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The Atlanta Hawks will take on the Chicago Bulls at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday at the United Center. The Bulls finished 22-43 last season, while Atlanta ended up at 20-47.  Chicago swept the 2019-20 season series, 3-0, winning each game by double digits.

Atlanta is favored by two-points in the latest Bulls vs. Hawks odds from William Hill Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 233. Before entering any Hawks vs. Bulls picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the advanced computer model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times, and it returned over $5,000 in profit on its top-rated NBA picks last season. The model is up nearly $8,100 over the past two seasons. Last year, it went a stunning 61-33 on top-rated picks against the spread, returning almost $2,500 on those selections alone. Anybody who has followed it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Bulls vs. Hawks. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Bulls vs. Hawks:

  • Bulls vs. Hawks spread: Bulls +2
  • Bulls vs. Hawks over-under: 233 points

What to you need to know about the Bulls 

The Bulls lead the all-time series with Atlanta, 132-113, and come into this matchup 75-45 at home against the Hawks.  This game will mark the Bulls coaching debut of Billy Donovan, who piloted the Oklahoma City Thunder for the past five seasons. Overall, Donovan's record as an NBA head coach is 243-157 (.608) and the Thunder made the playoffs in all of his five seasons.

In 2019-20, Zach LaVine averaged career highs in points (25.5), rebounds (4.8) and steals (1.47). Coby White was named to the 2019-20 All-Rookie Second Team, becoming the 23rd Bulls rookie to make an All-Rookie Team. He was the Eastern Conference Rookie of the month for games played in February when he averaged 20.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.0 steals across nine games, including three games in a row with 30-plus points from Feb. 22 to 25. Patrick Williams, who was selected No. 4 overall in the 2020 NBA Draft out of Florida State, will make his NBA debut on Wednesday,

What to you need to know about the Hawks

The Hawks have won four of their last five road openers. Atlanta enters the 2020-21 season with nine players who were not on the roster last season. With the acquisitions of Bogdan Bogdanovic and Danilo Gallinari, the Hawks are the only team this season to feature two players who shot at least five catch-and-shoot three-pointers per game and made at least 40 percent of those attempts in 2019-20, per NBA.com. Gallinari attempted 5.5 catch-and-shoot triples and made 41.8 percent of them, while Bogdanovic had 5.0 catch-and-shoot three-pointers and converted on 40.7 of those attempts.

In 2019-20, for the second consecutive season, Trae Young led the Eastern Conference in total assists and became the only player since at least 1970-71 to lead his conference in total assists in each of his first two NBA seasons. Young became just the fifth player in NBA history to average at least 29.0 points and 9.0 assists per game.

How to make Bulls vs. Hawks picks

The model has simulated Bulls vs. Hawks 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning under, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 50 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Bulls vs. Hawks? And which side of the spread hits in well over 50 percent of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Hawks vs. Bulls spread to jump on, all from the model that enters the NBA season on an incredible 61-33 roll.