Atlanta Hawks at Chicago Bulls: Model Line and Edge

Thu, Feb 25, 8:00 PM ETUnited Center · at Bulls · Conference game

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Season records: Hawks and Bulls
ATL	This season	CHI
3-4	Record	1-5
3-4	ATS	3-3
4-3	O/U	2-4

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model: projects ATL 124–116 · win probability ATL 72%

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Total

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Model edge

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The model has not beaten the closing line: with an edge of 3 or more it went 212-225 in 2025-26. Model record

What could decide it

ATL 4, CHI 4 · 2026-27 so far

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ATL offense vs CHI defense

Offense 7th of 30 against a defense 30th, on the model’s ratings

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Turnovers

Turnover rate: ATL 13.8%, CHI 16.2%. Forced: ATL 18.3%, CHI 14.7%

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Three-pointers

ATL hits 32.8% and allows 31.9%; CHI hits 28.1% and allows 39.3%. Threes are 44.7% and 47.9% of their shots

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Free throws

Free throw rate: ATL 23.4, CHI 38.3. Allowed: ATL 32.1, CHI 33.5

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Shooting

Effective FG%: ATL 52.6 and allows 54.5; CHI 48.2 and allows 56.0

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Recent form

Last 5: ATL 1-4 ATS, margin -9.6; CHI 3-2 ATS, margin -10.4

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CHI offense vs ATL defense

Offense 12th of 30 against a defense 18th, on the model’s ratings

Context

Schedule so far

ATL has played the 9th-hardest schedule, CHI the 14th. A record against a soft schedule means less

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Home court

CHI at home. This season: CHI 0-2 at home, ATL 2-2 away

Context

Tempo

About 108 possessions: ATL plays 105.6 a game (7th fastest), CHI 109.8 (1st). Faster games mean more points

Even

Rebounding

Offensive rebound rate: ATL 27.1%, CHI 29.2%. Defensive: ATL 70.9%, CHI 69.8%

Even

Who is back

Minutes back from last season: ATL 100%, CHI 100%. Transfers in: ATL 0, CHI 0. Early in a season, turnover makes teams harder to price

Sorted by how lopsided each matchup is, from league ranks. Reasons to look, not picks: the market already knows most of this.

ATS

2026-27, records before tip-off

	Season	Cover	Venue	Role
ATL LLLWL	3-4	43%	2-2	—
CHI WLLWW	3-3	50%	1-1	—

Venue/role: ATL away; CHI home. Squares: last 5 games ATS (W covered, L didn’t), oldest first.

Totals

Over/under before tip-off

	O-U	Over %	SU
ATL OOOUU	4-3	57%	3-4
CHI OUUOU	2-4	33%	1-5

Squares: last 5 games (O over, U under), oldest first. Tap for the score and line.

Last 10 games

2026-27, before tip-off

	Straight up	Spread	Over / under
ATLlast 7	3-4 43%	3-4 43%	4-3 57%
CHIlast 6	1-5 17%	3-3 50%	2-4 33%

Wins-losses (pushes last). Spread and over / under skip games without a line.

Next 3 games

With how the last meeting with each opponent went

Hawks

Date	Game	Last meeting
Feb 26	@ TOR	L100–118LU
Feb 28	@ ORL	W132–125WO
Mar 3	vs CHI	L123–126LU

Bulls

Date	Game	Last meeting
Feb 27	vs BKN	L115–123LO
Mar 1	@ DET	L110–126LO
Mar 3	@ ATL	W126–123WU

Last meeting: result, against the spread, over / under. Hover a result for its date.

Recent meetings

Last 5 of 19 since 2021-22

ATL 6–13 CHICHI leads · 19 games since 2021-22 · CHI has won the last 3 meetings · ATL 5-14 ATS

Date	Result	Line	Covered
Dec 23, 2025-26	CHI 126 @ ATL 123	ATL -3.5	CHI W
Dec 21, 2025-26	CHI 152 @ ATL 150	ATL -4.5	CHI W
Oct 27, 2025-26	ATL 123 @ CHI 128	CHI +2.5	CHI W
Jan 15, 2024-25	ATL 110 @ CHI 94	CHI -6.5	ATL W
Dec 26, 2024-25	CHI 133 @ ATL 141	ATL -4.5	ATL W

ATS History · 2026-27

WwinLloss·Wats winLats lossPpush·Owent over the totalUwent under the total

Hawks

7 games played

Straight up

3-4

43% wins

Against the spread

3-4

43% covers · avg +0.4 pts vs the line

Over / Under

4-3

57% overs · avg −2.1 pts vs the total

Straight up

3-443%

W W L L L W L

1 of last 4 wonno streak

Against the spread

3-443%

W W L L L W L

1 of last 4 coveredno streak

Over / Under

4-357%

O U O O O U U

2 straight unders2 of last 4 over

Game by game: lines, results and totals

TableATSO/U

Lines, results and totalsCover margin by game · points beyond the lineTotal margin by game · points over or under the total

