The Chicago Bulls and Orlando Magic will face each other in the NBA regular season.
Tournament – NBA;
Date – 14.02.2023;
Kick-Off – 01:00 UK;
Venue – United Center (23.500);
City – Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-4) for Bulls – 1.825.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Under 230 – 1.625.
The teams are meeting for the third time in the regular season. The previous game, which took place a fortnight ago, ended in a more than convincing win for the Bulls (128-109). If it weren’t for the slight slump that the Bulls have fallen into in recent games, they could have been the clear favourites. However, even against the backdrop of a lacklustre performance, we’ll give Chicago the edge due to their home court factors.
The Chicago Bulls have had four wins in the last ten meetings. In that span, the team scored an average of 109.1 points per game, allowing their opponents to score 108.4. Orlando’s similar numbers (five wins in the last ten meetings) look very even. The team scored an average of 111.5 points on offence and allowed an opponent 111.8 points per game on defence. The matchup could be a low-scoring affair. The teams will approach it seriously and the main focus should be on defence.
The Chicago Bulls have had a very poor run of recent games, as the club has lost three games in a row and failed to reach the 100-point mark in two of them.
In their last loss against the Cleveland Cavaliers (97-89), the Bulls scored just 89 points. Zach LaVine had the most points (23 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists).
The Chicago Bulls currently have 26 wins and 30 losses. This allows for only tenth place in the Eastern Conference. In the game against the Orlando Magic, no one promises an easy life for the visiting club.
The Chicago Bulls are averaging 113.7 points per game this season.
The Chicago Bulls have won four of their previous six head-to-head encounters.
The Orlando Magic won just one game in its last three games. It was against the Denver Nuggets (115-104). In the game against the Chicago Bulls, there is a chance of success, but the home team themselves are tired of losing one game after another.
In their most recent game, the Magic lost to the Miami Heat (103-107), but only in overtime. The best shooter in that game was Markelle Fultz, scoring 19 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Remarkably, six Magic players had double-digit scoring totals in that game.
The Orlando Magic is still in 13th place in their conference with 23 wins and 34 losses.
The Magic is averaging 111.1 points per game this season.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Chicago Bulls: Zach LaVine – Ayo Dosunmu – DeMar DeRozan – Patrick Williams – Nikola Vucevic.
Orlando Magic: Markelle Fultz – Gary Harris – Paolo Banchero – Franz Wagner – Wendell Carter, Jr.
Lonzo Ball (Out), Javonte Green (Out) and Alex Caruso (Day-to-day) are listed as injured for the Chicago Bulls.
Only R.J. Hampton (Out) is listed as injured for the Orlando Magic.
The fixture will be played at United Center (23.500) in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
This starting whistle will sound on the 14th of February, 2023, at 01:00 UK Time.
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