Postseason odds looking OK for Bulls

Sportsbook expects team to reach postseason.

The odds are good that the Bulls will make the postseason.

The Bulls’ revamped roster might actually be good enough to reach the postseason.

The website SportsBetting.ag has the Bulls in the running for a low seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The site set the team’s over/under for victories at 42.5. The Bulls’ odds to make the playoffs currently sit at: Yes -155, No +125 (odds imply a 60.8% chance the team will make the playoffs).

According to the site’s current projections, this would be the 2022 playoff field:

East playoff teams (Seeds 1-8): Nets, Bucks, 76ers, Heat, Hawks, Celtics, Bulls/Pacers/Knicks (a combination of two of the last three)

West playoff teams (Seeds 1-8): Lakers, Suns, Jazz, Warriors, Mavericks, Nuggets, Clippers, Trail Blazers.

The Bucks and the Nets, at 99% each, have the best odds of reaching the postseason.

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