Brooklyn Nets vs Chicago Bulls 11/8/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets, Tips and Prediction

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Monday, November 8, 2021

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: NBA TV

Odds/Point Spread: Brooklyn (+1.5)

United Center is the location where the Chicago Bulls (6-3) will play the Brooklyn Nets (6-3) on Monday. Brooklyn opens this game as 1.5-point dogs. The over/under is 215.

The Nets stepped onto the hardwood against the Pistons and took home the win by a score of 96-90 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Nets ended up with 21 while the Pistons racked up 13 personal fouls. They also buried 11 of their 34 tries from distance. Detroit ended up going 72.2% at the free throw line by knocking down 13 of 18 attempts. On top of that, Detroit had 37 rebounds (7 offensive, 30 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Detroit distributed 44 dimes and had 17 steals for the game. In reference to defense, Brooklyn let their opponent shoot 37.9% from the floor on 33 of 87 shooting. They also dished out 25 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and earning 3 steals. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 45 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Nets knocked down 13 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 92.9%. Brooklyn wrapped up the game with a 45.0% FG percentage (36 out of 80) and converted 11 out of their 27 shots from downtown.

Kevin Durant is one player who came through for this game. He finished with 29 points on 12 out of 27 shooting. He was on the court for 37 mins played and collected 10 boards. Durant finished shooting 44.4% from the field and also dished out 5 assists.

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Brooklyn steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 6-3 so far this season. They average 105.0 points per contest (20th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.3% from the field. The Nets are shooting 36.9% on shots from downtown (114 of 309) and 76.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Brooklyn is pulling down 45.4 rebounds per contest and has 216 assists on the campaign, which is 16th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 15.4 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 19.3 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Nets are forcing 12.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 7th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 186 surrendered on the year. The Nets defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 41.7% (348 of 834) and they relinquish 47.0 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 32.9% from 3-point land and they are 9th in the league in opponents PPG (103.3).

In their last game, the Bulls took a loss by a score of 114-105 against the 76ers. When talking about cleaning the glass, Chicago allowed Philadelphia to snag 35 in all (6 offensive). They finished 50.0% from three-point range by connecting on 13 out of 26 and finished the contest at 15 out of 19 at the charity stripe (78.9%). The Bulls allowed the 76ers to convert 43 of their 81 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 53.1% in the game. When this game wrapped up, the Bulls shot 37 out of 92 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.2%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Chicago buried 7 of their 29 tries (24.1%). They were able to make 24 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 80.0%. The 76ers committed 14 fouls in this contest which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 30 attempts. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. The Bulls were able to collect 28 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive rebounds totaling 46 for this game.

DeMar DeRozan ended up being important for the Bulls in the matchup. He converted 7 out of 15 in this contest for a rate of 46.7%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. DeRozan had 25 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 4 assists for this game.

Chicago has a win-loss mark of 6-3 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bulls are shooting 46.1% from the field, which is ranked 11th in the NBA. Chicago has totaled 971 points for the season (107.9 per game) and they pull in 43.3 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 23.1 times per game (15th in basketball) and they are turning it over 12.9 times per game. The Bulls commit 17.6 fouls every game and they go 85.9% from the free throw line.

The Bulls on the defensive end are ranked 8th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 102.7. They have forced 16.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.8% from the field (16th in basketball). The Chicago defense allows 37.2% on shots from distance (100 of 269) and their opponents are converting on 77.3% of their foul shots. They allow 20.1 dimes and 45.1 boards every game, ranking them 2nd and 13th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (-1.5)

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