Jazz vs Bulls prediction NBA · Wednesday, January 14
At a glance
The Chicago Bulls (18-21) host the Utah Jazz (14-25) on Wednesday, January 14 at 8:00 PM ET at United Center in NBA action. Final score: Jazz 126 – Bulls 128. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Bulls a 66% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Bulls are 11-9 at home and the Jazz are 5-13 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 4-6 for the Bulls and 4-6 for the Jazz (current streaks: Bulls L1, Jazz W1).
The analysis Model
The Bulls are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Bulls 122 – 117 Jazz, a margin of about 5.0 points in favor of the Bulls and a total around 239 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game. The Bulls played yesterday: fatigue often shows in the fourth quarter.
- The overall strength gap (-2.6 vs -7.0 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Jazz need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Bulls' defense allows clearly fewer points (120.5 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
UTAHCHI
Top performers
Jazz
Brice SensabaughF · #2843pts / game
Keyonte GeorgeG · #37assists
Kyle FilipowskiF · #27reboundsBulls
Nikola VucevicC · #935pts / game
Tre JonesG · #308assists
Jalen SmithF · #2510reboundsRecent form
UTAHCHI
CHI
Team comparison
| UTAH | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 14-25 | Record | 18-21 |
| 117.4 | Points scored / game | 117.3 |
| 125.6 | Points allowed / game | 120.5 |
| -7.0 | Adjusted margin / game | -2.6 |
| W1 | Current streak | L1 |
| 4-6 | Last 10 games | 4-6 |
| 5-13 road | Home / road record | 11-9 home |
| 17-65 (-9.3) | Last season | 39-43 (-1.6) |
| No | Played yesterday | Yes |
Injury report Jazz
Injury report Bulls
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.