Date	Opp	Result	Line	ATS	Total	O/U
Oct 21	@ORL	W 132-125	+2.5	W +9.5	233.5	O 257
Oct 23	@CHA	W 128-81	-2.5	W +44.5	226.5	U 209
Oct 24	vsHOU	L 114-121	+1.5	L −5.5	227.5	O 235
Oct 26	@HOU	L 110-120	+4.5	L −5.5	228.5	O 230
Oct 28	vsMIA	L 117-129	-2.5	L −14.5	243.5	O 246
Oct 29	vsCLE	W 114-111	-1.5	W +1.5	237.5	U 225
Oct 31	@NO	L 99-121	-5.5	L −27.5	239.5	U 220

Day

Opp

Result

MissedCovered

Margin

ORL

W 132-125

+9.5

CHA

W 128-81

+44.5

HOU

L 114-121

−5.5

HOU

L 110-120

−5.5

MIA

L 117-129

−14.5

CLE

W 114-111

+1.5

L 99-121

−27.5

covered 3didn’t cover 4avg +0.4 ptslonger = bigger margin

Day

Opp

Result

UnderOver

Margin

ORL

W 132-125

+23.5

CHA

W 128-81

−17.5

HOU

L 114-121

+7.5

HOU

L 110-120

+1.5

MIA

L 117-129

+2.5

CLE

W 114-111

−12.5

L 99-121

−19.5

over 4under 3avg −2.1 ptslonger = bigger margin

Bulls

6 games played

Straight up

1-5

17% wins

Against the spread

3-3

50% covers · avg −8 pts vs the line

Over / Under

2-4

33% overs · avg +5 pts vs the total

Straight up

1-517%

L W L L L L

4 straight losses0 of last 4 won

Against the spread

3-350%

L W L L W W

2 straight covers2 of last 4 covered

Over / Under

2-433%

U O U U O U

1 of last 4 overno streak

Game by game: lines, results and totals

TableATSO/U

Lines, results and totalsCover margin by game · points beyond the lineTotal margin by game · points over or under the total

Date	Opp	Result	Line	ATS	Total	O/U
Oct 21	@TOR	L 92-135	+10.5	L −32.5	237.5	U 227
Oct 23	@MIL	W 132-125	+1.5	W +8.5	241.5	O 257
Oct 24	vsWSH	L 120-124	-1.5	L −5.5	244.5	U 244
Oct 26	@BOS	L 99-134	+14.5	L −20.5	233.5	U 233
Oct 28	vsNY	L 127-133	+7.5	W +1.5	233.5	O 260
Oct 30	@BOS	L 111-125	+14.5	W +0.5	236.5	U 236

Day

Opp

Result

MissedCovered

Margin

TOR

L 92-135

−32.5

MIL

W 132-125

+8.5

WSH

L 120-124

−5.5

BOS

L 99-134

−20.5

L 127-133

+1.5

BOS

L 111-125

+0.5

covered 3didn’t cover 3avg −8 ptslonger = bigger margin

Day

Opp

Result

UnderOver

Margin

TOR

L 92-135

−10.5

MIL

W 132-125

+15.5

WSH

L 120-124

−0.5

BOS

L 99-134

−0.5

L 127-133

+26.5

BOS

L 111-125

−0.5

over 2under 4avg +5 ptslonger = bigger margin

Line = the team’s closing spread (negative = favored). ATS number = points beyond the line; total number = combined points.

Hawks has the better starters

Position by position: Hawks 3, Bulls 0, even 2

HawksBetterBulls

G N. Alexander-Walker19.3 pts · 3.1 reb · 2.6 ast Score 67

Even

G N. Powell20.7 pts · 2.7 reb · 2 ast Score 71

G D. Daniels10.3 pts · 5 reb · 4.1 ast Score 87

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G J. Giddey8.5 pts · 5.3 reb · 7.5 ast Score 29

G C. McCollum14.4 pts · 1.9 reb · 2.9 ast Score 59

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F C. Wilson21.2 pts · 6.7 reb · 2.5 ast Score 6

G A. Wiggins14.7 pts · 3.7 reb · 1.9 ast Score 78

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F M. Buzelis14.5 pts · 4.5 reb · 1.8 ast Score 4

F O. Okongwu11.9 pts · 7.1 reb · 2.6 ast Score 30

Even

F P. Williams7 pts · 3 reb · 1.5 ast Score 19

HawksBetterBulls

ATL offense7th of 30 · +2.5

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CHI defense30th of 30 · -9.4

ATL defense18th of 30 · -0.6

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CHI offense12th of 30 · +1.2

Backcourt+27.7 · 4 players

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Backcourt+5.1 · 2 players

Frontcourt-1.3 · 1 player

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Frontcourt-24.0 · 3 players

Bench-4.0 · 5 players

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Bench-6.9 · 5 players

Score, worst to bestATL betterCHI betterNEW no NBA numbers yet

Projected starters come from who started the last five games and minutes played, and a lineup change can move them. The score is the share of ranked players at the position that player is ahead of, on the model’s player values.

