Magic vs Bulls prediction NBA · Friday, April 10
At a glance
The Chicago Bulls (31-49) host the Orlando Magic (44-36) on Friday, April 10 at 8:00 PM ET at United Center in NBA action. Final score: Magic 127 – Bulls 103. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Magic a 60% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Bulls are 18-22 at home and the Magic are 18-20 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 3-7 for the Bulls and 6-4 for the Magic (current streaks: Bulls W2, Magic W4).
The analysis Model
The Magic are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Bulls 114 – 117 Magic, a margin of about 3.3 points in favor of the Magic and a total around 231 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace. The Bulls played yesterday: fatigue often shows in the fourth quarter.
- The Bulls need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Magic's defense allows clearly fewer points (114.0 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
ORLCHI
Top performers
Magic
Franz WagnerF · #2225pts / game
Paolo BancheroF · #57assists
Goga BitadzeC · #3511reboundsBulls
Tre JonesG · #3023pts / game
Lachlan OlbrichC · #475assistsLachlan OlbrichC · #479reboundsRecent form
ORLCHIHead-to-head
Tied 2-2 this season.
CHI
Team comparison
| ORL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 44-36 | Record | 31-49 |
| 114.4 | Points scored / game | 116.5 |
| 114.0 | Points allowed / game | 120.9 |
| +0.3 | Adjusted margin / game | -3.7 |
| W4 | Current streak | W2 |
| 6-4 | Last 10 games | 3-7 |
| 18-20 road | Home / road record | 18-22 home |
| 41-41 (-0.1) | Last season | 39-43 (-1.6) |
| No | Played yesterday | Yes |
Injury report Magic
Injury report Bulls
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.