Chicago Bulls vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 1/17/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Monday, January 17, 2022

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: TNT

The Chicago Bulls (27-14) are traveling to FedExForum on Monday where they will go up against the Memphis Grizzlies (30-15).

The Bulls faced off with the Celtics and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 114-112 in their last game. Chicago walked away from the contest having earned a 50.6% FG percentage (44 of 87) and converted 12 of 29 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Bulls buried 12 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. With regard to getting rebounds, they earned 32 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 31 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 6 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When it comes to the defense, Chicago allowed their opponent to shoot 48.9% from the floor on 44 of 90 shooting. Boston dished out 50 dimes and had 27 steals for the contest. Moreover, Boston pulled down 33 rebounds (17 offensive, 16 defensive) and got 3 rejections. Boston ended up going 89.5% when shooting free throws by making 17 of 19 tries. They also made 9 of 26 shots from downtown. Concerning fouls, the Bulls walked away with 19 while the Celtics accumulated 11 fouls.

Nikola Vucevic is one guy who was a major factor for the contest. He finished with 27 points on 12 of 20 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins played and also snagged 6 rebounds. Vucevic finished the game shooting 60.0% from the floor and also earned 6 assists.

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Chicago heads into this game with a record of 27-14 for the year. They average 111.1 pts per game (8th in basketball) while connecting on 47.5% from the field. The Bulls are shooting 38.6% on three-point attempts (479 of 1,242) and 81.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Chicago is snagging 42.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 990 dimes this year, which has them ranked 22nd in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.1 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.8 fouls every game.

On defense, the Bulls are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers per game and they draw 18.0 fouls. They currently rank 9th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 981 conceded for the year. The Bulls are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.0% (1,645 of 3,575) and they surrender 44.3 rebounds per contest as a group. They relinquish 36.0% on three-point shots and they are 17th in the NBA in points per game allowed (108.7).

In their last game, the Grizzlies took a defeat with a final score of 112-85 against the Mavericks. The Grizzlies earned 31 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 41 in this contest. They coughed it up 14 times, while earning 8 steals for this game. The Mavericks had 13 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Grizzlies to the free throw line for a total of 13 tries. They were able to make 10 of them for a percentage of 76.9%. In terms of shots from downtown, Memphis knocked down 7 of 31 tries (22.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Grizzlies walked away from this one shooting 34 for 89 from the field which gave them a rate of 38.2%. The Grizzlies allowed the Mavericks to make 47 of 91 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.6% for the matchup. They finished 25.0% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 8 out of 32 and finished the game at 10 of 16 from the charity stripe (62.5%). In regard to team rebounding, Memphis permitted Dallas to collect 44 overall (8 offensive).

Ja Morant was important for the Grizzlies for this contest. Morant earned 19 points in his 32 minutes on the court and accumulated 8 assists in the game. He buried 8 out of 15 for this game for a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and had 5 rebounds.

Memphis has a win-loss mark of 30-15 on the season. As an offense, the Grizzlies are hitting on 45.3% from the field, which ranks them 18th in the league. Memphis has earned 5,024 points on the campaign (111.6 per contest) and they pull down 48.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.2 times per contest (9th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.4 times per contest. The Grizzlies are committing 19.0 personal fouls per contest and they go 74.6% from the free throw line.

The Grizzlies on the defensive end are ranked 15th in the league in points given up per game with 108.0. They are forcing 15.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.2% from the field (14th in the NBA). The Memphis defense concedes 36.0% on three-point shots (571 of 1,586) and their opposition knocks down 77.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 24.9 assists and 43.0 rebounds per game, which is ranked 22nd and 6th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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