Chicago Bulls vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 3/22/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports WI

The Chicago Bulls (41-29) are headed to Fiserv Forum on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Milwaukee Bucks (44-27).

The Bulls faced the Suns and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 129-102 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Bulls ended up with 18 while the Suns totaled 11 fouls. They knocked down 11 of their 25 attempts from 3-point range. Phoenix finished the contest at 92.3% at the free throw line by burying 24 of their 26 attempts. Additionally, Phoenix pulled down 39 boards (10 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Phoenix distributed 49 assists and had 23 steals for this contest. In the matter of defending, Chicago let their opponent shoot 56.0% from the floor on 47 of 84 shooting. They also recorded 20 assists in this contest in addition to creating 4 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they earned a total of 37 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bulls made 25 of their 31 attempts for a percentage of 80.6%. Chicago finished the game with a 41.2% field goal percentage (35 of 85) and made 7 of 27 shots from distance.

Nikola Vucevic is a player who was important in this game. He had 16 points on 8 out of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 26 mins played and also snagged 7 boards. Vucevic finished shooting 50.0% from the field and also distributed 1 assist.

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Chicago comes into this one with a mark of 41-29 so far this season. They cough up possession 12.9 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Chicago is snagging 42.8 boards per contest and has totaled 1,686 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 19th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Bulls are shooting 37.2% on three-point attempts (759 of 2,043) and 81.6% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 112.0 points per game (10th in basketball) while hitting 48.1% from the floor.

On defense, the Bulls are forcing 13.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.9 fouls. They are 14th in basketball in allowing assists with 1,734 conceded this year. The Bulls are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.9% (2,880 of 6,140) and they concede 43.2 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They give up 36.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 16th in the NBA in PPG allowed (111.2).

The last time they took the court, the Bucks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 138-119 when they faced the Timberwolves. The Bucks corralled 37 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards for a total of 51 in the game. They coughed it up 14 times, while recording 6 steals for this contest. The Timberwolves committed 11 fouls for the game which got the Bucks to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 82.4%. Regarding 3-pointers, Milwaukee converted 19 out of 52 attempts (36.5%). Overall, the Bucks ended up shooting 43 out of 97 from the field which had them sitting at 44.3%. The Bucks permitted the Timberwolves to knock down 47 of their 92 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.1% for the matchup. They finished shooting 46.8% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 22 of 47 and walked away from this one shooting 22 of 26 from the free throw line (84.6%). When discussing team rebounding, Milwaukee allowed Minnesota to get 36 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Brook Lopez was important for the Bucks for this game. He made 6 of 10 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and tallied 4 rebounds. Lopez earned 15 points in his 20 minutes of playing time and tallied 1 assist for this game.

Milwaukee has a win-loss record of 44-27 on the season. The Bucks have committed 18.3 fouls per contest and they shoot 77.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 23.6 times per game (18th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.4 times per game. Milwaukee has accumulated 8,159 pts on the year (114.9 per game) and they grab 46.8 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bucks are shooting 46.4% from the floor, which is ranked 12th in the NBA.

The Milwaukee defense gives up 35.2% on 3-point attempts (1,017 of 2,892) and their opponents are connecting on 74.9% of their foul shots. They allow 25.5 assists and 44.5 total rebounds per game, ranking them 23rd and 18th in the NBA. The Bucks on the defensive end are ranked 17th in the league in PPG surrendered with 111.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (10th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago

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