Denver puts home win streak on the line against Chicago

Chicago Bulls (2-4, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (5-1, first in the Western Conference)

Denver; Saturday, 9 p.m. EDT

: Nuggets -9.5; over/under is 216.5

BOTTOM LINE: Denver will try to keep its three-game home win streak intact when the Nuggets face Chicago.

Denver finished 53-29 overall a season ago while going 34-7 at home. The Nuggets averaged 28.9 assists per game on 43.6 made field goals last season.

Chicago finished 40-42 overall with an 18-23 record on the road last season. The Bulls averaged 113.1 points per game while shooting 49.0% from the field and 36.1% from 3-point range last season.

INJURIES: Nuggets: Vlatko Cancar: out (knee).

Bulls: Lonzo Ball: out for season (knee), Ayo Dosunmu: day to day (illness).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.