The Chicago Bulls take on the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center in a post-trade deadline battle at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday. Brooklyn is favored by 1 point at Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under is set at 225.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). Before making any Bulls vs. Nets picks, you NEED to check out the NBA predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

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The model knows the Bulls are stout on defense, giving up only 112.2 points per 100 possessions. Chicago is in the top three of the NBA in defensive rebound rate (73.9%) and No. 1 in the league in second-chance points allowed (11.9 per game). Brooklyn is dead-last in the league in both offensive rebound rate and defensive rebound rate, giving Chicago an edge. The model also knows the Nets lead the NBA in shooting efficiency, including 50.6% from the field and 39.2% from 3-point range. Brooklyn scores more than 1.15 points per possession, and the Nets average 26 assists per contest.

Now, it has set its sights on Bulls vs. Nets. We can tell you the model is leaning Over the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in over 50% of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any NBA picks.

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