{"id":406551,"date":"2026-01-14T11:48:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T11:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/406551\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T11:48:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T11:48:07","slug":"chicago-plays-utah-in-non-conference-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/406551\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago plays Utah in non-conference showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Utah Jazz<\/a> (14-25, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls<\/a> (18-21, 10th in the Eastern Conference)<\/p>\n

Chicago; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST<\/p>\n

Bulls -2.5; over\/under is 246.5<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Bulls host the Utah Jazz in non-conference action.<\/p>\n

The Bulls have gone 11-9 in home games. Chicago has a 7-2 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.<\/p>\n

The Jazz are 5-13 on the road. Utah is 4-4 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.<\/p>\n

The Bulls average 117.2 points per game, 9.7 fewer points than the 126.9 the Jazz allow. The Jazz are shooting 46.2% from the field, 1.2% lower than the 47.4% the Bulls’ opponents have shot this season.<\/p>\n

The teams meet for the second time this season. The Jazz won 150-147 in overtime in the last matchup on Nov. 17.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Nikola Vucevic<\/a> is averaging 16.4 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists for the Bulls. Matas Buzelis<\/a> is averaging 16.8 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Lauri Markkanen<\/a> is averaging 27.9 points and 7.2 rebounds for the Jazz. Keyonte George<\/a> is averaging 21.3 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Bulls: 4-6, averaging 109.9 points, 46.7 rebounds, 28.7 assists, 5.3 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.3 points per game.<\/p>\n

Jazz: 4-6, averaging 116.8 points, 42.1 rebounds, 30.3 assists, 8.2 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 125.5 points.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Bulls: Coby White<\/a>: day to day (calf), Julian Phillips<\/a>: day to day (wrist), Noa Essengue<\/a>: out for season (shoulder), Josh Giddey<\/a>: out (hamstring), Zach Collins<\/a>: day to day (toe).<\/p>\n

Jazz: Georges Niang<\/a>: out (foot), Kevin Love<\/a>: out (rest), Walker Kessler<\/a>: out for season (shoulder).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.br\/]<\/p>\n

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