnson. The Hawks are 10.5-point favorites in NBA picks against the Bulls with a total of 196 at online sportsbooks.

Atlanta has had a lot of recent success against Chicago, winning the last four. They have averaged 113.3 points per game during that winning streak. That success could continue tonight against a Chicago team that is 2-9 on the road this season. The Bulls have been terrible of late, as they were humiliated by Toronto 110-78 on Saturday and then they gave New Jersey their first road win of the season last night when they lost 103-101 as 6.5-point favorites in NBA picks. "It never feels good to lose to the team with the worst record in the NBA," Chicago forward Joakim Noah said. "It hurts." NBA betting has Atlanta -10.5 home favorites against Chicago for tonight's game on ESPN.

Chicago has been awful on defense of late, giving up 104.7 points per game. "We've got to guard, it's how we're going to win," coach Vinny Del Negro said, "We haven't been doing that as well lately. We need to pick our energy up on the defensive end; that's going to get us going offensively.” The Bulls are 7-20 in NBA betting odds for their last 27 vs. the Southeast Division. The Bulls are 5-15-1 ATS in their last 21 games overall. The Bulls are 3-12-2 ATS in NBA picks as an underdog for their last 17 vs. the Eastern Conference. The Bulls are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games. The Bulls are 0-4 in NBA betting in their last 4 games playing on no rest. Bet Chicago +10.5 as road underdogs in NBA odds against the Hawks for tonight's game at 7:00pm EST.

The Hawks are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 Wednesday games. The Hawks are 18-7-1 in their last 26 games as a home favorite. The Hawks are 14-6-1 ATS in NBA betting for their last 21 games overall. The Hawks are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 vs. the Central. The favorite is 16-7 ATS in the last 23 meetings between the two teams. The Under is 8-3 in the Bulls last 11 vs. the Eastern Conference. The Under is 5-2-1 in Bulls last 8 games playing on no rest. The Under is 12-5 in the Bulls last 17 overall. The Under is 7-3 in the Bulls last 10 road games. The Over is 7-1 in the Hawks last 8 games as a home favorite. The Under is 5-2 in the Hawks last 7 overall. The Over is 5-0 in NBA betting odds for the last 5 meetings in Atlanta between the Hawks and Bulls.

Whitmore's NBA Picks: There are a few games on the schedule tonight that are huge mismatches and offer the best opportunity to make a lot of money. The Bulls are simply not a team with positive betting trends to even consider them tonight even with a double digit spread and the Hawks are 14-6 against the spread for the season. My NBA pick for tonight's basketball match-up on ESPN will be to take the Hawks at home laying the points to the OVER in a 2-team teaser at Bodog so I can get extra points for EVEN money! That's right, two-team NBA teasers receive 4-points and are currently EVEN money at Bodog. Bet on Atlanta -6.5 or Chicago +14.5 plus add 4-points to any total or pick another favorite for EVEN money! Vegas odds at the Hilton sportsbook have the Atlanta Hawks -10.5 favorites in NBA odds against the Chicago Bulls with a total of 196.