Milwaukee Bucks vs Chicago Bulls Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 10/12/2023, 03:37  by Kennedy Kechula in NBA Predictions

The Milwaukee Bucks will welcome the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday for their next NBA regular season fixture. Milwaukee currently sit third in the East while the Bulls are 12th. The Milwaukee Bucks will be eager to put their disappointing In-Season Tournament exit behind them with victory here. Adrian Griffin's men were highly favoured to reach the final at least of the IST but were defeated in the semifinals by Indiana. That 128-119 loss put to a halt a two-game-winning run. Milwaukee have compiled a 15-7 record and are a game and a half adrift of top spot in the East. They have averaged 122.1 points a game which is the third highest tally this season. In their last three games, this number has shot to 132.3 points a game. Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging a double-double with 30.5 points and 10.6 rebounds a game. Pat Connaughton, who has missed the last four games with injury, is listed as ‘Questionable’ for this match.

The Chicago Bulls earned a shock victory the last time these two teams met which was at the start of December. That 120-113 home victory ended a five-game skid and split the season series with the Bucks at 1-1 so far. Since then, Billy Donovan’s men have won four straight which is the best run they have been on all season. They beat the Spurs 121-112 in their last match to move up to 9-14 for the season. Chicago’s offence has improved in recent outings and in their last three games, they have averaged 118.7 points a game. For the season though they have the fourth-worst record with 108.4 a game. Demar DeRozan is their leading scorer and is averaging 21.8 points a game with five assists. Coby White though has shone in this current winning streak and has led other Bulls scorers in two of their last four games. The former 7th overall first-round draft pick scored 24 in the win over the Spurs. Chicago will continue to be without Zach Lavine for the fifth match in a row due to injury.