Chicago Bulls vs Utah Jazz Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 11/16/25

The wheels have slowly fallen off the Chicago Bulls after their hot start. They’ve now lost 4 games in a row and are back right where they belong and that’s the play-in mix in the Eastern Conference. Interior defense is a major concern for this team and that’s all because of Nikola Vucevic. For years he has been a liability defensively around the basket and teams are just abusing it at this point. Playing on the road has been a tough experience with just 1 win in 5 attempts, better days could be ahead with Coby White coming back. He did participate in a full practice on Friday, but it’s unclear if he’ll play. Josh Giddey is also questionable as he recovers from his ankle injury suffered against Cleveland.

Lauri Markkanen and his Jazz are only 4-8 SU after 12 games play, considering the roster they have at their disposal I’d say they’re right where most people expected them to be. This team won’t be winning many games this season, however games against teams like the Bulls are definitely winnable, especially at home. Utah has the 13th best Net Rating in home games this season, they’ve split their first 6 games at the Delta Center. The way they are winning is by sharing the wealth – only the Denver Nuggets average more assists in home games this season than Utah’s 33.7 per game. Good things will happen when everyone on the roster is involved, the Jazz also have a solid closer in Markkanen in case this game is close down the stretch.

With just 1 win in 5 road games the Bulls have been disappointing, they’ve conceded 120+ points in 4 straight games while ranking 28th in opponent points in the paint. The Jazz are smart enough to realize this and even though Chicago has won 5 of 6 meetings I’m going to give the home team the benefit of the doubt here and back them to cover.

Bulls vs Jazz Predictions: Jazz +4.5 is available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.