The Chicago Bulls will be on the road for the seventh and deciding game of the Eastern conference first round playoffs with an NBA playoff game against the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night. Tip off time for Game 7 is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by TNT.

The NBA playoff odds from this seventh and deciding game has the home team Brooklyn Nets favored by -6 ½ points with an over under line of 183 points. Early money from the bettors has not moved this point spread since the odds came out a few hours ago.

The Brooklyn Nets forced a seventh game in this playoff series after a 95-92 road victory on Thursday night to the Chicago Bulls as a -1 point betting favorite. The game ended over 183 ½ points.

Chicago shot just 40.4% from the floor in defeat and connected on 7 of 18 three pointers. They converted on 13 of 18 free throws and pulled down five more boards than the Nets. The Bulls committed 16 turnovers. Marco Belinelli led the team with 22 points and seven assists as he made 8 of his 21 shots. Nate Robinson chipped in with 18 points and four assists on 7 of 15 shooting. Chicago has been hampered greatly by injuries. Joakim Noah has been playing through pain in his foot in this series. Luol Deng has an illness that forced his to miss game six and is questionable for game seven. Derrick Rose has been cleared to play two months ago but has practiced with the team and not entered the lineup. Kirk Hinrich has a calf injury that forced him to miss game six and is questionable for Saturday in game seven. Offense has been an issue for the Bulls all season long. They are 29th and second to last in the NBA in scoring offense with just an average of 93.2 points a game. Chicago has scored 92 points or less in five of their six playoff games in this series.

Brooklyn connected on 43% from the field in their game six win and made 5 of 14 three pointers. The team survived missing 11 of 33 free throws. Deron Williams had 17 points and 11 assists as he made 5 of 12 of his shots. Brook Lopez contributed with 17 points but pulled only three rebounds. The Nets have faced elimination in this series twice and responded with their win in game six and a 110-91 home victory in game five. They are 2-1 in this series on their home court against Chicago. The team is sixth this season in points allowed by giving up 95.1 points a game.