The Houston Rockets have struggled to put together a functional NBA offense lately, but that may not matter tonight against a Chicago Bulls team heading for the draft lottery.
While Houston is just 6-5 this month, Chicago has lost five of its last seven contests, and my Rockets vs. Bulls predictions expect the visitors to do enough defensively to land a big road win.
Read on for my free NBA picks ahead of this March 23 matchup.
Rockets vs Bulls prediction
Rockets vs Bulls best bet: Rockets -8.5 (-110)
Despite some of the Houston Rockets' flailing crunch-time efforts this month, I’m not ready to write off Ime Udoka’s squad, especially when the Rockets are allowing just 109.9 PPG, the fourth-lowest mark in the league.
Defense is the visitors’ edge here, and Houston has won four straight meetings against the Chicago Bulls. This spread could be bigger when you look at Chicago’s recent blowout losses against the Raptors, Lakers, and somehow, Kings.
Though Josh Giddey is a threat, the Rockets have the perimeter hounds to limit his scoring, and they’re coming off encouraging victories over the Hawks and Heat.
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Rockets vs Bulls same-game parlay
A Houston win tonight starts with Amen Thompson and Kevin Durant. Thompson has been a beast on the glass lately, with 11+ rebounds in four of his last five games, and KD’s latest masterpiece — 27 points against the Heat — took him past Michael Jordan in the all-time scoring chart.
Rockets vs Bulls SGP
- Rockets moneyline
- Amen Thompson Over 7.5 rebounds
- Kevin Durant Over 25.5 points
Our "from downtown" SGP: Amen to that
This is the matchup within the matchup. Thompson is averaging a monster 21.3 PPG and 9.5 RPG in March, while Giddey has dished double-digit dimes in four of his last five outings, even with the Bulls’ faltering form.
Rockets vs Bulls SGP
- Amen Thompson Over 19.5 points
- Amen Thompson Over 7.5 rebounds
- Josh Giddey Over 9.5 assists
- Josh Giddey Over 7.5 rebounds
Rockets vs Bulls odds
- Spread: Rockets -8.5 | Bulls +8.5
- Moneyline: Rockets -370 | Bulls +290
- Over/Under: Over 229.5 | Under 229.5
Rockets vs Bulls betting trend to know
The Over is 9-1 in the last 10 meetings between these teams. Find more NBA betting trends for Rockets vs. Bulls.
How to watch Rockets vs Bulls
| Location | United Center, Chicago, IL |
| Date | Monday, March 23, 2026 |
| Tip-off | 8:00 p.m. ET |
| TV | SCHN, CHSN |
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