Atlanta Hawks at Chicago Bulls predictions, odds: Who wins NBA play-in game?
The Chicago Bulls will host the Atlanta Hawks in an elimination round of the play-in tournament at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday (ESPN).
The winner will face the loser of Miami and Philadelphia on the road Friday. The No. 8 seed, and a date with No. 1 Boston, will be on the line.
Chicago won the regular-season series, 2-1. But the Hawks earned a 113-101 home win over the Bulls in the most recent meeting on April 1.
Chicago is still without Zach LaVine, who underwent season-ending surgery on his right foot in February. Andre Drummond (ankle) and Ayo Dosunmu (quad) have also missed the team's last three and four games, respectively.
Atlanta's Trae Young returned on April 10 after missing 23 games due to a finger injury. But the team will be without Jalen Johnson (ankle) and Onyeka Okongwu (toe) for the play-in tournament.
Here's a look at how the play-in matchup is projected to play out on Wednesday:
Play-in tournament picks: Lakers at Pelicans | Warriors at Kings | Heat at 76ers | Hawks at Bulls | Kings at Pelicans | Bulls at Heat
First-round picks: Celtics vs Heat | Knicks vs 76ers | Bucks vs Pacers | Cavaliers vs Magic | Thunder vs Pelicans | Nuggets vs Lakers | Timberwolves vs Suns | Clippers vs Mavericks
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The Oklahoman: Chicago 118, Atlanta 111
Justin Martinez writes: "Even with Young back in the mix, Atlanta is too short-handed for me to pick it in this one. The Hawks are also on a six-game losing streak, and they have the fewest road wins (15) of any team in the play-in/playoffs. I'll take Chicago, which has an elite defender in Alex Caruso to throw at Young and a veteran closer in DeMar DeRozan."
BetMGM: Chicago Bulls (-3.5) are favored to win
Chicago is a 3.5-point favorite to defeat Atlanta on Wednesday.
Over/under: 218.5
Moneyline: Chicago -155 | Atlanta +125
ESPN: Chicago Bulls have a 60.8% chance to beat the Atlanta Hawks
ESPN gives Chicago a 60.8% chance of winning on Wednesday.
The Sporting News: Chicago Bulls will come out on top
Stephen Noh writes: "The Bulls are the slightly healthier team and can scale up for this game. These teams are even on paper, but I'll give the edge to the Bulls."
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