New Orleans Pelicans vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 11/9/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Chicago Bulls are hosting the New Orleans Pelicans at United Center on Wednesday.

The Pelicans played the Pacers and went home with a loss by a final score of 129-122 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Pelicans walked away with 20 and the Pacers accumulated 19 fouls. They also knocked down 22 of 48 attempts from long range. Indiana finished the contest at 91.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of 23 shots. Additionally, Indiana grabbed 45 rebounds (10 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Indiana totaled 33 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. In regard to defense, New Orleans let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the floor on 43 of 86 shooting. They also recorded 32 assists for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 43 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Pelicans knocked down 12 of their 17 shots for a rate of 70.6%. New Orleans finished the game having earned a 49.5% field goal percentage (48 of 97) and buried 14 out of their 34 3-point attempts.

Zion Williamson is someone who was a factor for this contest. Williamson finished 66.7% from the field and recorded 7 dimes. He was on the court for 34 mins and pulled down 7 rebounds. He accounted for 26 points on 10 out of 15 shooting.

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New Orleans steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 5-5 on the campaign. They are averaging 118.5 points per contest (1st in the league) while going 48.2% from the field. The Pelicans are shooting 38.8% on 3-pointers (111 of 286) and 75.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New Orleans is grabbing 45.8 rebounds per game and has tallied 280 assists on the season, which is 9th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 14.3 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.9 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Pelicans are forcing 15.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 18th in basketball in allowing assists with 270 conceded for the year. The Pelicans defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 46.8% (422 of 902) and they relinquish 42.3 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 33.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 20th in the league in PPG from their opponents (114.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Bulls walked away with a victory by a final of 111-97 when they faced the Raptors. The Bulls pulled down 40 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 49 for the game. They turned it over 21 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Raptors committed 20 personal fouls in this contest which took the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 22 tries. They were able to convert 18 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 81.8%. When it comes to shots from downtown, Chicago made 9 of their 28 tries (32.1%). When the game finished, the Bulls walked away from this one shooting 42 for 80 from the field which had them sitting at 52.5%. The Bulls allowed the Raptors to convert 36 of their 85 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.4% in this game. They finished the game shooting 32.1% from beyond the arc by connecting on 9 out of 28 and finished the contest at 16 out of 22 from the free throw line (72.7%). With respect to cleaning the glass, Chicago allowed Toronto to grab 31 overall (5 offensive).

Zach LaVine ended up having an impact for the Bulls for the matchup. He knocked down 11 of 20 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 55.0%, and had 3 rebounds. LaVine totaled 30 points in his 32 mins on the court and accumulated 5 assists for the game.

Chicago has a win-loss mark of 6-6 so far this season. The Bulls are committing 20.2 fouls per game while shooting 85.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.3 times per contest (19th in the league) and they cough up possession 15.6 times per game. Chicago has accumulated 1,337 pts for the campaign (111.4 per contest) and they average 44.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Bulls are shooting 46.1% from the floor, which is ranked 21st in basketball.

The Chicago defense gives up 37.6% from downtown (149 of 396) and opponents are converting on 79.0% of their free throw attempts. They give up 27.2 assists and 42.2 total rebounds per game, ranking them 26th and 8th in the NBA. The Bulls on defense are ranked 10th in the NBA in PPG given up with 109.3. They are able to force 16.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (15th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Orleans

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