The Chicago Bulls (15-19, 8-8 Home) welcome the Detroit Pistons (9-28, 4-15 Away) Friday at United Center. Detroit dismantled the Orlando Magic 121-101 at Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday. Alec Burks was a top performer with 32 points. The Pistons are 15th in the Eastern Conference.
Chicago got the win on Wednesday at United Center, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 119-113 in overtime. DeMar DeRozan had 42 points and 10 rebounds, leading the team. The Bulls are 11th in the Eastern Conference.The teams are meeting for the first time this season.
Chicago swept all four games between the teams last season, the last of which was a 114-108 triumph at Little Caesars Arena on March 9, their 11th straight head-to-head victory. DeRozan led the Bulls with 36 points and eight rebounds. Cade Cunningham had 22 points and six assists in the losing effort.
The Pistons have been led this season by Bojan Bogdanovic, who is averaging 20.7 points per game. Meanwhile, Jalen Duren is grabbing 8.6 rebounds per game, and Killian Hayes is dishing 5.3 assists. DeRozan’s 26.5 points per game have powered the Bulls on offense.
DeRozan also has tallied 5.0 assists per game. Nikola Vucevic has averaged 10.3 rebounds per game. The Bulls have had the advantage in recent games between the teams at United Center, winning seven of the last 10.
In the last 10 games, Detroit is 2-8 with an average margin of -7.4 (115.6-123.0). Chicago has split the last 10 (5-5), allowing 120.4 points per game on average while scoring only 118.1 (-2.3 margin).
PISTONS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jalen Duren: 25.4 | 17.1 | +8.3
Rebounds per game:
Jalen Duren: 12.0 | 8.6 | +3.4
Isaiah Stewart: 4.4 | 7.8 | -3.4
BULLS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Ayo Dosunmu: 6.8 | 9.3 | -2.5
Rebounds per game:
DeMar DeRozan: 6.6 | 5.2 | +1.4
Assists per game:
DeMar DeRozan: 6.8 | 5.0 | +1.8
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Chicago Bulls -8.5 (-110)
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