A pair of Central Division rivals will face each other on Monday evening when the Chicago Bulls travel to Indianapolis, Indiana to face the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse with tip-off scheduled for 7:00 PM ET.

The Chicago Bulls enter this game with a record of 1-2 following a 102-118 loss on the road against the Detroit Pistons while failing to cover the 2.5-point spread as a road favorite on Saturday. Zach LaVine led the team in scoring with 51 points. Andre Drummond and Alex Caruso were tied for the team lead in rebounds with 5 rebounds apiece. DeMar DeRozan led the team in assists and blocks with four assists and two blocks. 

Alex Caruso led the team in steals with four steals. Chicago is averaging 103.33 points per game while allowing an average of 115 points per game this season. Zach LaVine leads the team in scoring with an average of 25 points per game this season. Nikola Vucevic leads the team in rebounds with an average of 8.3 rebounds per game on the year. Coby White leads the team in assists with an average of 4.3 assists per game. Alex Caruso leads the team in steals with an average of 2.67 steals per game this season. DeMar DeRozan leads the team in blocks with an average of 1.33 blocks per game on the year.

Indiana enters this game with a record of 2-0 following a 125-113 win on the road against the Cleveland Cavaliers while covering the 4.5-point spread as a road favorite on Saturday. Aaron Nesmith led the team in scoring with 26 points. Myles Turner led the team in rebounds and blocks with 12 rebounds and two blocks. Tyrese Haliburton led the team in assists with 13 assists. Andrew Nembhard led the team in steals with two steals. 

The Pacers are averaging 134 points per game while allowing an average of 116.5 points per game this season. Tyrese Haliburton leads the team in scoring with an average of 20.5 points per game this season. Myles Turner leads the team in rebounds and blocks with an average of 10 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game on the year. Tyrese Haliburton leads the team in assists with an average of 12 assists per game. Bruce Brown, Benedict Mathurin, T.J. McConnell, Andrew Nembhard, and Jarace Walker are tied for the team lead in steals with an average of 1 steal per game apiece. 

BookMaker has the Indiana Pacers listed as 3-point favorites at home against the Chicago Bulls on Monday evening. Chicago has won six of the last ten while Indiana has won the previous three matchups in a row. Both teams are 5-5 ATS in the last ten while the Pacers are 3-0 ATS in the last three games in the series. The Chicago Bulls are 0-3 ATS overall and 0-1 ATS on the road this season while the Indiana Pacers are 2-0 ATS overall, 1-0 ATS at home, and 2-0 ATS as a favorite on the year.

Indiana dominated this series last year winning three of the four meetings including the last three games in a row. The Pacers also covered the spread in three of the four games last season and are 2-0 ATS overall this season while the Bulls have yet to cover the spread in any of their three games to start the year which is why I am laying the points with the Indiana Pacers at home when they host the Chicago Bulls on Monday evening.