Chicago Bulls vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 2/4/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Friday, February 4, 2022

Location: Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports Indiana

The Chicago Bulls (32-18) are en route to Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Friday where they will compete against the Indiana Pacers (19-34).

The Bulls faced off with the Magic and notched a win by a score of 126-115 in their last game. Chicago ended with a 51.1% FG percentage (46 out of 90) and converted 11 of their 30 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Bulls made 23 of 29 tries for a rate of 79.3%. In the matter of getting rebounds, they compiled 49 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 25 assists for this game while forcing 4 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In reference to the defense, Chicago allowed the other team to shoot 49.5% from the floor on 46 of 93 shooting. Orlando distributed 36 assists and had 33 steals in the game. Additionally, Orlando pulled down 33 rebounds (3 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Orlando finished 81.8% at the free throw line by converting 9 of their 11 attempts. They also converted 14 out of their 39 attempts from 3-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Bulls ended up walking away with 15 and the Magic finished the game with 9 personal fouls.

DeMar DeRozan is a guy who was a major contributor in this game. DeRozan ended up shooting 60.0% from the field and also distributed 5 dimes. He saw the court for 37 mins played and collected 10 rebounds. He had 29 points on 12 of 20 shooting.

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Chicago comes into this one with a record of 32-18 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 13.1 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.8 fouls every game. As a unit, Chicago is snagging 42.9 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,216 dimes for the campaign, which is 21st in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Bulls are hitting 37.6% on shots from beyond the arc (568 of 1,511) and 81.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 111.3 points per game (10th in the NBA) while going 47.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Bulls are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.8 personal fouls. They rank 13th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,229 conceded this season. The Bulls defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.5% (2,023 of 4,354) and they concede 43.7 boards per game as a group. They are relinquishing 36.3% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 16th in the league in PPG from their opponents (109.3).

In their last game, the Pacers took a loss by a score of 119-118 against the Magic. The Pacers recorded 39 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 for the matchup. They also turned it over 8 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. The Magic earned 12 fouls for the contest which got the Pacers to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 69.6%. In regard to shots from distance, Indiana made 14 of 32 tries (43.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Pacers finished 44 for 98 from the field which had them at 44.9%. The Pacers permitted the Magic to make 42 out of 95 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 44.2% for the game. They finished 31.4% from behind the 3-point line by going 11 out of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 24 of 26 at the free throw line (92.3%). When discussing how they rebounded, Indiana allowed Orlando to grab 43 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Terry Taylor pitched in for the Pacers in this game. He buried 10 out of 15 for the game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and tallied 16 rebounds. Taylor totaled 24 points in his 37 minutes on the court and accumulated 3 dimes for the game.

Indiana has a record of 19-34 for the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pacers are shooting 45.7% from the floor, which ranks 15th in the league. Indiana has totaled 5,781 points so far this year (109.1 per contest) and they pull in 44.8 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 24.4 times per contest (12th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.3 times per contest. The Pacers have committed 20.4 fouls per game and they connect on 76.4% from the free throw line.

The Pacers on the defensive side of the court are 22nd in basketball in points given up per game with 110.9. They are able to force 13.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.8% from the floor (26th in basketball). The Indiana defense gives up 35.6% on shots from distance (594 of 1,667) and their opponents are making 79.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 23.1 dimes and 43.2 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 6th and 7th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago

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