Denver Nuggets (15-9, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (9-15, 12th in the Eastern Conference)
Chicago; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Nuggets -8; over/under is 216
BOTTOM LINE: Chicago hosts the Denver Nuggets after DeMar DeRozan scored 41 points in the Chicago Bulls' 133-129 overtime loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Bulls have gone 7-6 in home games. Chicago is 5-12 against opponents over .500.
The Nuggets are 6-8 on the road. Denver averages 29.7 assists per game to lead the Western Conference, paced by Nikola Jokic with 9.6.
The Bulls' 12.0 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.7 more made shots on average than the 11.3 per game the Nuggets give up. The Nuggets are shooting 49.0% from the field, 1.6% higher than the 47.4% the Bulls' opponents have shot this season.
The two teams match up for the second time this season. The Nuggets defeated the Bulls 123-101 in their last matchup on Nov. 5. Jokic led the Nuggets with 28 points, and Nikola Vucevic led the Bulls with 19 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Vucevic is shooting 44.8% and averaging 16.0 points for the Bulls. Coby White is averaging 4.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Chicago.
Michael Porter Jr. is scoring 17.0 points per game and averaging 8.0 rebounds for the Nuggets. Reggie Jackson is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Denver.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bulls: 4-6, averaging 112.1 points, 44.4 rebounds, 24.8 assists, 6.6 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.3 points per game.
Nuggets: 5-5, averaging 115.7 points, 44.6 rebounds, 30.2 assists, 7.1 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.8 points.
INJURIES: Bulls: Zach LaVine: out (foot), Lonzo Ball: out for season (knee), Alex Caruso: day to day (ankle).
Nuggets: Vlatko Cancar: out (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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