Chicago and Charlotte face off for conference matchup

Updated Dec. 12, 2024 2:03 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Charlotte Hornets (7-17, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (10-15, 10th in the Eastern Conference)

Chicago; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulls -5; over/under is 232

BOTTOM LINE: LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets visit Nikola Vucevic and the Chicago Bulls in Eastern Conference play.

The Bulls are 8-8 in conference matchups. Chicago has a 5-10 record against teams above .500.

The Hornets are 6-16 in conference games. Charlotte averages 15.1 turnovers per game and is 1-8 when committing fewer turnovers than opponents.

The Bulls average 16.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.1 more made shots on average than the 13.6 per game the Hornets allow. The Hornets' 42.9% shooting percentage from the field this season is 5.7 percentage points lower than the Bulls have allowed to their opponents (48.6%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Zach LaVine is scoring 22.1 points per game and averaging 4.4 rebounds for the Bulls.

Ball is scoring 31.1 points per game and averaging 5.4 rebounds for the Hornets.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bulls: 4-6, averaging 123.8 points, 41.6 rebounds, 30.8 assists, 7.2 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 50.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 123.1 points per game.

Hornets: 2-8, averaging 104.2 points, 43.9 rebounds, 22.3 assists, 8.0 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.5 points.

INJURIES: Bulls: Dalen Terry: day to day (knee), Patrick Williams: out (foot).

Hornets: LaMelo Ball: out (calf), Tidjane Salaun: day to day (ankle), Moussa Diabate: day to day (illness), Grant Williams: out for season (acl), Miles Bridges: day to day (knee), Tre Mann: out (back).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.