Chicago Bulls at Orlando Magic 2/5/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

By: Anthonoy-deleo |

Last Updated: 02/05/2021 at 10:16 AM ET

The Chicago Bulls are set to visit the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida for an Eastern Conference clash against the Orlando Magic. The Chicago Bulls come into this matchup with an 8-12 record, and they will be looking to rebound after dropping their recent home game against the New York Knicks, 107-103. Leading the way for the Chicago Bulls was SG Zach LaVine as he recorded 24 points, 7 assists, and 5 rebounds. Veteran PF Thaddeus Young had a productive outing off the bench for the Bulls as he pitched in 19 points and 4 rebounds.

The Chicago Bulls had a good shooting game against the New York Knicks as they connected on 43 of their 88 field goal attempts (48.9%), but they really struggled from behind the three-point line (16.7%). The Chicago Bulls won the turnover battle against the New York Knicks (17-9), but they were dominated by the Knicks in the rebounding department (57-44).

The Orlando Magic come into this matchup with an 8-14 record, and they will be looking to rebound after dropping their recent home game against the Toronto Raptors, 123-108. Leading the way for the Orlando Magic was all-star center Nikola Vucevic as he recorded 21 points and 18 rebounds. Veteran SG Evan Fournier had a productive outing for the Bulls as he pitched in 21 points and 5 rebounds.

The Orlando Magic had a good shooting game against the Toronto Raptors as they connected on 41 of their 89 field goal attempts (46.1%), but they were slightly worse from behind the three-point line (36.8%). The Orlando Magic lost the turnover battle against the Toronto Raptors (17-11), but they edged out the Raptors in the rebounding department (50-45).

These two young teams are sitting on the outside of the Eastern Conference playoff picture and probably will be when the playoffs roll around, but the Orlando Magic are in desperate need of rebounding as they have lost 8 of their last 10. The Orlando Magic have one of the most gifted offensive scorers in the NBA with Nikola Vucevic as he is averaging 22.5 PPG and 11.2 RRG, and he has been supplemented by a ton of scoring with 4 other guys averaging over 11 PPG. The Chicago Bulls have really struggled on the defensive side of the court as of recent as they are allowing an average of 117.1 PPG, and that should open the floodgates for the Magic. Final Score Prediction, Orlando Magic win and cover ATS 114-109.

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