Hornets vs Bulls prediction NBA · Saturday, January 3
At a glance
The Chicago Bulls (17-17) host the Charlotte Hornets (11-23) on Saturday, January 3 at 8:00 PM ET at United Center in NBA action. Final score: Hornets 112 – Bulls 99. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Bulls a 62% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Bulls are 10-8 at home and the Hornets are 4-13 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 7-3 for the Bulls and 4-6 for the Hornets (current streaks: Bulls W2, Hornets L3).
The analysis Model
The Bulls are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Bulls 119 – 115 Hornets, a margin of about 3.9 points in favor of the Bulls and a total around 234 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game. The Bulls and the Hornets played yesterday: fatigue often shows in the fourth quarter.
- The Hornets need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Bulls' offense (118.6 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Hornets' defense allows clearly fewer points (117.8 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
CHACHI
Top performers
Hornets
Miles BridgesF · #2226pts / game
LaMelo BallG · #17assistsMiles BridgesF · #2214reboundsBulls
Nikola VucevicC · #928pts / gameNikola VucevicC · #98assists
Kevin HuerterG · #2711reboundsRecent form
CHACHIHead-to-head
CHA lead 3-1 this season.
CHI
Team comparison
| CHA | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 11-23 | Record | 17-17 |
| 113.1 | Points scored / game | 118.6 |
| 117.8 | Points allowed / game | 121.4 |
| -4.0 | Adjusted margin / game | -2.4 |
| L3 | Current streak | W2 |
| 4-6 | Last 10 games | 7-3 |
| 4-13 road | Home / road record | 10-8 home |
| 19-63 (-9.1) | Last season | 39-43 (-1.6) |
| Yes | Played yesterday | Yes |
Injury report Hornets
Injury report Bulls
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.