Utah Utes versus Chicago Bulls Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Odds Preview 2-8-2013
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2013-02-08
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The 29-20 Chicago Bulls will travel on a back to back when they face the rested 28-22 Utah Jazz in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night. Tip off time from Utah is scheduled for 10:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.
The NBA odds from this game has the home team Utah Jazz favored by -4 points with an over under line of 186 ½ points. There has been no movement in the spread or total since the odds came out a few hours ago.
The teams met once during the lockout season with the Bulls posting the 111-97 home win against the Jazz as a -10 point betting favorite. The game ended over 192 points.
Chicago has a road record of 14-9 on the year. They lose their second straight game following a 128-96 road defeat on Thursday night to the Denver Nuggets as a +6 point underdog. The game landed over 196 ½ points. The Bulls are outscored in the second half by a 65-38 margin. They hit on 41.8% from the floor along with 10 of 27 from three. Chicago allows Denver 58.1% shooting and to pull down 12 more rebounds. Carlos Boozer had 18 points and three rebounds on 9 of 15 shooting. It marked the second straight game that the Bulls allowed 111 or more points. Without Derrick Rose in the lineup the team has struggled for points as they average 93.7 points a game ranking 25th in the NBA in scoring offense.
Utah is 19-5 playing at home. They win their second straight and fourth in five games after a 100-86 home win on Wednesday to the Milwaukee Bucks as a -5 ½ point home favorite. The game came in at under 199 ½ points. The Jazz hit on 48.1% from the floor and 5 of 10 from three. They take advantage of a Bucks team playing the back end of a back to back playing at altitude at Denver the night before. They hold the Bucks to just 35.4% shooting. The Jazz survived 19 turnovers by pulling down 13 more rebounds. Al Jefferson had 19 points and 11 rebounds on 8 of 12 shooting. Utah is a top half team in the league in all four key offensive categories which are field goal, three point and shooting percentage along with points scored per game.
The NBA odds from this game has the home team Utah Jazz favored by -4 points with an over under line of 186 ½ points. There has been no movement in the spread or total since the odds came out a few hours ago.
The teams met once during the lockout season with the Bulls posting the 111-97 home win against the Jazz as a -10 point betting favorite. The game ended over 192 points.
Chicago has a road record of 14-9 on the year. They lose their second straight game following a 128-96 road defeat on Thursday night to the Denver Nuggets as a +6 point underdog. The game landed over 196 ½ points. The Bulls are outscored in the second half by a 65-38 margin. They hit on 41.8% from the floor along with 10 of 27 from three. Chicago allows Denver 58.1% shooting and to pull down 12 more rebounds. Carlos Boozer had 18 points and three rebounds on 9 of 15 shooting. It marked the second straight game that the Bulls allowed 111 or more points. Without Derrick Rose in the lineup the team has struggled for points as they average 93.7 points a game ranking 25th in the NBA in scoring offense.
Utah is 19-5 playing at home. They win their second straight and fourth in five games after a 100-86 home win on Wednesday to the Milwaukee Bucks as a -5 ½ point home favorite. The game came in at under 199 ½ points. The Jazz hit on 48.1% from the floor and 5 of 10 from three. They take advantage of a Bucks team playing the back end of a back to back playing at altitude at Denver the night before. They hold the Bucks to just 35.4% shooting. The Jazz survived 19 turnovers by pulling down 13 more rebounds. Al Jefferson had 19 points and 11 rebounds on 8 of 12 shooting. Utah is a top half team in the league in all four key offensive categories which are field goal, three point and shooting percentage along with points scored per game.
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