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Injury Report, Updated Odds (11/22): Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Chicago Bulls

The Oklahoma City Thunder hosts the Chicago Bulls with a chance to advance their win streak to six games.
Injury Report, Updated Odds (11/22): Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Chicago Bulls
Injury Report, Updated Odds (11/22): Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Chicago Bulls

The Oklahoma City Thunder is set to host the Chicago Bulls at 7 p.m. CT in the Paycom Center in an attempt to push their win streak to six games. The Thunder has absolutely been rolling heading into this matchup and has had some extended time off after its road trip.

The Bulls have lost four of their last five and, as mentioned, the Thunder is on a five-game win streak. These two teams battled early in the season for Oklahoma City's season opener, and the Thunder won that battle which sparked a Bulls players-only meeting. 

With the momentum the team possesses, the Thunder is in a good position to take a win over the Bulls.

Injury Report:

Thunder:

Jalen Williams, OUT (hip)

Bulls:

Patrick Williams, Available (finger)

Zach LaVine, OUT (foot)

Alex Caruso, Available (strain)

Onuralp Bitim, OUT (G League)

Adama Sanogo, OUT (G League)

Dalen Terry, OUT (G League)

Julian Phillips, OUT (G League)

Justin Lewis, OUT (G League)

Lonzo Ball, OUT (injury)


The most noticeable aspect of the injury report is the lone injury for the Thunder. Jalen Williams' impact is much-needed, but the Thunder's ability to fill in the starting lineup with a variety of players and continue to be a high-level team is positive and encouraging. 

The Bulls' report is long, but mostly full of G League assignments or two-way guys. One would assume the three probable guys play to give the Bulls some added depth and, obviously, LaVine's big impact.

Updated Odds:

The Thunder are 7.5-point favorites as the spread hasn't moved since it opened, according to ESPNBet. It's no shock, as the Thunder won the first matchup of the season by 20 points. 

If this matchup goes anything like the first, though they don't have Williams, the Thunder will easily cover this spread. Having a home crowd backing the team will help them even more. 


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Kade Kimble
KADE KIMBLE

Kade has been covering a wide variety of teams ranging from the NFL to the NBA and college athletics since joining Sports Illustrated's On SI in 2022.