NBA Betting Online – Game 5 – Atlanta at Chicago. Did you really think that the Atlanta Hawks had any chance of beating the Chicago Bulls in NBA betting online? Not many people gave the Hawks any chance in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Bulls but after four games the series is tied 2-2. Game 5 is Tuesday night in Chicago with the Bulls heavily favored in NBA betting at SBG.
Bulls -9, total 181
Chicago is heavily favored to take Game 5 but there are now some doubts about the Bulls. Chicago was expected to win Game 4 but they made too many mistakes and lost 100-88. Now this series that the Bulls were expected to sweep or win in five games is going to go at least six.
Josh Smith
The main reason that the Hawks took Game 4 was Josh Smith. He simply did everything for the Hawks and dominated the Bulls. Smith had 23 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists. Smith oftentimes gets booed in Atlanta because the fans know he has the talent to put up numbers like he did on Sunday. Smith came through in Game 4 though and now the series is tied 2-2.
Derrick Rose
The league MVP scored a lot of points but he also took a lot of shots. In fact, he took 32 shots to get his 34 points. Rose was a very poor 12 of 32 from the field. Rose took some blame for the Game 4 loss but he was not the only one that struggled. Kyle Korver was awful as he was 1 of 8 from the field. Carlos Boozer did have 18 points for the Bulls but Luol Deng had just 13.
Game Notes
The Hawks are 7-3 in NBA betting in their last 10 games as an underdog. The Hawks are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 Tuesday games. The Bulls are 20-8 ATS in their last 28 Tuesday games. The Bulls are 4-9-1 ATS in their last 14 playoff games as a favorite. The Bulls are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 home games. The Under is 5-2 in the Hawks last 7 road games. The Over is 4-1 in the Bulls last 5 overall. In this series, the Over is 4-1 in NBA betting online in the last 5 meetings.