The Atlanta Hawks proved their worth an evening ago down in South Beach knocking off the Miami Heat 100-92 as double-digit underdogs. I’m extremely high on the Hawks this season, but this is a tough spot on back-2-back nights. I think the Hawks offense struggles a bit tonight, and we know what the Bulls can do on defense. The last time out Chicago shut down the Grizzlies in a big way allowing just 64 points. The Bulls had a day off on Monday, and that’s something you should look into when playing Bulls totals. This is a defense-first team, and that requires effort, energy, and passion to play on that end of the floor — so the extra day off is pertinent to their makeup. The last 56 games the Chicago Bulls have played on 1 day of rest, the total has gone under the posted total 69.6% of the time. I think it will be a challenge for Atlanta to crack the 80-point mark tonight, which will put a ton of pressure on a team in Chicago to do the scoring, something they aren’t completely comfortable doing.