Meant to grab this earlier when it was lower but now that Trae Young has been ruled out, which I expected, (along with DeAndre Hunter), it has spiked a bit and likely continues to rise for a while. Really no excuse for the Bulls to lose at home not facing those two.

This is a big game for both teams as they try to avoid one of the final two spots in the play-in tournament. The Bulls have won four of their last six games, and have a relatively clean injury report since Alex Caruso (foot) is the only name of note on it, and he’s listed as probable. De’Andre Hunter (knee) has been ruled out for the Hawks, and Trae Young (illness) is questionable. The Bulls have a losing record on the road, but they are 21-18 at home. Meanwhile, the Hawks are just 16-23 on the road. Look for the Bulls to improve their playoff positioning with a victory.

The Atlanta Hawks play at the 9th fastest pace in the league and allow the 6th most points to opponents. This season DeMar DeRozan scored 26,28, and 34 points, averaging to 29.3 points per a game against the Hawks. Additionally, beating the Hawks tonight puts the Chicago Bulls in control of a tiebreaker situation with Hawks. Having that tiebreaker could be important as a jump from 9 to 8 means you can have a bad game in the play-in tournament. Hear more picks on the Early Edge in 5 today at 4 pm ET.

Going right back to the well wuth Nikola Vucevic despite the Bulls big man burning us in his previous outing against the Nets. Vucevic had a quiet game while the Bulls were carried by the trio of Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, and Coby White who combined to score 86 points. This is a better match up against the Hawks who play more up tempo than Brooklyn and are 23rd in Defensive Efficiency. Vooch has also played well against Clint Capela throughout his career. The two time All-Star is averaging a combined 32.1 PRA so we're even getting a discount on this combo line.