Henry Roldán
NBA action is still red-hot and this coming Friday the best basketball league in the world offers us a nine-game day, which includes the Thunder vs Bulls.
Oklahoma City posted an impressive 133-114 win over the visiting 76ers on Thursday night, while Chicago comes into the matchup with two straight losses after losing 97-100 to the Wizards on Wednesday.
Without further ado, JefeBet brings you the best preview of the match between Oklahoma City Thunder vs Chicago Bulls.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Oklahoma City Thunder vs Chicago Bulls NBA Regular Season Game on January 13, 2023
- Where: United Center – Chicago, Illinois.
- When: Friday, January 13, 2023, 8:00 PM ET
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Betting on the Oklahoma City Thunder
- Regular season record: 19-23.
With four wins in their last six games, the Thunder are looking to stay close to the Play-in positions in the Western Conference; prior to the game against the Bulls, they are just one game out of tenth place in the zone.
This Friday’s game in Chicago is the third of a four-game series that Oklahoma City is playing away from home, where it now has a 6-14 record after its surprising victory over Philadelphia.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the Thunder’s standout against the 76ers, as usual. He scored 37 points and is still the NBA’s fifth-best scorer with an average of 30.8 points per game.
That offensive output is what keeps the Thunder as one of the best offenses in the circuit, with an average of 116.3 points per game, the ninth-highest figure in the category. Meanwhile, they are among the top ten in getting second chances with offensive rebounds.
The problem for them is that this amount of points sometimes isn’t enough due to the defensive deficiencies they show on the scoreboard. Despite being an average team at stopping shots from the field and long distance baskets, they allow 116.6 points per game, largely because they are the squad that concedes the most rebounds per game with 47.6.
Betting on the Chicago Bulls
- Regular season record: 19-23.
After eight wins in 11 games, the Bulls lost their last two games, and now they return home to try to get back to winning ways.
Chicago ranks tenth in the Eastern Conference and is clinging to the last spot that grants a Play-in tournament berth. They are, however, even with the Raptors, a team they have beaten in head-to-head matchups.
At home, where they have a record of 11-9, the Bulls will play three of their next four games, including a very important one on Monday, January 23 against a direct rival, the Hawks.
Chicago’s main issue this season has been offensive inconsistency, as evidenced by the two losses stated above, in which they failed to score 100 points. However, they scored more than 120 points in five of the previous six games.
The Bulls average 114.2 points per game thanks to the fact that they are fifth in the league in field goal percentage, three-point shooting and free throws. However, that average is only the 14th highest in the NBA, as the Bulls are the third-worst offensive rebounding team and one of the lowest scoring opportunities from the free throw line.
Chicago gives up 114.9 points per game on defense. Their largest obstacle to sustaining advantages is that adversaries can score easily from a distance. Their third-highest allowed percentage in the league is 36.8%, and opponents score 47.6% of their field goal attempts.
JefeBet Prediction
[To be determined].
