San Antonio Spurs (4-22, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (12-17, 11th in the Eastern Conference)
Chicago; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Bulls -3.5; over/under is 230.5
BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio hits the road against Chicago looking to break its nine-game road skid.
The Bulls are 8-7 in home games. Chicago averages 11.6 turnovers per game and is 8-9 when it wins the turnover battle.
The Spurs have gone 2-10 away from home. San Antonio is second in the Western Conference with 28.9 assists per game led by Tre Jones averaging 5.0.
The Bulls score 110.3 points per game, 12.2 fewer points than the 122.5 the Spurs allow. The Spurs average 12.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 fewer made shots on average than the 14.3 per game the Bulls allow.
The teams play for the second time this season. The Bulls won the last matchup 121-112 on Dec. 9. Coby White scored 24 points to help lead the Bulls to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: DeMar DeRozan is averaging 22.4 points and 5.4 assists for the Bulls. White is averaging 24.6 points over the last 10 games for Chicago.
Keldon Johnson is scoring 17.5 points per game and averaging 6.5 rebounds for the Spurs. Devin Vassell is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for San Antonio.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bulls: 7-3, averaging 118.3 points, 47.3 rebounds, 27.1 assists, 7.4 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.6 points per game.
Spurs: 1-9, averaging 112.6 points, 44.7 rebounds, 29.3 assists, 6.2 steals and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 122.1 points.
INJURIES: Bulls: Torrey Craig: out (foot), Henri Drell: day to day (thumb), Zach LaVine: out (foot), Onuralp Bitim: day to day (nose), Lonzo Ball: out for season (knee).
Spurs: Victor Wembanyama: day to day (ankle), Keldon Johnson: day to day (back), Charles Bassey: out for season (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
