Chicago Bulls vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 1/24/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Monday, January 24, 2022

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast

The Chicago Bulls (28-16) are en route to State Farm Arena on Monday where they will compete against the Atlanta Hawks (20-25).

The Bulls played the Bucks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 94-90 in their last contest. Chicago ended the contest with a 36.5% field goal percentage (31 of 85) and made 7 of their 38 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Bulls made 21 of their 24 attempts for a percentage of 87.5%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they collected 49 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 21 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 3 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When it comes to the defense, Chicago let their opponent shoot 38.6% from the floor on 34 of 88 shooting. Milwaukee earned 53 assists and had 20 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Milwaukee snagged 42 rebounds (11 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 4 rejections. Milwaukee finished the game shooting 71.4% at the free throw line by knocking down 20 of their 28 shots. They also made 6 out of their 31 attempts from beyond the arc. Concerning fouls, the Bulls walked away with 21 while the Bucks totaled 8 fouls.

DeMar DeRozan is a player who was a major factor in this matchup. He ended up finishing with 35 points on 9 of 18 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins and also totaled 6 rebounds. DeRozan ended up shooting 50.0% from the field and also distributed 3 assists.

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Chicago heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 28-16 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 13.1 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.8 fouls per game. As a unit, Chicago is pulling in 42.6 rebounds per contest and has tallied 1,060 assists so far this season, which ranks 22nd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Bulls are hitting 38.2% on three-point attempts (509 of 1,333) and 81.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 110.7 pts per contest (9th in the NBA) while going 47.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Bulls are able to force 14.2 turnovers every game while drawing 17.8 fouls. They are giving up 35.7% on three-point shots while they are 15th in the league in points per game allowed (108.5). The Bulls defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.1% (1,766 of 3,832) and they surrender 44.4 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 8th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,057 conceded so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Hawks took home the win by a final score of 110-108 when they faced the Heat. In regard to rebounding, Atlanta permitted Miami to snag 22 overall (11 offensive). They shot 37.5% from distance by connecting on 15 out of 40 and finished the game at 11 of 12 from the free throw line (91.7%). The Hawks allowed the Heat to bury 41 out of 85 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 48.2% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Hawks walked away from this one shooting 38 out of 68 from the field which had them shooting 55.9%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Atlanta knocked down 14 of 33 tries (42.4%). They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. The Heat had 15 personal fouls for the contest which took the Hawks to the free throw line for 24 shots. They turned it over 16 times, while recording 3 steals for this game. The Hawks were able to pull down 30 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for the game.

Kevin Huerter was important for the Hawks in this contest. He made 8 out of 13 in this game for a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and earned 2 rebounds. Huerter recorded 21 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 dimes for the game.

Atlanta has a mark of 20-25 for the campaign. As an offense, the Hawks are hitting on 46.3% from the floor, which ranks them 10th in the NBA. Atlanta has totaled 5,004 points on the campaign (111.2 per game) and they snag 44.3 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 24.0 times per game (16th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 12.4 times per game. The Hawks commit 18.0 fouls every game and they shoot 80.8% from the charity stripe.

The Hawks defensively are ranked 26th in basketball in PPG allowed with 112.2. They are forcing 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the field (26th in basketball). The Atlanta defense surrenders 36.2% on shots from beyond the arc (597 of 1,647) and opponents are knocking down 80.1% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 25.9 assists and 43.3 rebounds per game, which is 30th and 9th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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