Chicago Bulls vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 12/21/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

State Farm Arena is the site where the Atlanta Hawks will go up against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.

The Bulls played the Timberwolves and ended up losing by a score of 150-126 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Bulls left the arena with 16 while the Timberwolves totaled 21 fouls. They also made 23 of 43 tries from distance. Minnesota finished the game shooting 81.3% at the charity stripe by making 13 of 16 shots. In addition, Minnesota collected 39 rebounds (4 offensive, 35 defensive) and got 1 block. Minnesota doled out 38 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. In the matter of the defense, Chicago allowed the other team to shoot 65.5% from the field on 57 of 87 shooting. They also dished out 31 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they collected 30 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Bulls made 18 of 24 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Chicago ended the game with a 52.3% FG percentage (46 out of 88) and knocked down 16 of their 38 3-point attempts.

DeMar DeRozan is a guy who was important in this contest. DeRozan finished the contest at 52.6% from the floor and also totaled 6 assists. He saw the court for 39 minutes and collected 4 rebounds. He left the arena with 29 points on 10 of 19 shooting.

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Chicago comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 11-18 so far this year. They are losing possession via turnover 14.7 times per game and as a group they commit 20.0 fouls every game. As a unit, Chicago is pulling in 42.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 731 assists on the campaign, which ranks 21st in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Bulls are hitting 36.5% on three-point attempts (306 of 839) and 82.1% from the charity stripe. They average 113.2 points per outing (15th in basketball) while hitting 48.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Bulls are able to force 15.9 turnovers every game while drawing 19.5 fouls. They rank 21st in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 780 relinquished for the campaign. The Bulls defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 48.0% (1,212 of 2,524) and they surrender 43.4 boards per game as a basketball team. They surrender 37.9% on 3-point shots while they are 18th in the league in PPG allowed (115.1).

In their last game, the Hawks took home the win by a final score of 126-125 when they played the Magic. The Hawks recorded 35 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 41 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. The Magic committed 17 personal fouls in this contest which got the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 90.0%. In terms of 3-pointers, Atlanta buried 12 of their 32 tries (37.5%). Overall, the Hawks ended up going 48 for 94 from the floor which had them shooting 51.1%. The Hawks permitted the Magic to convert 45 out of their 95 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 47.4% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 35.3% from three-point range by going 12 of 34 and ended up shooting 23 out of 25 at the free throw line (92.0%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Atlanta permitted Orlando to snag 45 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Trae Young pitched in for the Hawks in the game. Young earned 37 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and had 13 assists for this game. He knocked down 11 out of 22 for this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Atlanta has a win-loss mark of 16-15 on the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Hawks are shooting 46.6% from the field, which is ranked 18th in basketball. Atlanta has scored 3,543 pts for the season (114.3 per contest) and they average 43.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.9 times per contest (21st in basketball) and they cough up possession 13.5 times per contest. The Hawks are responsible for committing 19.9 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 82.2% from the free throw line.

The Atlanta defense concedes 34.5% on 3-point attempts (348 of 1,010) and their opponents are converting on 80.8% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 25.2 dimes and 45.7 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 16th and 27th in the league. The Hawks on the defensive side of the court are 19th in the league in points given up per game with 115.4. They are able to force 15.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.3% from the field (19th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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