Chicago Bulls vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 1/28/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Bulls vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Friday, January 28, 2022

Location: AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The San Antonio Spurs (18-31) will try to defeat the Chicago Bulls (30-17) at AT&T Center on Friday.

The Bulls faced the Raptors and went home with a win by a final score of 111-105 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Bulls finished with 22 and the Raptors totaled 12 fouls. They buried 12 out of their 31 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Toronto finished the game at 60.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 17 of 28 attempts. Moreover, Toronto pulled down 26 rebounds (8 offensive, 18 defensive) and added 1 block. Toronto distributed 34 assists and had 24 steals for this game. When discussing defense, Chicago allowed their opponent to shoot 48.1% from the field on 38 out of 79 shooting. They also doled out 32 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and having 2 steals. In relation to rebounding, they earned a total of 45 with 10 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Bulls knocked down 12 of 16 tries for a rate of 75.0%. Chicago ended with a 54.8% FG percentage (46 out of 84) and made 7 out of their 26 shots from distance.

DeMar DeRozan is someone who was a major contributor in this contest. DeRozan finished shooting 57.9% from the floor and recorded 7 dimes. He played 37 mins and totaled 7 rebounds. He totaled 29 points on 11 out of 19 shooting.

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Chicago steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 30-17 this season. They average 110.4 points per game (11th in basketball) while shooting 47.4% from the field. The Bulls are shooting 37.8% on shots from beyond the arc (536 of 1,419) and 80.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Chicago is grabbing 42.9 boards per game and has earned 1,133 assists this year, which is 20th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 13.4 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Bulls have forced 14.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 13th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,138 surrendered this season. The Bulls defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.1% (1,884 of 4,083) and they concede 44.0 boards per contest as a group. They are conceding 35.9% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 16th in the league in points per game allowed (108.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Spurs took a loss by a final score of 118-110 when they faced the Grizzlies. The Spurs were able to pull down 26 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 39 for this game. They also turned it over 13 times, while getting 9 steals in this game. The Grizzlies had 13 personal fouls for the game which took the Spurs to the charity stripe for 19 tries. They were able to make 15 of them for a percentage of 78.9%. In reference to 3-pointers, San Antonio knocked down 9 of 37 tries (24.3%). When all was said and done, the Spurs went 43 out of 94 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.7%. The Spurs allowed the Grizzlies to knock down 46 of 90 attempts from the floor which had them at 51.1% in this contest. They finished 30.4% from beyond the arc by going 7 of 23 and finished the contest at 19 out of 26 from the free throw line (73.1%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, San Antonio permitted Memphis to pull down 32 in total (12 on the offensive glass).

Jakob Poeltl pitched in for the Spurs for this game. He made 8 out of 8 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 100.0%, and tallied 7 rebounds. Poeltl earned 18 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and had 5 assists for this game.

San Antonio has a record of 18-31 this year. As an offense, the Spurs are connecting on 46.3% from the floor, which is 12th in the NBA. San Antonio has 5,434 points for the season (110.9 per game) and they grab 46.0 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 27.8 times per contest (1st in the league) and they are turning it over 12.7 times per contest. The Spurs commit 17.8 personal fouls every game and they go 73.5% from the free throw line.

The Spurs are ranked 23rd in the league in points per game surrendered with 111.1. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (21st in the NBA). The San Antonio defense concedes 35.2% on shots from distance (570 of 1,620) and opponents are knocking down 75.1% of their foul shots. They have conceded 23.8 assists and 47.3 rebounds per game, which is 13th and 27th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Antonio

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