Thunder vs Bulls Picks and Prediction – 10/27/2024

The Oklahoma City Thunder look for their second consecutive victory on Saturday when visiting the Chicago Bulls. Oklahoma City is 1-0 after opening the regular season with a 102-87 win over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night. Oklahoma City shot 42.6% overall and held Denver to just 35.7% shooting. The Thunder committed four fewer turnovers than the Nuggets. Keep up to date with all the NBA action with our expert NBA picks.

After one game of the regular season, the leading scorer and leader in assists for Oklahoma City is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with 28 points and eight assists. The second leading scorer and leading rebounder is Chet Holmgren with 25 points and 14 rebounds. Oklahoma City hit 43 of 101 shots overall but only 8 of 36 (22.2%) from three-point territory on opening night.

The Chicago Bulls will complete a back-to-back on Saturday when hosting the Oklahoma City Thunder after playing on the road Friday night versus the Milwaukee Bucks. Chicago is 0-1 after opening the regular season with a 123-111 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. Chicago committed 21 turnovers on opening night compared to only 12 by New Orleans.

The leading scorer for Chicago after one game of the regular season is Zach LaVine with 27 points. At the same time, Nikola Vecevic is the second-leading scorer with 21 points and the leading rebounder with 11. Coby White is the leader in assists with five but scored just 10 points, hitting only 4-of-13 overall and was 0-for-5 from 3-point territory. LaVine was 10 for 17 overall and was 5-for-8 from 3-point territory.

Oklahoma City has a distinct advantage in this matchup on Saturday as the Thunder have the full day off on Friday, while Chicago will be playing Friday night on the road versus Milwaukee before heading home to host the Thunder on Saturday. Oklahoma City’s duo of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren are off to strong starts as the two combined to score 53 points on opening night while grabbing 21 rebounds and handing out 13 assists. Final Score Prediction Oklahoma City Thunder wins and covers ATS 110-90.