The Chicago Bulls and Philadelphia 76ers are set to meet on Monday in a National Basketball Association affair. The Chicago Bulls come into the game with a 10-17 record on the season, which is 12th in the Eastern Conference. Chicago is coming off a tough loss on the road at Miami on Saturday. Chicago comes into the game with a 3-10 record on the road this season.
For Philadelphia, it has been a good start to the season. The 76ers are 18-7 on the season, which is the third best in the East. The 76ers have won six straight games. Philadelphia has gone 10-3 at home this season.
Philadelphia comes into this game as a big favorite. THe 76ers are -10.5 at home in this game, and the total for this game is at 229.5.
Red Hot 76ers
Joel Embiid is putting together a Most Valuable Player type season as the leader of the 76ers. The big man is scoring more than 34 points per game, and also ripping down more than 11 rebounds per game. In the latest win for the 76ers over Charlotte, Embiid scored a game high 42 points, and they won by 53 points.
Tyrese Maxey is the top assist man for the 76ers, as he is dishing out just shy of 7 assists per game. The second best scorer for the 76ers is Maxey, with 25.6 points per game. Tobias Harris and Kelly Oubre Jr are next on the list for the 76ers with 16.8 and 14.3 points per game.
Philadelphia is at home for this game, and then again Wednesday and Friday. The 76ers will welcome Minnesota and Toronto to town, before starting a four game road trip at Miami on Christmas Day.
Bulls Seeking Bounce Back
Jimmy Butler hit a game winning shot on Saturday and it evened up the two game series against Miami. The loss was the third in four games for Chicago. The Bulls are nine games back in the Central Division, and 4.5 back of both Indiana and Cleveland, who are tied for second place.
Chicago is scoring 10.9 points per game, and dishing out 23.7 assists per game, DeMar DeRozan is the top scorer for Chicago with more than 22 points per game. DeRozan is dishing out 5.2 assists per game. The Bulls are also getting 21 points from Zach LaVine and 17.3 from Coby White as well.
Chicago will head back home after this game for the rest of 2023. The Bulls have six straight home games. The Lakers will come to town on Wednesday, followed by the Spurs, Cavaliers, Hawks, Pacers and 76ers. The Bulls and 76ers will play back to back then, which means three out of 9 games against each other.
76ers Blowout Chicago
The 76ers are going to win this game, and win this game easily. The Bulls played well in Miami, but came up short. Look for a slow beat down of the Bulls in this one. Philadelphia gets ahead early, and keeps raising the score, and the final gets the double digits. The final betting predictions for this game in Philadelphia on Monday is the 76ers -10.5 over the Chicago Bears.
