Utah Jazz vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/07/2023

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Saturday, January 7, 2023

Venue:  United Center, Chicago, IL

Where to Watch:  NBCS-CHI

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Jazz +1, Bulls -1; Over/Under:  235 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Jazz +1, Bulls -1; Over/Under:  235 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Jazz +1, Bulls -1; Over/Under:  235 points

 

Utah Jazz:  20-21 (3rd place, Northwest Division)

Chicago Bulls:  17-21 (3rd place, Central Division)

 

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Utah Jazz:  3-7 last 10

Chicago Bulls:  6-4 last 10

 

The Jazz are coming into this game with a 20-21 record overall and they are 8-14 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a win against the Houston Rockets in their last game. Lauri Markkanen led the team in points in that game with 49 while Jordan Clarkson and Malik Beasley each were next on the team with 19 points. Mike Conley Jr. led the team in assists in that game with 11 while Jarred Vanderbilt led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 49.5% from the field, 39.6% from 3-point range, and 95.2% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 117.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 116.5 PPG against them. The Jazz have an ATS record of 22-19 this season and their O/U record is 22-18-1.

 

 

 

The Bulls are coming into this game with a 17-21 record overall and they are 10-9 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They still have a game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night that needs to be played first as this is the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Saturday. They are entering this game off of a win against the Brooklyn Nets in their last game. Patrick Williams and DeMar DeRozan each led the team in points in that game with 22 while Nikola Vucevic was next on the team with 21 points. Goran Dragić led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Nikola Vucevic led the team in rebounds with 13. They were 53.1% from the field, 40% from 3-point range, and 93.1% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 114.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 115.5 PPG against them. The Bulls have an ATS record of 18-18-2 this season and their O/U record is 18-20.

The current betting odds have the Bulls listed as a 1 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Bulls haven't been great this season with a losing record up to this point and they haven't even been that great at home this year with a 10-9 home record, but they are starting to figure things out in their games lately and have been playing a lot better. They were the team to end the huge winning streak that the Nets were on, winning that game at home, and even though they haven't been picking up a ton of wins lately, they have still been keeping their games close with a very tough schedule lately seeing a lot of good teams. The Jazz haven't been that great this season either with a similar record to the Bulls under .500 and they have been terrible in their road games too with an 8-14 road record. The Bulls are at a bit of a disadvantage playing on a back-to-back here but they will still be at home where they have been playing a lot better lately and they will be able to edge out the struggling Jazz who haven't been a great road team this year. The best way to place a bet here is on the Bulls to cover the spread in this game.

 

Jazz Bulls Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Saturday, January 7, 2023 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Bulls 117 Jazz 111.

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Utah Jazz: 16-6 ATS as an underdog. 22-16 ATS when the total is greater than or equal to 220. 12-7 UNDER after scoring 130 points or more.

Chicago Bulls: 2-10 ATS in non-conference games. 10-5 UNDER when the line is +3 to -3. 22-16 UNDER as a home favorite of 6 points or less. 

 

 

Utah Jazz:  C. Sexton (PG) Mid Jan - Hamstring. J. Juzang (SG) Mid Jan - Wrist.

Chicago Bulls:  A. Caruso (SG) Ques Fri - Ankle. T. Bradley (C) Prob Fri - Personal. J. Green (SG) Ques Fri - Knee. L. Ball (PG) Out indefinitely - Knee.

 

 

 

“He's done such a good job of continuing to work on different ways he can impact the game offensively. He’s just shown an understanding of how to play when teams try to take certain things away from him.” - Will Hardy on Lauri Markkanen after his team’s win against the Rockets in their game on Thursday.

 

 

“I totally trust Zach, and I have no problem with Zach with the ball in his hands and no problem with Zach shooting the ball at the end of games. But I think everyone would agree with what DeMar has done at the end of games has been very powerful.” - Billy Donovan after his team’s win against the Nets in their game on Wednesday.

 

 

 

PG Mike Conley

SG Jordan Clarkson

SF Lauri Markkanen

PF Jarred Vanderbilt

C Kelly Olynyk

 

PG Ayo Dosunmu

SG Zach LaVine

SF DeMar DeRozan 

PF Patrick Williams

C Nikola Vucevic

 

 

PPG: L. Markkanen (24.5)

APG: M. Conley (7.6)

Reb/G: L. Markkanen (8.4)

 

PPG: D. DeRozan (26.6)

APG: D. DeRozan (4.9)

Reb/G: N. Vucevic (10.5)

 

Coaches:

Utah Jazz: Will Hardy (1st season)

Chicago Bulls: Billy Donovan (3rd season)