Milwaukee Bucks vs. Chicago Bulls odds, tips and betting trends

Milwaukee Bucks vs. Chicago Bulls odds, tips and betting trends | 3/1/2026

The Chicago Bulls (24-36) welcome in the Milwaukee Bucks (26-32) after losing eight straight home games. It starts at 3:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 1, 2026.

The Bucks take on the Bulls. The Bucks are favored by 3.5 points against the Bulls. The point total for the matchup is set at 227.5.

Bucks vs. Bulls betting odds

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Spread: Milwaukee -3.5Total: 227.5Moneyline: Milwaukee -166, Chicago +140Watch the NBA on Fubo!Bucks at Bulls odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Bulls (+ 3.5)Pick OU: Over (227.5)Prediction: Bulls 117 – Bucks 115MoneylineThe Bucks have been the moneyline favorite 21 total times this season. They’ve gone 10-11 in those games.Milwaukee has gone 7-4 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -166 or shorter (winning 63.6%).Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Bucks have an implied win probability of 62.4%.The Bulls have entered the game as underdogs 36 times this season and won 14, or 38.9%, of those games.Chicago has a record of 9-18, a 33.3% win rate, when it is set as the underdog by +140 or more by sportsbooks this season.The moneyline for this contest implies a 41.7% chance of a victory for the Bulls.Against the spreadThe Bucks average 8.4 fewer points per game (112.1) than the Bulls give up (120.5).Milwaukee has a 10-4 record against the spread and an 11-3 record overall when scoring more than 120.5 points.Chicago has put together a 20-9 ATS record and a 19-9 overall record in games it scores more than 115.6 points.Milwaukee’s record is 18-10 against the spread and 18-10 overall when it allows fewer than 115.7 points.The Bucks are the league’s 24th-ranked scoring team (112.1 PPG), while the Bulls allow the rank 27th in points per game (120.5) in NBA action.Chicago’s squad is currently the 14th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (115.7 PPG), while Milwaukee’s team is 15th in points allowed per game (115.6).The Bucks have a negative point differential on the season (-203 total points, -3.5 per game), as do the Bulls (-283 total points, -4.8 per game).Over/UnderMilwaukee’s average implied point total this season is 0.5 more points than its implied total in Sunday’s game (116.5 implied points on average compared to 116 implied points in this game).So far this season, Milwaukee has recorded more than 116 points in 22 games.The average implied point total on the year for Chicago (121.1) is 9.1 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (112).How to watch Bucks vs. BullsGame day: Sunday, March 1, 2026Game time: 3:30 p.m. ETLocation: Chicago, IllinoisArena: United CenterTV channel: CHSN, FDSWIWatch the NBA on Fubo!

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