Coming off their embarrassing blowout home loss to Golden State, the Bulls should be in a decent spot Wednesday to at least give a more respectable effort. The Nuggets are about to hit a stretch of five games and eight days, and this could be a letdown spot in the first of back-to-back road games before a home stand against Utah and Boston. Zach Lavine should have a big game in what rates to be a wide-open affair. Back the underdog.

The Bulls have had some embarrassing defensive efforts this season, including giving up 149 points to the Warriors on Monday. They have already lost three games by at least 19 points. The Nuggets obviously aren’t as potent offensively as the Warriors are, but they should still dominate the Bulls in this contest and cover.