Chicago Bulls vs Golden State Warriors 11/12/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets, Tips and Prediction

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Friday, November 12, 2021

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: ESPN

The Chicago Bulls (8-3) are traveling to Chase Center on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Golden State Warriors (10-1).

The Bulls faced the Mavericks and notched a win by a score of 117-107 in their last contest. Chicago walked away from the game with a 50.6% field goal percentage (45 of 89) and buried 15 out of their 31 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bulls made 12 of their 14 shots for a rate of 85.7%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they compiled 46 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 26 dimes in this contest as well as forcing 4 turnovers and having 9 steals. Concerning the defense, Chicago allowed the other team to go 45.8% from the field on 38 out of 83 shooting. Dallas earned 43 dimes and had 23 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Dallas grabbed 35 boards (8 offensive, 27 defensive) and got 2 rejections. Dallas finished the contest at 79.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of their 24 attempts. They made 12 of their 33 tries from distance. With respect to personal fouls, the Bulls ended up finishing with 15 and the Mavericks recorded 12 personal fouls.

Lonzo Ball is one guy who was a major factor in the game. Ball ended up going 50.0% from the field and also distributed 6 assists. He saw the court for 39 mins and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He recorded 21 points on 7 of 14 shooting.

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Chicago will enter this matchup with a mark of 8-3 for the campaign. They are averaging 109.6 pts per game (13th in basketball) while shooting 46.6% from the field. The Bulls are shooting 36.7% on three-point shots (110 of 300) and 85.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Chicago is snagging 44.7 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 255 assists so far this season, which is 19th in the league in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 12.4 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.3 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Bulls are forcing their opponents into 15.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.9 personal fouls. They give up 36.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 5th in the league in opponents PPG (102.4). The Bulls defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.4% (421 of 948) and they concede 44.6 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 3rd in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 223 conceded on the campaign.

In their last game, the Warriors walked away with a victory by a final of 123-110 when they played the Timberwolves. In reference to team rebounding, Golden State permitted Minnesota to get 23 in total (18 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 38.6% from distance by connecting on 17 out of 44 and ended up shooting 15 of 20 at the charity stripe (75.0%). The Warriors permitted the Timberwolves to convert 39 of their 96 attempts from the field which had them at 40.6% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Warriors went 40 for 85 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.1%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, Golden State made 11 out of their 40 attempts (27.5%). They were able to convert 32 of the free throws for a percentage of 80.0%. The Timberwolves earned 17 personal fouls in this contest which got the Warriors to the charity stripe for 40 tries. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 14 steals in this game. The Warriors pulled down 33 defensive boards and 20 offensive boards for a total of 53 for the matchup.

Andrew Wiggins pitched in for the Warriors for the game. Wiggins recorded 35 points in his 32 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to notch an assist. He knocked down 14 of 19 in this game for a field goal rate of 73.7%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Golden State has a win-loss mark of 10-1 on the campaign. The Warriors are committing 19.4 personal fouls per contest and they go 78.9% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 29.6 times per contest (1st in the NBA) and they turn it over 15.8 times per contest. Golden State has accounted for 1,275 points so far this year (115.9 per contest) and they snag 48.3 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Warriors are connecting on 47.2% from the floor, which ranks them 3rd in the league.

The Warriors defensively are ranked 4th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 102.3. They are forcing 16.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.0% from the floor (1st in the league). The Golden State defense concedes 31.4% on 3-point shots (141 of 449) and opponents are connecting on 72.6% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 21.6 assists and 43.5 rebounds per game, which is ranked 7th and 7th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Golden State

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