Nets vs Bulls prediction NBA · Sunday, January 18
At a glance
The Chicago Bulls (19-22) host the Brooklyn Nets (12-27) on Sunday, January 18 at 7:00 PM ET at United Center in NBA action. Final score: Nets 102 – Bulls 124. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Bulls a 63% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Bulls are 12-9 at home and the Nets are 6-12 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 4-6 for the Bulls and 2-8 for the Nets (current streaks: Bulls L1, Nets W1).
The analysis Model
The Bulls are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Bulls 117 – 113 Nets, a margin of about 4.3 points in favor of the Bulls and a total around 230 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Nets need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Bulls' offense (117.4 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Nets' defense allows clearly fewer points (113.4 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
BKNCHI
Top performers
Nets
Nolan TraoreG · #1016pts / game
Cam ThomasG · #2410assists
Noah ClowneyF · #218reboundsBulls
Coby WhiteG · #324pts / game
Tre JonesG · #3010assists
Nikola VucevicC · #911reboundsRecent form
BKNCHIHead-to-head
BKN lead 3-1 this season.
BKN
Team comparison
| BKN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 12-27 | Record | 19-22 |
| 108.0 | Points scored / game | 117.4 |
| 113.4 | Points allowed / game | 120.4 |
| -4.6 | Adjusted margin / game | -2.6 |
| W1 | Current streak | L1 |
| 2-8 | Last 10 games | 4-6 |
| 6-12 road | Home / road record | 12-9 home |
| 26-56 (-7.1) | Last season | 39-43 (-1.6) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Nets
Injury report Bulls
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.