These are two offenses in the bottom half of the NBA this season in efficiency, though Charlotte's been better than Chicago. On the other side, Chicago has been good defensively, particularly at home. This is also the third time these teams have played already this season, so they're familiar with one of them. Toss in tired legs for both teams, and I'm anticipating an ugly game in Chicago on Friday night.

Don’t read too much into the Bulls blowing out the Hawks by 34 points Wednesday. The Hawks were on the second night of a back-to-back and were coming off of a tough overtime game against Miami. Basically, they were gassed. Meanwhile, the Hornets are coming off of an impressive win on the road against the Nets. The Hornets are a respectable 6-6-1 ATS on the road this season. On top of that, both of the previous two games this season between the Hornets and Bulls were decided by one point each. Give me the points.