Detroit Pistons vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 10/23/2021 NBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Saturday, October 23, 2021

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+10)

United Center is where the Chicago Bulls (1-0) will try to defeat the Detroit Pistons (0-1) on Saturday. Chicago opens this contest as 10-point favorites. The total comes in at 215.

The Pistons played the Bulls and went home with a loss by a final score of 94-88 in their last game. Detroit finished with a 40.0% field goal percentage (36 out of 90) and knocked down 6 of their 28 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Pistons made 10 of 13 tries for a rate of 76.9%. When it comes to hauling in boards, they collected 47 with 11 of them being offensive. They also doled out 17 dimes for this game in addition to forcing 5 turnovers and having 7 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Detroit allowed the other team to go 43.0% from the floor on 37 of 86 shooting. Chicago recorded 48 dimes and had 18 steals for this contest. In addition, Chicago collected 39 boards (9 offensive, 30 defensive) and earned 5 rejections. Chicago finished the contest at 86.7% at the free throw line by making 13 of 15 tries. They also buried 7 of their 23 tries from 3-point land.

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Saddiq Bey is one guy who was a major contributor in this game. He recorded 13 points on 6 of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins and pulled down 9 rebounds. Bey walked away from this one shooting 40.0% from the field and dished out 4 assists.

Detroit comes into this contest with a mark of 0-1 so far this season. They are averaging 88.0 points per game (27th in the league) while shooting 40.0% from the field. The Pistons are hitting 21.4% on shots from beyond the arc (6 of 28) and 76.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Detroit is snagging 47.0 boards per game and has accumulated 17 assists for the campaign, which is 28th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 17.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.0 fouls every game. When they are on defense, the Pistons are forcing their opponents into 17.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.0 fouls. They are giving up 30.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 5th in the NBA in opponents points per game (94.0). The Pistons are giving up a FG percentage of 43.0% (17 of 19) and they surrender 48.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are ranked 5th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 18 conceded this year.

In their last game, the Bulls went home victorious with a score of 94-88 when they faced the Pistons. The Bulls collected 39 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 48 in this game. They turned the ball over 17 times, while getting 8 steals for the contest. The Pistons earned 16 personal fouls for this game which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for 15 tries. They were able to knock down 13 of those for a percentage of 86.7%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Chicago converted 7 out of their 23 attempts (30.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Bulls ended up going 37 out of 86 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.0%. The Bulls permitted the Pistons to knock down 36 out of 90 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 40.0% in the matchup. They finished 21.4% from downtown by shooting 6 of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 13 from the free throw line (76.9%). In the matter of rebounding, Chicago permitted Detroit to snag 36 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Lonzo Ball ended up having an impact for the Bulls for the game. He made 5 out of 12 for the game for a rate of 41.7%, and had 6 rebounds. Ball accumulated 12 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and accumulated 4 assists in this contest.

Chicago has a win-loss record of 1-0 for the season. As an offense, the Bulls are shooting 43.0% from the floor, which is 20th in the league. Chicago has accounted for 94 pts this year (94.0 per contest) and they snag 48.0 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 18.0 times per contest (26th in the league) and they cough up possession 17.0 times per contest. The Bulls commit 19.0 fouls every game and they hit 86.7% from the charity stripe. The Bulls are ranked 4th in the NBA in points given up per game with 88.0. The Chicago defense surrenders 21.4% on 3-pointers (6 of 28) and their opponents are connecting on 76.9% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 17.0 assists and 47.0 rebounds per contest, which is 3rd and 13th in the NBA. They are forcing their opponents into 17.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.0% from the field (5th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago (-10) and over 215 points

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