Through 2 Quarters

The Chicago Bulls are giving their home crowd exactly what it was hoping to see. a victory is still up for grabs for either squad at halftime, but they are up 62-59 over the Minnesota Timberwolves

Chicago has been relying on small forward DeMar DeRozan, who has 17 points and three assists along with three boards, and center Nikola Vucevic, who has 14 points and three assists in addition to five rebounds. A double-double would be Vucevic’s third in a row.

Minnesota has been led by small forward Anthony Edwards, who so far has 19 points and two assists.

The Timberwolves haven’t been much of a second-half team this season, losing 70% of the time when they were down at the break.

Who’s Playing

Minnesota @ Chicago

Current Records: Minnesota 29-26; Chicago 34-21

What to Know

The Minnesota Timberwolves are 9-3 against the Chicago Bulls since November of 2015, and they’ll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. Minnesota’s road trip will continue as they head to United Center at 8 p.m. ET to face off against Chicago. The Bulls will be strutting in after a victory while Minnesota will be stumbling in from a defeat.

The point spread favored Minnesota on Wednesday, but luck did not. They lost to the Sacramento Kings on the road by a decisive 132-119 margin. Point guard D’Angelo Russell put forth a good effort for the losing side as he shot 6-for-13 from downtown and finished with a double-double on 29 points and ten dimes.

Meanwhile, Chicago strolled past the Charlotte Hornets with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 121-109. The Bulls’ small forward DeMar DeRozan did his thing and had 36 points along with five boards. The matchup made it Deebo’s fourth in a row with at least 31 points.

Minnesota’s loss took them down to 29-26 while Chicago’s win pulled them up to 34-21. We’ll see if the Timberwolves can steal Chicago’s luck or if Chicago records another win instead.

How To Watch

• When: Friday at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: United Center — Chicago, Illinois
• TV: Bally Sports – North
• Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Follow: CBS Sports App
• Ticket Cost: $22.99

Odds

The Bulls are a slight 2-point favorite against the Timberwolves, according to the latest NBA odds.

Bettors have moved against the Bulls slightly, as the game opened with the Bulls as a 4-point favorite.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

Minnesota have won nine out of their last 12 games against Chicago.

• Apr 11, 2021 – Minnesota 121 vs. Chicago 117
• Feb 24, 2021 – Chicago 133 vs. Minnesota 126
• Mar 04, 2020 – Minnesota 115 vs. Chicago 108
• Jan 22, 2020 – Chicago 117 vs. Minnesota 110
• Dec 26, 2018 – Minnesota 119 vs. Chicago 94
• Nov 24, 2018 – Minnesota 111 vs. Chicago 96
• Feb 24, 2018 – Minnesota 122 vs. Chicago 104
• Feb 09, 2018 – Chicago 114 vs. Minnesota 113
• Feb 12, 2017 – Minnesota 117 vs. Chicago 89
• Dec 13, 2016 – Minnesota 99 vs. Chicago 94
• Feb 06, 2016 – Minnesota 112 vs. Chicago 105
• Nov 07, 2015 – Minnesota 102 vs. Chicago 93

Injury Report for Chicago

• Nikola Vucevic: Game-Time Decision (Hip)
• Ayo Dosunmu: Game-Time Decision (Concussion)
• Derrick Jones Jr.: Out (Finger)
• Lonzo Ball: Out (Knee)
• Patrick Williams: Out (Wrist)
• Alex Caruso: Out (Wrist)

Injury Report for Minnesota

• McKinley Wright IV: Out (Elbow)