Chicago Bulls vs Utah Jazz Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 04/11/2024, 05:36  by Devesh Jaganath | Modified on 04/11/2024 at 05:39 in NBA Predictions

The Utah Jazz will head on the road in the NBA on Tuesday morning to face the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. The Bulls (3-3) are in fifth place in the Eastern Conference, while the Jazz (0-6) are bottom of the table in the West. Let’s get into the match prediction.

The Chicago Bulls have made a mixed start to the 2024-25 NBA season and will be looking to return to winning way here after losing 120-112 to the Nets on Saturday. 

Nikola Vucevic recorded 10 of 11 shooting for 28 points and is now averaging 21.5 PPG for the season, while Zach LaVine added 21 points in the defeat but is the team's top-scorer this season (22.7). 

The Bulls aren’t really lighting up the court at either end this season, currently ranked 17th for points per game (113.2) and 22nd in PPG against (116.8). 

Meanwhile, after losing 129-103 against the Denver Nuggets over the weekend, the Utah Jazz are now the only team in the NBA that are yet to win a game after six outings. 

Lauri Markkanen is averaging just 18 PPG and 7.3 rebounds this season, while John Collins is putting up 14.7 points on average and pulling down 6.8 rebounds per game. 

The Jazz is also the only team in the NBA that is averaging below 100 PPG this term (99.8), while defensively they are allowing 118.5 which ranks 23rd overall.