Los Angeles Clippers vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 3/31/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Thursday, March 31, 2022

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Chicago Bulls (44-32) are hosting the Los Angeles Clippers (37-39) at United Center on Thursday.

The Clippers took the court against the Jazz and went home with a win by a final score of 121-115 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Clippers walked away with 23 and the Jazz finished the game with 14 fouls. They converted 12 of their 31 attempts from beyond the arc. Utah finished 58.6% at the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of 29 attempts. Additionally, Utah collected 28 rebounds (10 offensive, 18 defensive) and earned 4 blocks. Utah earned 38 dimes and had 23 steals in this contest. With respect to defense, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 55.1% from the field on 43 out of 78 shooting. They also doled out 21 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and having 8 steals. When talking about pulling down boards, they compiled 33 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Clippers converted 24 of 28 attempts for a rate of 85.7%. Los Angeles ended with a 49.4% FG percentage (41 out of 83) and converted 15 of 36 three-point attempts.

Paul George is one player who was a factor for the game. George went 50.0% from the floor and also dished out 6 assists. He played 31 mins played and also grabbed 2 rebounds. He totaled 34 points on 10 out of 20 shooting.

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Los Angeles comes into this one with a record of 37-39 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 13.8 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.6 personal fouls every game. As a team, Los Angeles is grabbing 43.8 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,793 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 19th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Clippers are shooting 36.5% on three-point attempts (936 of 2,567) and 79.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 106.8 pts per game (26th in the NBA) while connecting on 45.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Clippers are forcing 13.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.5 fouls. They surrender 34.6% on shots from downtown while they are 11th in the league in points per game from their opponents (108.4). The Clippers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 45.1% (3,091 of 6,857) and they relinquish 47.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 14th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,829 surrendered for the season.

When they last played, the Bulls got the victory with a final of 107-94 when they played the Wizards. The Bulls earned 30 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 9 steals in this game. The Wizards earned 14 fouls for the game which took the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They were able to bury 15 of those for a percentage of 83.3%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Chicago knocked down 6 out of 18 tries (33.3%). When all was said and done, the Bulls ended up shooting 43 for 85 from the floor which had them at 50.6%. The Bulls allowed the Wizards to make 38 out of their 79 tries from the floor which had them shooting 48.1% for the matchup. They shot 23.1% from beyond the arc by going 6 out of 26 and finished the contest at 12 out of 17 from the charity stripe (70.6%). With respect to how they rebounded, Chicago allowed Washington to collect 30 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

DeMar DeRozan ended up being a major contributor for the Bulls in this contest. He buried 12 of 27 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. DeRozan recorded 32 points in his 36 minutes on the court and accounted for 4 dimes for the matchup.

Chicago has a mark of 44-32 on the year. When it comes to offense, the Bulls are hitting on 48.1% from the floor, which is 2nd in basketball. Chicago has accounted for 8,467 pts for the campaign (111.4 per game) and they collect 42.4 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 24.0 times per game (17th in the NBA) and they turn it over 12.8 times per contest. The Bulls have committed 18.8 personal fouls every game and they shoot 81.3% from the free throw line.

The Bulls defensively are ranked 15th in the league in points allowed per game with 110.9. They are able to force 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the floor (24th in the league). The Chicago defense surrenders 36.1% on 3-point attempts (868 of 2,407) and their opponents are making 79.2% of their free throw shots. They have given up 24.6 dimes and 43.4 total boards per game, which ranks 16th and 9th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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