Another winless season for the Bulls against the Magic?

The duel between the Magic and Chicago is about a particularly important win for both teams. After all, they are direct rivals in the Eastern Conference table in the battle for a place in the playoffs. Which Orlando vs Bulls betting tip has the betting base at hand?

The hosts are slowly but surely looking to return to their glory days. To the phase in the mid-1990s, when they reached the NBA Finals with legends Penny Hardaway and Shaquille O’Neal, or in 2009, when this success was last achieved and was primarily associated with the name Dwight Howard.

It’s not that far yet, but as seventh in the Eastern Conference, the chances of reaching the playoffs are not bad. A feat that the hosts have always failed to achieve in the past three seasons. For the clash at the KIA Center between Orlando Magic and Chicago Bulls, the forecast includes more than 21.5 points by Coby White for the home side

Orlando Magic – stats & current form

Orlando can rely on the home advantage against the Bulls. While the win rate in away games is 41.4 percent, it is just under 70 percent in front of the home crowd. However, the hosts’ offense could be improved. Only four teams in the NBA score fewer points per game.

However, the visitors also have this shortcoming, as they are in joint fifth-last place with the Magic in the relevant rankings with an average of 111.5 points. In view of this, betting tips and odds of less than 219.5 points are equally worth considering for the clash between Orlando and Chicago

Banchero leads the way on offense

However, Paolo Banchero must be excluded from the criticism of the offense. The first pick from 2022 is averaging 22.8 points.

This is almost three points higher than his haul from the preseason, when Banchero made his first NBA start. Against this backdrop, the game between the Orlando Magic and Chicago Bull is a good opportunity to predict that he will score more than 23.5 points.

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Chicago Bulls – Statistics & current form

Chicago, unlike Orlando, has already won the NBA title six times, but the golden age of the 1990s with Michael Jordan is long gone. In the last eight seasons, they’ve only made the postseason twice and when they did, the fun was over after the first round.

This season, the Bulls have also been set back by the absence of Zach LaVine. The shooting guard is normally the visitors’ top scorer, but the 28-year-old will not return to the court this season due to a serious injury.

DeMar DeRozan will now have to carry the main burden in attack. However, the small forward is now past his peak and his seasonal haul of 22.4 points per game is below his tally from the past two seasons

Orlando Magic – Chicago Bulls head-to-head / H2H record

The duel has already taken place twice this season and ended in away wins for Orlando at the United Center. However, the victories were both close, with margins of two and six points.

Furthermore, the Bulls have not been a welcome guest in Orlando in the recent past. Magic have only won one of their last four home games against the basketball hunters from the Windy City.

Orlando Magic – Chicago Bulls betting tip

In the clash between the Orlando Magic and Chicago Bulls, the betting tip is on Coby White to score more than 21.5 points. The point guard has established himself as the second-best scorer for the visitors following the loss of Zach LaVine.

Although he usually does not quite match the scores of DeMar DeRozan, his seasonal figure of 19.4 points is an absolute career leap. By way of comparison, his average score per game last season was around ten points lower

Currently, White has also stepped up his game – he has averaged 28.5 points in the past four games! The 23-year-old will also be very motivated against the Bulls. In the two duels this season, he did not cut a good figure with single-digit point totals. He does not want this to happen a third time