The Hornets are 26-22 with Hayward and are 2-5 without him. Four of Charlotte's fie losses without Hayward have been by double-digits. While Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, and Nikola Vucevic are more than capable of winning this game by two points or more, I'll take the road favorites moneyline following their impressive comeback against the Suns earlier this week. The Bulls love to give bettors heart attacks when the spread is close.

The Bulls defense has fallen off a cliff since losing Alex Caruso and Lonzo Ball to injury. The over has hit in seven straight Bulls games and eight of their last nine. In the last 10 games without Caruso, there've been an average of 237.7 points scored. Oh, and the Bulls will be without one of the best defenders they have remaining in Ayo Dosunmu tonight, and have a top five offense of their own going against another bad defense in Charlotte. So, yeah, there will be points.