Suns vs Bulls prediction NBA · Sunday, April 5
At a glance
The Chicago Bulls (29-48) host the Phoenix Suns (42-35) on Sunday, April 5 at 3:30 PM ET at United Center in NBA action. Final score: Suns 120 – Bulls 110. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Suns a 58% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Bulls are 18-21 at home and the Suns are 18-20 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 2-8 for the Bulls and 3-7 for the Suns (current streaks: Bulls L6, Suns L2).
The analysis Model
Slight edge to the Suns, but the Bulls have what it takes to keep it close. The model projects Bulls 114 – 117 Suns, a margin of about 2.6 points in favor of the Suns and a total around 231 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (-4.1 vs +0.8 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Bulls need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Bulls' offense (116.4 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Suns' defense allows clearly fewer points (112.0 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
PHXCHI
Top performers
Suns
Devin BookerG · #1530pts / gameDevin BookerG · #154assists
Mark WilliamsC · #258reboundsBulls
Tre JonesG · #3029pts / gameTre JonesG · #306assists
Leonard MillerF · #1110reboundsRecent form
PHXCHI
CHI
Team comparison
| PHX | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 42-35 | Record | 29-48 |
| 112.9 | Points scored / game | 116.4 |
| 112.0 | Points allowed / game | 121.3 |
| +0.8 | Adjusted margin / game | -4.1 |
| L2 | Current streak | L6 |
| 3-7 | Last 10 games | 2-8 |
| 18-20 road | Home / road record | 18-21 home |
| 36-46 (-3.0) | Last season | 39-43 (-1.6) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Suns
Injury report Bulls
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.