Warriors vs. Bulls Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for December 2 (Golden State Finds its Offensive Momentum Again)

Warriors vs. Bulls Game Info

• Date: Friday, December 2, 2022
• Time: 10:00 PM ET
• Venue: Chase Center -- San Francisco, California
• Coverage: ESPN and NBCS-BA

The 2022-23 NBA season continues on Friday with 11 more games, including a battle between the Chicago Bulls and Golden State Warriors. The Bulls are coming off a disappointing 132-113 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday. DeMar DeRozan led the team with 29 points on 11-of-17 shooting.

Meanwhile, the Warriors fell short in a close 116-113 loss to the Dallas Mavericks their last time out on Tuesday. Stephen Curry logged 32 points (11-of-24 shooting), 5 rebounds and 5 assists, but saw little help from splash brother Klay Thompson. Thompson scored just 5 points on 2-of-9 shooting.

Warriors vs. Bulls Odds & Spread

• All NBA betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: GS: (-270) | CHI: (+220)
• Spread: GS: -7 (-110) | CHI: +7 (-110)
• Total: 236.5 -- Over: (-112) | Under: (-108)

The Warriors enter this contest as clear home favorites on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 10 p.m. ET clash also features an over/under of 236.5 points, which is above average compared to the rest of Friday's projected totals.

Warriors vs. Bulls Betting Trends

• The Warriors compiled a 41-37-4 record against the spread last season.
• The Bulls went 3-5 as underdogs of 7 points or more last season.
• A total of 34 Warriors games last season hit the over.
• In 82 Bulls games last year, 40 of them went over the total.

Warriors vs. Bulls Prediction & Pick

It was a weird last game for both of these teams. The Bulls shot just 16.0% from three-point range (4-of-25) against the Suns and logged only 5 offensive rebounds. On the other side, the Warriors tallied 18 turnovers against the Mavericks and saw no one outside of Curry score more than 14 points.

The edge ultimately goes to the home team. Golden State owns a 9-1 record at the Chase Center this season and averages a reliable 121.7 points per home game (No. 3 in NBA). Chicago is only 4-7 on the road and allows an opponent shooting percentage of 48.5% when away from home (No. 23 in NBA).

Keep in mind the Warriors are also 10-0 straight up in their last 10 games against the Bulls.

Final Score Prediction: Warriors: 125 | Bulls: 114

Warriors vs. Bulls Best Bet

The over is worthy of consideration here, but the best bet is backing the Warriors against the spread. Not only is Golden State 10-0 straight up in its last 10 games against Chicago, but it is 8-2 against the spread (ATS) during that same stretch. The Warriors are 5-0 ATS in their last five home games, too.

The Bulls haven't fared well against Western opponents as of late, covering the spread in just one of their last seven cross conference matchups. Chicago has the talent to keep up with the Warriors on paper. However, that talent is not showing up on the court and that shouldn't change on Friday night.

Bet: Golden State Warriors -7 (-110)

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