Who’s playing
Philadelphia 76ers @ Chicago Bulls
Current records: Philadelphia 16-27, Chicago 19-26
How to watch
- When: Saturday January 25, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET
- Or: United Center – Chicago, IL
- TV: Chicago Sports Network
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fubotv (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $37.00
What to know
After playing yesterday, the Philadelphia 76ers will go on the road to face the Chicago Bulls at 8:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at the United Center. The Bulls are favored, but seeing as the odds didn’t stop the 76ers from their last game, perhaps the team has another upset up their sleeve.
The 76ers are headed to once again score the most points they have all season. They bypassed the Cavaliers 132-129. The victory was a breath of fresh air for Philadelphia as it ended their seven-game losing streak.
The 76ers can attribute much of their success to Tyrese Maxey, who scored 29 points with seven assists and two steals. Maxey’s night made it nine straight games in which he scored at least 30 points.
The 76ers broke the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. These are the most offensive rebounds they have posted since October 2024.
Meanwhile, the Bulls managed to trail the Warriors until halftime on Thursday, but things unraveled quickly from there. The Bulls found themselves on the wrong end of a bruising 131-106 Wallop at the hands of the Warriors. Chicago took an early lead (up by 14 with 7:41 left in the first quarter), but unfortunately they couldn’t maintain that momentum.
Philadelphia’s victory ended a three-game home drought and increased them to 16-27. As for Chicago, they’ve been on a rocky road recently after losing six of their last seven games, putting a notable dent in their 19-26 record this season.
The 76ers were able to grind out a solid victory over the Bulls in their previous matchup in December 2024, winning 108-100. Will the 76ers repeat their success or do the Bulls have a better game plan this time around? We’ll know soon enough.
Odds
Chicago is a 4.5-point favorite over Philadelphia, according to the latest NBA Odds.
The odds had a good idea of the line for this one, as the game opened with the Bulls as a 3.5-point favorite.
The over/under is 231.5 points.
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History of the series
Philadelphia has won 6 of its last 10 games against Chicago.
- December 8, 2024 – Philadelphia 108 Vs. Chicago 100
- January 2, 2024 – Philadelphia 110 Vs. Chicago 97
- December 30, 2023 – Chicago 105 Vs. Philadelphia 92
- December 18, 2023 – Chicago 108 Vs. Philadelphia 104
- March 22, 2023 – Philadelphia 116 Vs. Chicago 91
- March 20, 2023 – Chicago 109 Vs. Philadelphia 105
- January 6, 2023 – Chicago 126 Vs. Philadelphia 112
- October 29, 2022 – Philadelphia 114 Vs. Chicago 109
- March 7, 2022 – Philadelphia 121 Vs. Chicago 106
- February 6, 2022 – Philadelphia 119 Vs. Chicago 108
