Bulls -5.5; over/under is 239.5 BOTTOM LINE: Utah comes into the matchup with Chicago as losers of nine games in a row. The Jazz have gone 8-25 in home games. Utah has an 8-33 record against opponents over .500. The Bulls are 15-17 on the road. Chicago is 15-24 in games decided by 10 points or more. The Jazz score 112.5 points per game, 7.6 fewer points than the 120.1 the Bulls give up. The Bulls average 15.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.8 more makes per game than the Jazz allow. TOP PERFORMERS: Walker Kessler is scoring 11.6 points per game with 12.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists for the Jazz. Kyle Filipowski is averaging 15.6 points and 8.5 rebounds while shooting 51.4% over the past 10 games. Josh Giddey is scoring 13.8 points per game and averaging 7.7 rebounds for the Bulls. Coby White is averaging 2.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Jazz: 1-9, averaging 114.0 points, 48.7 rebounds, 25.5 assists, 6.1 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 123.7 points per game. Bulls: 6-4, averaging 120.3 points, 46.0 rebounds, 28.5 assists, 7.2 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.5 points. INJURIES: Jazz: Jordan Clarkson : out (plantar), Keyonte George : out (foot), KJ Martin : out (elbow), John Collins : out (ankle), Taylor Hendricks : out for season (fibula), Jaden Springer : out (back). Bulls: Ayo Dosunmu : out for season (shoulder), Josh Giddey: day to day (ankle), Lonzo Ball : day to day (wrist). The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
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