Nuggets vs Bulls prediction NBA · Saturday, February 7
At a glance
The Chicago Bulls (24-28) host the Denver Nuggets (33-19) on Saturday, February 7 at 8:00 PM ET at United Center in NBA action. Final score: Nuggets 136 – Bulls 120. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Nuggets a 61% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Bulls are 15-11 at home and the Nuggets are 19-9 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 4-6 for the Bulls and 4-6 for the Nuggets (current streaks: Bulls L3, Nuggets L3).
The analysis Model
Slight edge to the Nuggets, but the Bulls have what it takes to keep it close. The model projects Bulls 117 – 120 Nuggets, a margin of about 3.5 points in favor of the Nuggets and a total around 237 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The overall strength gap (-2.5 vs +3.3 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Bulls need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Nuggets' offense (120.2 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Nuggets' defense allows clearly fewer points (116.3 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
DENCHI
Top performers
Nuggets
Jamal MurrayG · #2728pts / game
Nikola JokicC · #1517assistsNikola JokicC · #1514reboundsBulls
Matas BuzelisF · #1421pts / game
Anfernee SimonsG · #56assistsMatas BuzelisF · #148reboundsRecent form
DENCHI
CHI
Team comparison
| DEN | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 33-19 | Record | 24-28 |
| 120.2 | Points scored / game | 117.1 |
| 116.3 | Points allowed / game | 120.1 |
| +3.3 | Adjusted margin / game | -2.5 |
| L3 | Current streak | L3 |
| 4-6 | Last 10 games | 4-6 |
| 19-9 road | Home / road record | 15-11 home |
| 50-32 (+3.9) | Last season | 39-43 (-1.6) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Nuggets
Injury report Bulls
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.