Boston Celtics vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 10/24/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Monday, October 24, 2022

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Boston Celtics are on their way to United Center on Monday where they will try to defeat the Chicago Bulls.

The Celtics faced off with the Magic and walked away with a win by a score of 126-120 in their last game. Boston walked away from the contest having earned a 48.3% FG percentage (42 of 87) and made 19 out of their 47 shots from distance. When they shot from the free throw line, the Celtics buried 23 of their 28 shots for a rate of 82.1%. When it comes to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 37 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 24 assists in the game while forcing 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In terms of defense, Boston allowed the other team to go 47.4% from the field on 45 of 95 shooting. Orlando distributed 21 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Orlando snagged 48 rebounds (12 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 6 rejections. Orlando finished shooting 65.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 15 of 23 shots. They made 15 of their 34 attempts from downtown. When discussing fouls, the Celtics ended up walking away with 21 and the Magic accounted for 24 fouls.

Jayson Tatum is one player who was a contributor in this contest. Tatum ended up shooting 66.7% from the floor and earned 1 assist. He played for 38 minutes played and pulled down 8 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 40 points on 14 of 21 shooting.

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Boston comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 3-0 this season. They are turning it over 13.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 22.7 fouls per game. As a team, Boston is pulling down 38.7 rebounds per contest and has racked up 65 dimes on the year, which ranks 9th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Celtics are hitting 39.1% on shots from beyond the arc (45 of 115) and 84.5% from the charity stripe. They average 121.0 points per game (5th in the league) on 52.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Celtics are forcing their opponents into 11.0 turnovers per game and they draw 22.3 fouls. They are 18th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 60 surrendered so far this year. The Celtics defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.6% (127 of 267) and they concede 38.3 boards per contest as a unit. They are relinquishing 38.3% on 3-point attempts while they are 18th in the league in opponents points per game (113.7).

In their last game, the Bulls took a loss by a score of 128-96 when they played the Cavaliers. When discussing rebounding, Chicago allowed Cleveland to get 48 in total (8 offensive). They shot 59.3% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 16 out of 27 and finished the game at 16 of 18 from the charity stripe (88.9%). The Bulls permitted the Cavaliers to convert 48 of their 85 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.5% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Bulls walked away from this one shooting 34 out of 84 from the field which had them at 40.5%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Chicago knocked down 7 of 29 tries (24.1%). They were able to knock down 21 of the free throws for a clip of 84.0%. The Cavaliers committed 17 personal fouls in this game which took the Bulls to the free throw line for 25 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 12 steals for the matchup. The Bulls were able to corral 25 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for the game.

Zach LaVine pitched in for the Bulls in the game. He buried 9 out of 17 in this contest giving him a rate of 52.9%, and had 3 rebounds. LaVine totaled 23 points in his 28 minutes on the court and earned 4 dimes in this contest.

Chicago has a win-loss mark of 1-2 so far this year. As an offense, the Bulls are shooting 42.2% from the floor, which is ranked 27th in the league. Chicago has tallied 116 points on the campaign. Their rate of earning assists is at 20.3 times per contest (26th in the league) and they cough up possession 12.7 times per game. The Bulls are responsible for committing 20.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 80.2% from the free throw line.

The Bulls on the defensive side of the court are 14th in basketball in points given up per game with 112.7. They are forcing 18.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 51.4% from the field (30th in the NBA). The Chicago defense gives up 46.9% on three-point shots (38 of 81) and opponents are knocking down 84.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 26.3 dimes and 44.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 19th and 15th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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