Vucevic, Bulls to visit Cunningham, Pistons
Chicago Bulls (5-9, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (7-8, fifth in the Eastern Conference)
Detroit; Monday, 7 p.m. EST
Pistons -4; over/under is 234.5
BOTTOM LINE: Chicago plays Detroit in Eastern Conference action Monday.
The Pistons have gone 0-3 against division opponents. Detroit is 2-2 in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Bulls are 1-2 against the rest of their division. Chicago is 2-6 in games decided by 10 or more points.
The Pistons are shooting 46.2% from the field this season, 2.5 percentage points lower than the 48.7% the Bulls allow to opponents. The Bulls average 15.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.8 more made shots on average than the 12.7 per game the Pistons give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tobias Harris is averaging 13.3 points and 7.9 rebounds for the Pistons.
Nikola Vucevic is scoring 20.1 points per game with 9.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists for the Bulls.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pistons: 6-4, averaging 111.3 points, 48.5 rebounds, 26.4 assists, 6.3 steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.0 points per game.
Bulls: 3-7, averaging 115.3 points, 43.8 rebounds, 28.3 assists, 7.9 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 125.0 points.
INJURIES: Pistons: Bobi Klintman: out (calf), Tim Hardaway Jr.: out (head), Ausar Thompson: out (illness).
Bulls: Lonzo Ball: out (wrist).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
