Chicago Bulls vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 12/4/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Saturday, December 4, 2021

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

Barclays Center is the site where the Brooklyn Nets (15-6) will take on the Chicago Bulls (15-8) on Saturday.

The Bulls took the court against the Knicks and took home the win by a score of 119-115 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Bulls ended up walking away with 22 while the Knicks totaled 18 personal fouls. They converted 9 of 26 shots from 3-point land. New York finished the game shooting 81.5% from the charity stripe by converting 22 of 27 attempts. Moreover, New York grabbed 29 rebounds (10 offensive, 19 defensive) and added 8 blocked shots. New York distributed 39 assists and had 19 steals in this matchup. When talking about defending, Chicago allowed the other team to shoot 51.2% from the field on 42 out of 82 shooting. They also dished out 24 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Concerning rebounding, they earned a total of 39 with 13 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Bulls made 20 of 21 shots for a percentage of 95.2%. Chicago ended with a 49.4% field goal percentage (44 out of 89) and knocked down 11 out of their 29 3-point shots.

DeMar DeRozan is a player who played a role for this contest. DeRozan walked away from this one shooting 63.2% from the floor and totaled 3 dimes. He played 38 mins played and also snagged 6 rebounds. He ended up with 34 points on 12 out of 19 shooting.

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Chicago will play this game with a record of 15-8 so far this year. They are turning it over 13.5 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 19.1 fouls every game. As a team, Chicago is snagging 43.2 rebounds per contest and has tallied 538 assists for the campaign, which is 9th in basketball in terms of passing. The Bulls are connecting on 37.1% on three-point shots (250 of 674) and 83.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 109.5 points per outing (11th in basketball) while shooting 47.1% from the floor.

On defense, the Bulls are forcing 15.7 turnovers per game while drawing 17.7 fouls. They rank 8th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 488 relinquished on the campaign. The Bulls defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.6% (875 of 1,961) and they concede 43.5 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They relinquish 35.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 9th in basketball in opponents PPG (105.1).

For their last game, the Nets got the victory with a final of 112-110 when they faced the Knicks. The Nets corralled 29 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 38 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. The Knicks committed 10 fouls in the game which took the Nets to the charity stripe for 25 attempts. They were able to convert 22 of them for a percentage of 88.0%. Concerning 3-pointers, Brooklyn buried 8 out of 28 attempts (28.6%). When the game finished, the Nets went 41 for 85 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.2%. The Nets allowed the Knicks to bury 44 of 91 tries from the floor which had them shooting 48.4% in the matchup. They went 34.4% from 3-point land by going 11 out of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 12 at the free throw line (91.7%). When discussing team rebounding, Brooklyn permitted New York to get 32 in total (10 on the offensive side).

James Harden ended up being important for the Nets for the contest. Harden totaled 34 points in his 40 mins of playing time and added 8 assists in the matchup. He knocked down 11 out of 20 for the contest for a rate of 55.0%, and accounted for 10 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a mark of 15-6 this season. The Nets are committing 18.8 fouls per contest and they hit 81.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.4 times per contest (6th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.1 times per game. Brooklyn has earned 2,301 pts for the season (109.6 per contest) and they pull down 44.3 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Nets are connecting on 46.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 5th in the NBA.

The Brooklyn defense allows 30.8% on three-point shots (236 of 765) and their opponents are making 80.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 21.9 assists and 46.6 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 5th and 22nd in basketball. The Nets are ranked 11th in the NBA in points given up per game with 105.6. They have forced 13.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (2nd in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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