Brooklyn Nets vs Chicago Bulls Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 01/11/2024, 05:06  by Devesh Jaganath | Modified on 01/11/2024 at 05:09 in NBA Predictions

The Chicago Bulls will travel to the Barclays Center to face the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA on Saturday morning. The Nets (2-3) are in 11th place in the Eastern Conference standings, while the Bulls (3-2) are in third place after five games. Let’s get into the match prediction. 

The Brooklyn Nets improved their record for the season to 2-3 after pulling off an impressive 119-106 victory over Western Conference rivals the Memphis Grizzlies in midweek. 

Dennis Schroder put in a standout performance, scoring 33 points on 11 of 14 shooting, while Cam Thomas and Ziaire Williams scored 19 and 17 points in the victory respectively. 

As a collective, the Nets are now scoring 118.0 PPG, which is ranked sixth in the league to date, while on defence, they are allowing 117.6 points per game, ranking 21st overall. 

Meanwhile, the Chicago Bulls are now gunning for a third win on the bounce after outlasting the Orlando Magic 102-99 on their home court on Thursday morning. 

Against the Magic, we saw a proper all-round performance from the team with Coby White putting up 21 points, Josh Giddey adding 20 and Nikola Vucevic chipping in with 18 points. 

After the first five games, Chicago are ranked 15th in the scoring charts with 113.4 PPG per game, while defensively they are ranked 19th, allowing 116.2 per outing.