Bulls vs. Clippers odds, score prediction, start time: 2025 NBA picks, Feb. 26 best bets by proven model
With roughly six weeks remaining in the 2024-25 NBA season, the Chicago Bulls will host the Los Angeles Clippers for a cross-conference clash in the NBA on Wednesday. Chicago is 23-35 on the season and clinging to the 10th seed in the East while Los Angeles is 31-26 and currently sits sixth in the West. The Clippers have won and covered the spread in four of their last five head-to-head meetings with the Bulls. Nikola Vucevic (calf) is out for Chicago, while Norman Powell (knee) is out for Los Angeles.
Tipoff from the United Center in Chicago is set for 8 p.m. ET. Los Angeles is an 8.5-point favorite in the latest Bulls vs. Clippers odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 228. Before making any Clippers vs. Bulls picks, you’ll want to see the NBA predictions from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in betting profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past six-plus seasons. The model enters Week 19 of the 2024-25 NBA season on a sizzling 147-106 roll on all top-rated NBA picks dating back to last season, returning nearly $4,000. It’s also an outstanding 18-10 (64%) on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Chicago vs. Los Angeles and just locked in its picks and NBA predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Clippers vs. Bulls:
Chicago is coming off a 142-110 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday to snap a six-game losing streak. Josh Giddey led the charge by dropping a double-double with 25 points and 16 rebounds. Kevin Huerter also had a big night, going 7 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 23 points.
Dalen Terry also chipped in with 17 points and the Chicago bench scored 52 points overall. There were six Bulls players who scored at least 15 points in the victory. Chicago has also covered the spread in seven of its last nine home games. See which team to pick here.
Meanwhile, the Clippers suffered a 106-97 loss at the hands of the Detroit Pistons on Monday night. James Harden had 18 points and 12 rebounds in the defeat but went just 5-for-22 from the floor while Ivica Zubac added a double-double of his own with 13 points and 15 rebounds.
The loss was the third in a row for Los Angeles and the Clippers have only covered the spread twice in their last 10 games. However, Kawhi Leonard didn’t play on Monday and he is expected to be available on Wednesday night in Chicago. See which team to pick here.
The model has simulated Los Angeles vs. Chicago 10,000 times and the results are in. It is leaning Under the total, projecting 220 combined points. It also says one side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time. You can only see the NBA picks at SportsLine.
So who wins Clippers vs. Bulls, and which side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Bulls vs. Clippers spread you need to jump on, all from the model that is on a 147-106 roll on top-rated NBA picks, and find out.
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James Harden scores 30, Clippers hold off Bulls 122-117 to stop 3-game skid
LA Clippers guard Bogdan Bogdanovic, right, drives as Chicago Bulls forward Dalen Terry guards during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
CHICAGO (AP) — James Harden made seven 3-pointers and scored 30 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Chicago Bulls 122-117 on Wednesday night.
Kawhi Leonard had 17 points and eight rebounds after missing back-to-back games because of a sore left foot. Amir Coffey scored 20, and Los Angeles got back to winning after losing three in a row.
Derrick Jones Jr. added 16 points. Bogdan Bogdanovic made 4 of 5 3s and finished with 14 points, helping the sixth-place Clippers move a half-game ahead of Minnesota in the Western Conference.
Zach Collins set season highs with 21 points and 17 rebounds for Chicago, and Josh Giddey had 21 points and 12 assists. Coby White scored 19, but the Bulls lost for the seventh time in eight games.
Clippers leading scorer Norman Powell missed his fourth consecutive game because of a sore left knee. Chicago’s Nikola Vucevic sat out his second straight due to right calf tightness, and Ayo Dosunmu missed his third in a row with a sore left shoulder.
Clippers: The Clippers clearly need a healthy Leonard if they’re going to make a playoff run. Wednesday’s game was just the 17th for the two-time NBA champion, who missed the first nine weeks of the season as he recovered from a right knee injury.
Bulls: Chicago kept hanging in every time it looked as if the Clippers might put the game away.
Harden went off in the third, scoring 20 points and hitting five 3s as the Clippers built a 98-93 lead. The 11-time All-Star sealed the win when he connected from beyond the arc with 14 seconds left in the game, making it 120-114 and helping Los Angeles stop a three-game skid.
Los Angeles made 19 of 37 3-pointers.
The Clippers visit LeBron James and the Lakers on Friday and Sunday. The Bulls host Toronto on Friday. ___
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