Chicago Bulls vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 2/9/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: ESPN

The Chicago Bulls (33-21) are en route to Spectrum Center on Wednesday where they will take on the Charlotte Hornets (28-27).

The Bulls played the Suns and went home with a loss by a final score of 127-124 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Bulls ended up finishing with 18 while the Suns totaled 10 fouls. They also knocked down 12 of their 32 shots from beyond the perimeter. Phoenix ended up going 89.5% from the charity stripe by making 17 of 19 tries. In addition, Phoenix pulled down 34 rebounds (10 offensive, 24 defensive) and earned 2 rejections. Phoenix earned 44 assists and had 31 steals in this game. In relation to defense, Chicago let their opponent shoot 54.4% from the field on 49 of 90 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists for the matchup while forcing 5 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they collected a total of 40 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bulls buried 28 of their 31 shots for a rate of 90.3%. Chicago ended the game with a 47.8% FG percentage (43 out of 90) and converted 10 of their 26 three-point shots.

DeMar DeRozan is a guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He accounted for 38 points on 16 of 27 shooting. He was on the court for 36 minutes and totaled 5 boards. DeRozan finished shooting 59.3% from the field and distributed 4 assists.

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Chicago will enter this matchup with a mark of 33-21 on the campaign. They are turning it over 12.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.7 personal fouls per game. As a team, Chicago is snagging 42.9 boards per contest and has totaled 1,315 dimes on the season, which is 11th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Bulls are hitting 37.3% on three-point shots (603 of 1,618) and 81.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 111.8 points per outing (7th in basketball) while going 47.8% from the floor.

Defensively, the Bulls are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.9 fouls. They are ranked 21st in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,344 relinquished on the season. The Bulls defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.7% (2,212 of 4,736) and they concede 43.7 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 36.7% on 3-pointers and they are 18th in the league in opponents PPG (110.2).

When they last played, the Hornets took a loss by a final score of 116-101 when they faced the Raptors. In regard to rebounding, Charlotte allowed Toronto to pull down 37 in total (14 offensive). They shot 42.9% from distance by shooting 15 of 35 and ended up going 19 of 29 at the charity stripe (65.5%). The Hornets allowed the Raptors to convert 41 of their 84 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 48.8% for the game. When all was said and done, the Hornets shot 39 for 95 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.1%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Charlotte made 9 of their 40 attempts (22.5%). They were able to knock down 14 of those for a percentage of 87.5%. The Raptors were called for 18 fouls in this contest which took the Hornets to the free throw line for 16 attempts. They also coughed it up 13 times, while recording 11 steals in the matchup. The Hornets were able to snag 29 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in the matchup.

Miles Bridges ended up being a major contributor for the Hornets for the game. Bridges scored 25 points in his 42 mins on the court and accounted for 5 assists for this contest. He converted 8 of 17 for the contest giving him a rate of 47.1%, and accounted for 6 rebounds.

Charlotte has a win-loss mark of 28-27 so far this year. The Hornets are committing 19.5 fouls per game and they hit 73.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.9 times per game (4th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 13.2 times per contest. Charlotte has 6,234 points for the season (113.3 per game) and they average 44.4 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Hornets are hitting on 45.8% from the field, which ranks them 15th in the league.

The Charlotte defense gives up 35.9% on shots from 3-point land (774 of 2,153) and opponents are connecting on 77.7% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 25.9 dimes and 47.6 boards per contest, which ranks them 29th and 28th in basketball. The Hornets defensively are ranked 28th in the league in PPG given up with 114.2. They are forcing their opponents into 15.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.3% from the field (20th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Charlotte

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