Chicago Bulls vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 12/4/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Sunday, December 4, 2022

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Chicago Bulls are traveling to Golden 1 Center on Sunday where they will play the Sacramento Kings.

The Bulls faced the Suns and went home with a loss by a final score of 132-113 in their last game. Chicago wrapped up the game having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (41 of 82) and knocked down 4 of 25 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Bulls buried 27 of 33 tries for a rate of 81.8%. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they collected 35 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 21 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In regard to defense, Chicago allowed 52.7% from the floor on 49 out of 93 shooting. Phoenix distributed 22 dimes and had 3 steals for this game. On top of that, Phoenix collected 46 rebounds (10 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 6 blocked shots. Phoenix shot 90.5% at the charity stripe by making 19 of their 21 attempts. They buried 15 of 33 shots from beyond the arc. In relation to personal fouls, the Bulls walked away with 19 while the Suns recorded 28 personal fouls.

DeMar DeRozan is one guy who came through for this contest. DeRozan finished the game at 64.7% from the field and also dished out 4 dimes. He was on the court for 32 minutes played and collected 7 boards. He finished with 29 points on 11 of 17 shooting.

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Chicago heads into this contest with a record of 9-12 this season. They turn it over 14.6 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 20.0 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Chicago is collecting 43.0 boards per game and is sitting with 514 assists for the season, which is 22nd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Bulls are connecting on 35.4% on 3-point shots (215 of 607) and 83.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 112.0 points per contest (17th in the NBA) while connecting on 47.1% from the floor.

On defense, the Bulls are able to force 16.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.8 fouls. They concede 37.9% on shots from downtown and they are 13th in the NBA in opponents PPG (112.7). The Bulls defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 47.7% (862 of 1,809) and they surrender 43.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 22nd in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 562 conceded for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Kings went home victorious with a score of 137-114 when they faced the Pacers. Regarding rebounding, Sacramento permitted Indiana to grab 47 in total (12 offensive). They finished 32.4% from distance by shooting 12 of 37 and ended up going 22 out of 30 from the charity stripe (73.3%). The Kings permitted the Pacers to convert 40 of 100 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 40.0% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Kings ended up going 48 for 95 from the field which had them shooting 50.5%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Sacramento knocked down 16 out of their 43 tries (37.2%). They were able to bury 25 of those for a rate of 86.2%. The Pacers committed 21 fouls for the contest which took the Kings to the free throw line for a total of 29 attempts. They also turned the ball over 18 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. The Kings pulled down 47 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 58 in the game.

Harrison Barnes ended up being important for the Kings in this game. Barnes totaled 22 points in his 26 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 2 assists in the game. He converted 6 out of 9 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 5 rebounds.

Sacramento has a win-loss mark of 11-9 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Kings are shooting 49.3% from the field, which is 4th in the league. Sacramento has earned 2,398 pts this year (119.9 per contest) and they pull in 41.9 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 27.9 times per game (5th in the league) and they turn the ball over 15.3 times per contest. The Kings commit 21.1 fouls per contest and they hit 79.9% from the charity stripe.

The Kings on the defensive end are ranked 26th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 117.2. They are forcing their opponents into 14.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 49.2% from the floor (29th in the league). The Sacramento defense allows 37.9% on shots from 3-point land (233 of 615) and their opposition knocks down 80.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 25.2 dimes and 41.3 total boards per game, which has them ranked 13th and 3rd in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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