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Las Vegas Sets Chicago Bulls' Over-Under Win Total at 38.5

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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The Westgate Superbook in Las Vegas revealed their over-under win totals for the 2016-17 NBA season and the Chicago Bulls … are projected to do worse than last season.

If you’re a gambling man (or woman) and you see the over-under win total for the Chicago Bulls in 2016-17, stay the hell away from betting on it.

The Westgate Superbook in Las Vegas’s over-under projection of 38.5 wins for the Bulls (h/t CBS Sports) this season is nothing more than a death trap.

How so?

Well, let’s see here: Nobody has any idea how good (or bad) the Bulls are going to be this season. That’s not an opinion. That’s just a fact. This “Three Alphas” thing could be better than expected, or it could be worse than rock-and-roll legend Ozzy Osbourne trying to read a Harry Potter book.

38.5 wins is obviously set lower than the Bulls’ mark of 42 wins last season, and despite the trap that is betting on that number, it honestly feels like the right area for the Bulls. If you’re attempting to make an educated guess as to how the Bulls finish this season, 38-44 seems realistic.

Dwyane Wade is in the twilight of his eventual Hall of Fame career.

Rajon Rondo is a bigger question mark than Jim Carrey in Batman Forever. 

Jimmy Butler will probably star in his own film in Hollywood while the Bulls are on their annual “Circus Trip” titled, No, seriously … I’m A Point Guard.

Robin Lopez might wear an actual Sideshow Bob outfit to a game or two this season.

The point is, the Bulls on paper don’t make any sense. Their new trio of stars are all sub-34 percent shooters from long range. That’s interesting, being that head coach Fred Hoiberg loves to utilize the three-point shot in his offense.

On top of that, they have just two legitimate threats from long range — Nikola Mirotic and Doug McDermott — and neither are stellar enough defensively to warrant heavy minutes on the floor. (Mirotic is actually a solid defender, but still has plenty of work on that end.)

If you want to wager your life savings on the Bulls winning (over or under) 38.5 games, then be my guest.

Just don’t say no one warned about the dangers in predicting how the Bulls finish this season.

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