The Chicago Bulls and the Orlando Magic will meet here on Friday night in the Sunshine State of Florida. Both Chicago and Orlando came into the year with high expectations and so far only one of those teams has lived up to those expectations coming into this game on Friday night. Midway through the regular season, both of these teams find themselves in very different positions in the standings. At one point in the year, the Orlando Magic were one of the top teams in the NBA, but the youth on their roster has caught up to them.
They now find themselves hovering above the .500 mark heading into this game with a record of 28-24. The Chicago Bulls have been pretty lackluster after all the expectations they had this season. They come into this game with a losing record through their first 52 games of the year. However, they are currently on a winning streak because they look to get back to .500 with their record currently sitting at 25-27.
Both Chicago and Orlando will be looking to pick up a much-needed victory here in this one as they look to open up the weekend on the right foot with a quality performance. This will be the third meeting of the season between Orlando and Chicago and they will meet one additional time later on in the year for the final time in the regular season. Orlando has already won both of the previous meetings between these two teams so far this season.
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Today’s Predictions I expect this to be a solid game between the Chicago Bulls and the Orlando Magic here on Friday night. Their previous two matchups this season have been close and competitive and you can expect more of the same out of this one as they meet for the third time this year. They tend to have low scoring games when they hit the floor together. As both times neither team has eclipsed the 110 point mark and that is very unusual for today’s NBA. As many games these days turn into offensive shootouts where minimal defense is played.
However, these two teams match up quite well defensively, and they get plenty of stops up and down the court throughout the game against each other. That is something to look out for in this game if you or someone who traditionally likes to bet the over in basketball games as Orlando and Chicago have yet to hit that threshold in two previous games between them. This time around you can likely expect more of the same as Chicago is dealing with a laundry list of injuries that will keep some of their best players on the sidelines here on Friday night.
History Between These Two Teams As previously mentioned, Chicago and Orlando have met twice earlier this season. Orlando picked up the victory over Chicago on both of those occasions, and they will look to make it a third consecutive victory here on Friday night. These two teams will play once more following this game and that’ll be the last time they meet throughout the regular season. Both editions of their matchups this season took place in Chicago, and despite being on the road, the Orlando Magic were still able to come away with the win.
It was a pair of close and competitive games as Orlando won by two points, and then seven points the second time around. Both games were also relatively low scoring as they failed to reach over 110 points both times out on the floor. Orlando will look to use another solid, defensive performance to pick up their third consecutive victory over Chicago here on Friday night. As they look to hold the Chicago Bulls to under 100 points for the third time this season and pick up a much-needed victory here in this one.
Tips For Betting The line for this game opened up at -5.5 in favor of the Orlando Magic. It has now moved to -4.5 It is still in favor of the Orlando Magic here at home on Friday night. even the over/under has made a jump since the opening line was released. As it has gone up two points to 217.5 prior to tipoff. Chicago does come into this game on a two game-winning streak, but they have plenty of injuries. Zach LaVine is out for the season and he will not participate in this game, which is a huge blow to the Chicago Bulls as they are now without both him and Lonzo Ball for the entirety of the year.
Which means this game will fall on the shoulders of DeMar DeRozan and his supporting cast, which does not look good for a Chicago team that has not performed well on the road this year. Meanwhile, Orlando has an incredible home record with 16 victories in 23 home games this season. Orlando is also completely healthy coming into this game on Friday night, which gives them an added advantage against a shorthanded Chicago Bulls team here at home. That is why you can expect your Orlando Magic to cover the spread here on Friday night as I look for them to grab a comfortable victory over the Chicago Bulls here in this one. It is unlikely that the over will hit for the third consecutive game in a row, but Orlando should have no problem covering a five point spread and grabbing a victory here on Friday night.
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