CHI Bulls vs IND Pacers Prediction: Will the rivals confirm their status as equals?

Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on December 29. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The Bulls have benefited from the injury to Zach LaVine. Without the defenseman, who has clearly become a toxic element lately, the team has started winning consistently and has already climbed into the Eastern Conference play-in zone - in 10th place so far.

Chicago has won 9 of their previous 13 games. The Bulls played their most recent game at home against Atlanta and won 118:113. Chicago missed 13 three-pointers, but destroyed the opponent in the three-point zone.

The Pacers and their slump appear to have been affected by the crushing loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in the int-season finale. The team lost confidence in their own strengths and after that won only three matches out of nine. Indiana has fallen to the eighth line of the East, although recently imposed a struggle with the contenders of the conference.

In the last match Indiana nevertheless beat Houston on the road - 123:117. The Pacers could not stop Alperen Shengyun, who scored 30 points, but hit 44.2% from long range. The most productive player for Indiana was, of course, Tyrese Haliburton, who added 10 assists to his 30 points.

Chicago is in great shape, while Indiana has rarely won lately. Accordingly, let's take the Bulls' victory here, especially since the statistics of face-to-face meetings in recent seasons speak in favor of the Bulls.

In addition, let's pick Indiana's three-pointers total over. Chicago misses 14.1 long-range attempts per game, while the Pacers score 14.6.