TheUtahJazzwereexpectedtowinthisone,andsofarthat'sexactlyhowit'splayingout.Afterthreequartersit'slookingmoreandmoreliketheirhigh-poweredoffenseisjusttoomuchfortheChicagoBullsasUtahlead92-81.

ShootingguardDonovanMitchellhasledthewaysofarfortheJazz,ashehasshot9-for-14fromdowntownandhasrecorded33points.ChicagohasbeenrelyingontheperformanceofshootingguardZachLaVine,whohas22pointsandfiveassists.

theBullshavelost73%ofthetimewhentheyweredownheadingintothefourthquarterthisyear,sothisoneseemsjustaboutwrappedup

Chicago@Utah

CurrentRecords:Chicago41-27;Utah42-26

TheChicagoBullswillhittheroadforthesecondstraightgameastheyheadtoVivintArenaat9p.m.ETonWednesday.Comingoffofalossinagametheywereexpectedtowin,theBullsnowsfacethemoredauntingtaskofprovingthemselvesagainstunfavorableodds.

ChicagocameupshortagainsttheSacramentoKingsonMonday,falling112-103.ShootingguardZachLaVineputforthagoodeffortforthelosingsideashehad27pointsandsixassists.

Meanwhile,theUtahJazzwerewithinstrikingdistancebutcouldn'tclosethegaponMondayastheyfell117-111totheMilwaukeeBucks.PointguardJordanClarksonhadaroughnight:heplayedfor31minutesbutputupjusteightpointson3-for-14shooting.

ThelossesputtheBullsat41-27andUtahat42-26.Twooffensivenumberstokeepinmindbeforetip-off:Chicagoentersthegamewitha48.20%fieldgoalpercentage,goodforsecondbestintheleague.Utahisnotquiteasgood,buttheyarenochumps,either:theycomeintothematchupboastingthefourthhighestfieldgoalpercentageintheleagueat47.20%.Thisoneisshapinguptobeanexcitingoffensiveshootout.

TheJazzareasolid7-pointfavoriteagainsttheBulls,accordingtothelatestNBAodds.

Theoddsmakershadagoodfeelforthelineforthisone,asthegameopenedwiththeJazzasa6.5-pointfavorite.

Over/Under:-110

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Utahhavewonsevenoutoftheirlast12gamesagainstChicago.