Bulls vs Magic Picks and Prediction – 11/28/2024

The Kia Center will be rocking on Wednesday night, when the Chicago Bulls square off against the Orlando Magic. For other NBA action see our NBA Predictions. This will be the second of a back-to-back on the road for Chicago, who outscored Washington by 22 points during the second quarter of last night’s 127-108 victory. The Bulls (8-11) connected on 14-for-40 from the three-point line and shot 50 percent overall.

Chicago G Coby White tallied a team-high 21 points on 7-for-13 shooting and pulled down eight boards. Veteran C Nikola Vucevic contributed 19 points, 12 rebounds, and four assists. Zach LaVine added 18 points and four assists for the Bulls.   

The Orlando Magic have reeled off eight straight home victories to start the season and are sitting in third place in the Eastern Conference standings. The Magic (12-7) rank third in the league in defensive efficiency and are allowing 102.1 points per game. On Monday, Orlando outscored Charlotte by 15 points during the fourth quarter of a 95-84 road triumph. 

Franz Wagner led five Orlando players in double figures with 21 points (8-17 FG) and seven assists. Cole Anthony and Moritz Wagner scored 16 points apiece off the Magic bench. Jonathan Isaac added 11 points and six rebounds.

Orlando G Jalen Suggs (hamstring) is listed as day-to-day and F Paolo Banchero (oblique) is expected to return early next month. The Magic rank near the bottom of the league in tempo and are lacking scoring punch with Banchero sidelined. Take the Bulls to keep things close and cover on the road. Final Score Prediction, Orlando Magic win 114-109.