Pacers vs Bulls prediction NBA · Friday, December 5
At a glance
The Chicago Bulls (9-12) host the Indiana Pacers (4-18) on Friday, December 5 at 8:00 PM ET at United Center in NBA action. Final score: Pacers 120 – Bulls 105. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Bulls a 64% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Bulls are 6-3 at home and the Pacers are 0-10 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 3-7 for the Bulls and 3-7 for the Pacers (current streaks: Bulls L5, Pacers L2).
The analysis Model
The Bulls are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Bulls 120 – 116 Pacers, a margin of about 4.4 points in favor of the Bulls and a total around 236 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The Pacers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Bulls' offense (118.7 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Pacers' defense allows clearly fewer points (118.3 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
INDCHI
Top performers
Pacers
Pascal SiakamF · #4336pts / game
Andrew NembhardG · #27assistsPascal SiakamF · #4310reboundsBulls
Coby WhiteG · #322pts / gameCoby WhiteG · #36assists
Matas BuzelisF · #1412reboundsRecent form
INDCHIHead-to-head
IND lead 4-0 this season.
CHI
Team comparison
| IND | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 4-18 | Record | 9-12 |
| 113.0 | Points scored / game | 118.7 |
| 118.3 | Points allowed / game | 121.5 |
| -4.5 | Adjusted margin / game | -2.4 |
| L2 | Current streak | L5 |
| 3-7 | Last 10 games | 3-7 |
| 0-10 road | Home / road record | 6-3 home |
| 50-32 (+2.2) | Last season | 39-43 (-1.6) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Pacers
Injury report Bulls
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.