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Chicago Bulls vs Utah Jazz NBA Picks, Odds, Predictions 10/30/2021

Utah Jazz (4-0) vs. Chicago Bulls (4-1)
October 30, 2021 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Chicago Bulls +5; Over/Under: -216.5
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The Utah Jazz and the Chicago Bulls duke it out at the United Center on Saturday night.

The Utah Jazz have hit the ground running this season as they will be looking to build on their current four-game win streak after making light work of the Rockets in a 122-91 road win on Thursday. Bojan Bogdanovic led the team with 19 points, Rudy Gobert and Jordan Clarkson each scored 16 points, Donovan Mitchell scored 15 points with six assists while Joe Ingles chipped in with 14 points. As a team, the Jazz shot 48 percent from the field and 16 of 46 from the 3-point line, but this win was about their defense as they held the Rockets to just 18 points in the first quarter to take an early double-digit lead, before holding them to just 19 points in the fourth quarter to make it a complete blowout.

Meanwhile, the Chicago Bulls started their season with four wins on the trot, but they are now hoping to bounce back after suffering their first loss, a 104-103 home loss to the Knicks on Thursday. Zach LaVine led the team with 25 points, Nikola Vucevic added 22 points with eight rebounds and six assists while DeMar DeRozan chipped in with 20 points and five assists. As a team, the Bulls shot just 42 percent from the field and 11 of 32 from the 3-point line as they struggled to hang with the Knicks, falling behind by 13 points late in the fourth quarter before seeing their late rally come up painfully short as DeRozan missed the potential game-winner at the buzzer.

Looking at the betting trends, the Jazz are 1-4 ATS in their last five games against a team with a winning record, 6-1 ATS in their last seven games as a road favorite and 4-0 ATS in their last four games overall. The Bulls are 4-1 ATS in their last five home games, 2-7 ATS in their last nine games against a team with a winning record and 5-1 ATS in their last six games overall.

Head to head, the under is 20-7-1 in the last 28 meetings overall and the under is 8-1 in the last nine meetings in Chicago.

This could be the game of the night as two of the hottest teams in the league collide at the United Center. The Jazz have begun their season in typical fashion and they will be full of confidence following their 31-point win over the Rockets on Thursday. The new-look Bulls have emerged as one of the surprise teams of the league and they could easily be riding a five-game win streak if DeRozan was able to connect on the game-winning shot against the Knicks on Thursday. This is sure to be a great game and the Jazz have opened as the road favorites here, but I think the Bulls represent great value as the underdogs here.

Peter Tran's Free Pick: Chicago +5

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