Chicago Bulls vs Utah Jazz NBA Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/22/21
2021-03-22 21:00:00 EDT
The Utah Jazz and Chicago Bulls meet Monday in NBA action at the United Center.
The Utah Jazz look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Utah Jazz are averaging 116.7 points on 46.7 percent shooting and allowing 108.9 points on 45.3 percent shooting. Donovan Mitchell is averaging 25.3 points and 5.4 assists while Jordan Clarkson is averaging 17.6 points and 2.2 assists. Mike Conley is the third double-digit scorer and Rudy Gobert is grabbing 13.5 rebounds. The Utah Jazz are shooting 39.5 percent from beyond the arc and 78.1 percent from the free throw line. The Utah Jazz are allowing 35.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 47.8 rebounds per game.
The Chicago Bulls look for a win after splitting their last 12 games. The Chicago Bulls are averaging 114.3 points on 48.2 percent shooting and allowing 114.5 points on 47.4 percent shooting. Zach LaVine is averaging 28.5 points and five assists while Lauri Markkanen is averaging 18.3 points and 5.8 rebounds. Coby White is the third double-digit scorer and Thaddeus Young is dishing 4.4 assists. The Chicago Bulls are shooting 37.8 percent from beyond the arc and 80.1 percent from the free throw line. The Chicago Bulls are allowing 34.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.7 rebounds per game.
The Jazz are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Bulls are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games and 16-36 ATS in their last 52 games as a home underdog. The over is 6-2-1 in Jazz last 9 road games. The under is 4-1 in Bulls last 5 overall. The under is 7-1 in the last 8 meetings in Chicago and 18-7-1 in the last 26 meetings.
The Utah Jazz are still 26-15 against the spread on the season, but their play has fallen off a cliff these last couple of weeks and they’re not winning or covering numbers the way they were. The Chicago Bulls struggle to string wins together and are on the end of a back to back, but this is a scrappy team that competes, losing at home by an average of just 2.3 points and losing in the underdog role by an average of 2.7 points. Even if the Jazz were rolling, I’d probably still consider the Bulls here. Give me the points.
