Chicago Bulls 2024-25 NBA Championship Betting
Last year, the Chicago Bulls limped into the Eastern Conference play-in round, where the Miami Heat eliminated them. For the sixth time in seven seasons, the Bulls did not make the regular Eastern Conference Playoffs. Billy Donovan began coaching the Bulls in 2020 and has not been able to move the needle. Donovan is well-regarded and has never had a serious roster that could contend. Now, the Bulls enter the upcoming season without marquee man DeMar DeRozan. Gamblers are fleeing the Bulls on the future market, who rank as one of the biggest longshots on the board.
2024-25 NBA Championship Betting Odds
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Last year, the Chicago Bulls was 39-43 straight up, 41-40-1 against the spread, and 44-37-1 over/under the total. Chicago was 9th in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Chicago was 25 games behind the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Chicago had NBA metrics of 22nd for scoring offense, 18th for field goal percentage, 20th for 3-point field goal percentage, 10th for free throw percentage, and 14th for offensive rebounding. On defense, the Bulls had NBA metrics of 16th for scoring defense, 16th for field goal percentage permitted, 20th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 16th for defensive rebounding.
Key Players
SF DeMar DeRozan led Chicago with 24.0 points and 5.3 assists per game. DeRozan is a 6-time NBA All-Star. Since joining the Bulls in 2021-22, DeRozan averaged at least 24 points per game. His career began with the Toronto Raptors in 2009-10. DeRozan has a career average of 21.2 points per game. However, DeRozan has moved on to the Sacramento Kings, leaving a huge hole for the season ahead.
Zach LaVine takes over as the marquee man on the Bulls. Last year, he averaged 19.5 points and 5.2 assists per game.
Head Coach
Head coach Billy Donovan is best known for winning national championships in 2006 and 2007 with the Florida Gators. Also, he produced strong seasons as head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder, where he led them to the Western Conference Final in 2016. Donovan has been with the Bulls since 2020-21.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 6)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2023–24 |
82 |
39 |
43 |
4th, Central |
Lost Play-in (Heat) |
| 2022–23 |
82 |
40 |
42 |
3rd, Central |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2021–22 |
82 |
46 |
36 |
2nd, Central |
Lost in First Round, 1–4 (Bucks) |
| 2020–21 |
72 |
31 |
41 |
3rd, Central |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2019–20 |
65 |
22 |
43 |
3rd, Central |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2018–19 |
82 |
22 |
60 |
4th, Central |
Did Not Qualify |
Chicago Bulls History
Founded as an NBA expansion team in 1966-67, the Chicago Bulls played second fiddle to the other teams in the Second City until the early 1970s, when they became a regular winner under head coach Dick Motta. Stars such as Bob Love, Jerry Sloan, Chet Walker, Norm Van Lier, Bob Weiss, and Tom Boerwinkle won over Windy City fans with grit and skill.
Following the Motta era, the franchise experienced a decline until the greatest player in the league's history arrived in 1984. Michael Jordan quickly made the Bulls relevant once again. The Bulls proceeded to make the playoffs for 14 straight seasons, and they became one of the greatest teams of the modern era shortly after Phil Jackson brought his innovative Triangle offense to the team. Scottie Pippen flanked Jordan for the entire run and a rotating cast of role players for the first three titles and then the second three titles.
After the sixth NBA title in eight years, Jerry Krause blew up the roster. Phil Jackson was pushed out, and Michael Jordan retired, leading to the worst period in franchise history. Chicago hired Tim Floyd to replace Jackson, and Floyd became one of the worst coaches in the history of the NBA. In over three years, the Bulls went 49-190 under Floyd, and Chicago turned things around under Scott Skiles shortly after Floyd was fired. Skiles led the Bulls to three straight playoff appearances and helped set the table for Tom Thibodeau. We saw Thibs take the Bulls to the Eastern Conference Finals in his first season, and the Bulls made the playoffs for five straight seasons before his defense-first style burned out the team.
NBA Teams
Eastern Conference - Atlantic
Eastern Conference - Central
Eastern Conference - Southeast
Western Conference - Northwest
Western Conference - Pacific
Western Conference - Southwest
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