Spurs @ Bulls

Who will WIN this matchup?

San Antonio Spurs (22-35)

@ Chicago Bulls (36-21)

Current odds:

San Antonio Spurs: (+145)

Chicago Bulls: (-165)

• The line for this game is Bulls by 3.5 points.

• As DeMar DeRozan looks to continue his impressive scoring stretch, the Central Division-leading Chicago Bulls seek their fourth consecutive victory Monday night, facing the visiting San Antonio Spurs. DeRozan has scored 30 or more points in six consecutive games (a career-high), and the last Bull to score 30-plus in seven straight games was Michael Jordan in 1996-97.

• Yet, the Spurs aim for a third successive triumph of their own and bring another of the league’s hottest players into the Windy City, as Dejounte Murray leads a resurgence that the Spurs hope results in a playoff berth.

• The Bulls came from behind to beat Oklahoma City 106-101 at home on Saturday behind DeRozan’s 38 points. Chicago trailed 90-89 midway through the fourth quarter before producing an 8-0 run to grab the lead for good. Nikola Vucevic added 31 points and 15 rebounds for the Bulls.

• Having beaten the Bulls a couple weeks ago in San Antonio, but Spurs can sweep the season series Monday, and they’ll have some new faces on hand.

• San Antonio is expected to have newly acquired Josh Richardson and Romeo Langford join the team in Chicago following their trade from Boston, and Tomas Satoransky, who came over in a deal with New Orleans, also could be added to the roster to face the Bulls.

• The Spurs head to Chicago after a 124-114 win in New Orleans on Saturday that continued a tour de force for Murray. Murray scored 31 points and distributed 12 assists in the victory, giving him the 30-10 achievement in back-to-back games. The only other Spurs’ player to have consecutive 30-10 games is Tony Parker.

• San Antonio had not trailed in its past two games, having beaten Atlanta on Friday, 136-121, and has recorded rare back-to-back double-digit road victories.

• Lonnie Walker IV added 17 points, Keldon Johnson hit for 16, and Doug McDermott had 15 for San Antonio in the win over New Orleans.

• Chicago’s Zach LaVine missed Saturday’s game with a sore left knee and left the team on Sunday to see a specialist. He is considered questionable for the contest with the Spurs and could miss the rest of the week leading up to the All-Star Break.

• The Spurs beat Chicago 131-122 on Jan. 28 in San Antonio and have a three-game winning streak against the Bulls.