Chicago Bulls at Atlanta Hawks 5/1/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 05/01/2021 at 10:39 AM ET

In Saturday night NBA action, the Chicago Bulls will travel to State Farm Arena to take on the Atlanta Hawks. This will be the second of a back-to-back for Chicago, who managed just 16 points during the first quarter of last night's 108-98 home loss versus Milwaukee. The Bulls (26-37) missed 23 of their 33 three-point attempts and shot just 39 percent overall.

Second-year pro Coby White led Chicago with 21 points on 6-for-15 shooting and dished out seven assists. All-Star C Nikola Vucevic added 17 points and 15 rebounds for the Bulls.

The Atlanta Hawks have dropped three straight games and have fallen into a tie with Boston for fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings. Last night, Atlanta was outscored by 22 points during the second quarter of a 126-104 road loss against Philadelphia. The Hawks (34-30) turned the ball over 18 times and shot 44 percent from the field in defeat.

Atlanta G Trae Young tallied a game-high 32 points on 10-for-19 shooting in just 28 minutes of action. Clint Capela added 11 points and 15 rebounds in a losing effort for the Hawks.

Atlanta G Bogdan Bogdanovic (left hamstring soreness) did not play on Friday and is listed as questionable for this contest. These two teams are pretty evenly matched statistically, but the Hawks have the better offense. Take Atlanta to win and cover at home. Final Score Prediction, Atlanta Hawks win 110-101.

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