Depth chart

Projected rotation by position, starters outlined

Hawks

Guards

N. Alexander-Walker30 minD. Daniels29 minC. McCollum26 minA. Wiggins26 minL. Dort24 min

Forwards

O. Okongwu28 minC. Kispert18 minD. Finney-Smith16 minA. Newell11 minZ. Ejiofor5 min

Out

J. LandaleOutJ. JohnsonDay-To-DayK. FlemingsSuspension

Bulls

Guards

N. Powell30 minJ. Giddey27 minT. Jones18 minB. Hield14 minJ. Hawkins14 minD. Swain12 min

Forwards

C. Wilson34 minM. Buzelis25 minP. Williams21 minL. Miller19 minZ. Collins18 minI. Okoro18 min

Out

J. SmithDay-To-DayT. AwakaDay-To-Day

In order of minutes, from this season’s box scores. Players marked out are on ESPN’s injury report.

Matchup stats

2026-27 · rank among 30 teams

ChartTable

Scoring

Points per game

ATL116.3 #13

CHI113.5 #16

Points per possession

ATL1.10 #16

CHI1.04 #26

Pace (possessions)

ATL105.6 #7

CHI109.8 #1

Shooting

Effective FG%

ATL52.6 #19

CHI48.2 #30

3-point %

ATL32.8 #22

CHI28.1 #30

3-point attempt rate

ATL44.7 #11

CHI47.9 #4

Free throw rate

ATL23.4 #26

CHI38.3 #1

Possessions

Turnover rate

ATL13.8 #4

CHI16.2 #20

Offensive rebound rate

ATL27.1 #18

CHI29.2 #9

Assists per game

ATL30.7 #1

CHI24.3 #25

Defense

Points allowed

ATL115.4 #19

CHI129.3 #30

Points allowed per possession

ATL1.10 #17

CHI1.17 #27

Opponent effective FG%

ATL54.5 #22

CHI56.0 #26

Opponent 3-point %

ATL31.9 #7

CHI39.3 #28

Turnovers forced

ATL18.3 #2

CHI14.7 #21

Defensive rebound rate

ATL70.9 #19

CHI69.8 #24

Steals per game

ATL9.4 #8

CHI8.7 #17

Blocks per game

ATL3.7 #29

CHI5.0 #12

ATL		CHI
Scoring
116.3 #13	Points per game	113.5 #16
1.10 #16	Points per possession	1.04 #26
105.6 #7	Pace (possessions)	109.8 #1
Shooting
52.6 #19	Effective FG%	48.2 #30
32.8 #22	3-point %	28.1 #30
44.7 #11	3-point attempt rate	47.9 #4
23.4 #26	Free throw rate	38.3 #1
Possessions
13.8 #4	Turnover rate	16.2 #20
27.1 #18	Offensive rebound rate	29.2 #9
30.7 #1	Assists per game	24.3 #25
Defense
115.4 #19	Points allowed	129.3 #30
1.10 #17	Points allowed per possession	1.17 #27
54.5 #22	Opponent effective FG%	56.0 #26
31.9 #7	Opponent 3-point %	39.3 #28
18.3 #2	Turnovers forced	14.7 #21
70.9 #19	Defensive rebound rate	69.8 #24
9.4 #8	Steals per game	8.7 #17
3.7 #29	Blocks per game	5.0 #12

From the box scores. A longer bar is a better league rank, on every row; the better team's bar is solid. A green rank is near the top of the league, a red one near the bottom. Pace and 3-point rate are styles, so they have no better side.

Hawks

3-4 overall · 3-1 in conference · Eastern Conference

Last five, 2026-27

L@ Pelicans99–121
Wvs Cavaliers114–111
Lvs Heat117–129
L@ Rockets110–120
Lvs Rockets114–121

A week or more of rest.

Bulls

1-5 overall · 1-5 in conference · Eastern Conference

Last five, 2026-27

L@ Celtics111–125
Lvs Knicks127–133
L@ Celtics99–134
Lvs Wizards120–124
W@ Bucks132–125

A week or more of rest.

Hawks @ Bulls

What could decide it

Market vs model

Market

ATS

Totals

Last 10 games

Next 3 games

Recent meetings

ATS History · 2026-27

Hawks

Bulls

Hawks has the better starters

Depth chart

Matchup stats

Hawks

Bulls