Chicago Bulls vs Phoenix Suns Prediction: the Suns will win an important victory

Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on February 23. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Chicago Bulls

The Bulls gave away Zach LaVine in the trade deadline, and the results of the team expectedly went down. Thus, Chicago is approaching the match with Phoenix having lost five games in a row. In the first game after a break in the regular season, the Bulls at Madison Square Garden put up a fight against New York, but lost in overtime - 111:113 (104:104). Prior to that, the Bulls lost twice to Detroit (92:132 and 110:128) at home, failed on their home court against Golden State (111:132), and were weaker than Minnesota (108:127) on the road.

The overall balance of wins for Chicago is purely negative - 22-34. At the same time, the Bulls retain the tenth place in the Eastern Conference, which they obviously wouldn't mind giving up, but there is simply no one to take this position.

Phoenix Suns

If the Bulls don't mind giving up a spot in the East play-in zone, the Suns are chasing the top-10 of the Western Conference. Mike Budenholzer's team currently sits in 11th position with a 26-29 record, 2.0 wins behind top-10 Sacramento.

Phoenix actually approaches the matchup in Chicago having lost four straight. In the first match after the pause on the MVP, the Suns failed on the road against San Antonio (109:120). Before that, they lost to Houston (111:119) away, and at home were weaker than Denver (105:122) and Memphis (112:119).

H2H Meetings

This season the teams have not met yet, and in the previous two championships Phoenix beat Chicago four times.

The Suns have a total of nine consecutive wins against the Bulls.

Expert Betting Tips

Phoenix plays well with Chicago in recent years and, judging by the fact that in the trade deadline the Bulls have become noticeably weaker and now can not be considered a dangerous opponent, the winning streak of the Suns over the Bulls has every chance to be extended. We bet on the victory of Mike Budenholzer's more motivated team, and also do not expect the rivals to break the total. Yes, both clubs are not good in defense, but the main total here still looks overrated.

Handicap 2 (-2.5) for 1.32 

Total Under 238.5 for 1.95

Total Under 238.5 for 1.91