Thunder vs Bulls prediction NBA · Tuesday, March 3
At a glance
The Chicago Bulls (25-36) host the Oklahoma City Thunder (47-15) on Tuesday, March 3 at 8:00 PM ET at United Center in NBA action. Final score: Thunder 116 – Bulls 108. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Thunder a 81% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Bulls are 16-17 at home and the Thunder are 22-8 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 1-9 for the Bulls and 7-3 for the Thunder (current streaks: Bulls W1, Thunder W2).
The analysis Model
The Thunder start with a clear edge. The model projects Bulls 110 – 121 Thunder, a margin of about 10.8 points in favor of the Thunder and a total around 232 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (-3.2 vs +9.8 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Bulls need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Thunder's offense (119.4 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Thunder's defense allows clearly fewer points (107.8 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
OKCCHI
Top performers
Thunder
Jared McCainG · #320pts / game
Jaylin WilliamsF · #66assistsJaylin WilliamsF · #616reboundsBulls
Collin SextonG · #1020pts / game
Josh GiddeyG · #39assists
Nick RichardsC · #813reboundsRecent form
OKCCHI
OKC
Team comparison
| OKC | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 47-15 | Record | 25-36 |
| 119.4 | Points scored / game | 116.1 |
| 107.8 | Points allowed / game | 120.0 |
| +9.8 | Adjusted margin / game | -3.2 |
| W2 | Current streak | W1 |
| 7-3 | Last 10 games | 1-9 |
| 22-8 road | Home / road record | 16-17 home |
| 68-14 (+12.9) | Last season | 39-43 (-1.6) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Thunder
Injury report Bulls
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.