Charlotte Hornets vs. Chicago Bulls odds, tips and betting trends | 2/24/2026
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Feb. 23, 2026, 7:29 p.m. ET
The Charlotte Hornets (27-31) hope to extend a seven-game road winning run when visiting the Chicago Bulls (24-34) on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET.
The Hornets take the court as 7.5-point favorites against the Bulls. The matchup’s over/under is set at 231.
Hornets vs. Bulls betting odds
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Spread: Charlotte -7.5Total: 231Moneyline: Charlotte -294, Chicago +240Watch the NBA on Fubo!Hornets at Bulls odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Bulls (+ 7.5)Pick OU: Over (231)Prediction: Hornets 118 – Bulls 115MoneylineThe Hornets have been favored on the moneyline 15 total times this season. They’ve gone 12-3 in those games.Charlotte has played as a moneyline favorite of -294 or shorter twice this season, and won both.Based on this game’s moneyline, the Hornets’ implied win probability is 74.6%.This season, the Bulls have been the underdog 34 times and won 14, or 41.2%, of those games.Chicago has a record of 2-10, a 16.7% win rate, when it is set as the underdog by +240 or more by sportsbooks this season.Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Bulls have a 29.4% chance to win.Against the spreadThe Hornets score 115.6 points per game, just 4.7 fewer points than the 120.3 the Bulls allow.When Charlotte totals more than 120.3 points, it is 17-3 against the spread and 14-6 overall.Chicago is 22-11 against the spread and 21-11 overall when it scores more than 113.7 points.Charlotte’s record is 26-7-1 against the spread and 22-12 overall when it gives up fewer than 116.1 points.The Hornets are at the 15th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (115.6 PPG), while the Bulls allow the 26th-fewest points per game (120.3) in the league.Chicago’s squad is currently the 12th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (116.1 PPG), while Charlotte’s team is 10th in points allowed per game (113.7).The Hornets have scored a total of 112 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 1.9 per game), while the Bulls have been out-scored by opponents on average this year (by 242 total points, 4.2 per game).Over/UnderCharlotte’s average implied point total this season is 0.3 more points than its implied total in Tuesday’s game (119.3 implied points on average compared to 119 implied points in this game).This season, Charlotte has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (119) 23 times.The average implied point total on the season for Chicago (121.1) is 9.1 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (112).How to watch Hornets vs. BullsGame day: Tuesday, February 24, 2026Game time: 8 p.m. ETLocation: Chicago, IllinoisArena: United CenterTV channel: FDSSE, CHSN, WAXNWatch the NBA on Fubo!
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