Two of the better stories in the NBA this season will meet in Chicago when the Memphis Grizzlies and Chicago Bulls face off on Saturday night. Both teams reside in the top-three in their respective conferences, and will look to keep building toward keeping their incredible seeding intact against one another here. In our NBA predictions for Saturday night, we look at Grizzlies vs Bulls and decide which side will come out on top in this tantalizing tilt.
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Grizzlies vs Bulls Betting Pick
This game will be played at United Center at 8:00 PM ET on Saturday, February 26, 2022.
Why Bet The Bulls:
✅ The Bulls have the best home record in the Eastern Conference this season. They are 24-8 at home on the year, and should be able to increase their win total on their home floor here against a Grizzlies team that enters coming off of a road loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
✅ Chicago has a legitimate closer in DeMar DeRozan, who is capable of seeing the team through in tight games with his mid-range shooting. DeRozan hit the game-winner against the Atlanta Hawks earlier this week, and should be able to hit any late shots that his team needs to get through this game with a win as well.
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✅ From a matchup standpoint, the Bulls have to like the ability to put Nikola Vucevic at center against Steven Adams. Vucevic can pull Adams away from the paint, where he is most comfortable, which will open up the lane for the rest of the team or allow Vucevic to shoot from the perimeter without much resistance. Either way, the Bulls have several advantages to exploit here.
Memphis Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies come into this game against the Chicago Bulls in third place in the Western Conference, but they have lost two straight games coming into this matchup. Memphis came out of the All-Star break losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves on the road, allowing D’Angelo Russell to torch them in the fourth quarter. Here, the Grizzlies face another fourth quarter assassin in DeMar DeRozan, who they will need to do a better job of limiting if they want to win.
Memphis will look to exploit their matchup advantage at the point guard spot in this game, as Ja Morant is poised to take on rookie point guard Ayo Dosunmu for the bulk of the contest. Morant is so good at getting to the basket, and will look to take advantage of the lack of experience of his main adversary here.
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are one of the hottest teams in the NBA once again, as they have won six straight games heading into Saturday night against Memphis. They played a tight game in their last time out against the Atlanta Hawks, but DeMar DeRozan’s late heroics bailed them out once again. Here, the Bulls will look for a more convincing victory against the Memphis Grizzlies.
The Bulls are the best home team in the Eastern Conference this season, and should be able to impose their will on the Grizzlies here. They can beat Memphis in a number of different ways, with DeRozan and Vucevic being chief among them. Expect a big game from Vucevic in particular, who has a very favorable matchup against a center in Steven Adams who prefers to remain in and around the paint on the defensive end of the floor.