Denver Nuggets at Chicago Bulls 3/1/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Denver Nuggets  look for their second consecutive victory when visiting the Windy City on Monday to play the Chicago Bulls. Denver is 18-15 following a 126-96 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday. Jamal Murray was the leading scorer for Denver with 26 points while Nikola Jokic posted a triple-double for the eighth time this season for the Nuggets. Denver is third in the Northwest division 8 ½ games behind first-place Utah.

Nikola Jokic is leading Denver in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals and blocked shots with averages of 26.7 points, 10.9 rebounds, 8.5 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.6 blocked shots per game. Jamal Murray is the second leading scorer for Denver with an average of 21.6 points per game. The Nuggets are scoring an average of 115.5 points per game while allowing an average of 111.2 points per game.

Chicago will conclude a back to back on Monday went hosting Denver after playing on the road Sunday against the Toronto Raptors. Chicago is 15-17 following a 106-97 loss on Friday to the Phoenix Suns. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Chicago and dropped the Bulls into a tie for second place in the Central division with the Indiana Pacers 4 ½ games behind first-place Milwaukee.

Zach LaVine is leading the Chicago Bulls in scoring with an average of 28.7 points per game, while Thaddeus Young is the leading rebounder with an average of 5.9 rebounds per game and Coby White is the leader in assists with an average of 5.2 assists per game. Chicago is scoring an average of 114.7 points per game while allowing an average of 114.8 points per game.