Oklahoma City Thunder vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 2/12/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Saturday, February 12, 2022

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: Bally Sports OK

The Oklahoma City Thunder (17-37) are headed to United Center on Saturday where they will play the Chicago Bulls (34-21).

The Thunder played the Raptors and took a loss by a final of 117-98 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Thunder finished with 17 and the Raptors totaled 16 fouls. They also converted 13 of 35 shots from distance. Toronto finished shooting 100.0% when shooting free throws by making 14 of 14 tries. Moreover, Toronto pulled down 35 boards (10 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Toronto dished out 45 assists and had 22 steals in the matchup. In regard to defending, Oklahoma City allowed their opponent to shoot 51.1% from the floor on 45 of 88 shooting. They also distributed 28 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing 4 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 45 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Thunder made 12 of their 14 tries for a rate of 85.7%. Oklahoma City finished with a 41.4% FG percentage (36 of 87) and made 14 out of their 47 shots from distance.

Aleksej Pokusevski is one guy who was a major contributor for the contest. He ended up finishing with 18 points on 7 of 9 shooting. He played for 30 minutes and also pulled down 4 rebounds. Pokusevski finished the game at 77.8% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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Oklahoma City heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 17-37 so far this season. They have an average of 100.9 pts per contest (30th in basketball) while connecting on 41.8% from the field. The Thunder are connecting on 31.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (641 of 2,040) and 76.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Oklahoma City is pulling down 46.0 boards per game and has racked up 1,147 assists for the season, which ranks 30th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.7 times per contest and as a group they commit 18.1 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Thunder are forcing 13.5 turnovers per game while drawing 17.6 fouls. They are 16th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,360 relinquished this year. The Thunder are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.8% (2,168 of 4,838) and they concede 48.5 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They concede 34.4% on three-point shots and they are 12th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (107.6).

The last time they took the court, the Bulls went home victorious with a score of 121-109 when they played the Hornets. The Bulls snagged 35 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 4 steals for this game. The Hornets committed 8 personal fouls for the contest which took the Bulls to the charity stripe for 19 shots. They were able to convert 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 68.4%. With regard to shots from distance, Chicago made 16 of their 33 tries (48.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Bulls finished the game shooting 46 for 82 from the floor which had them at 56.1%. The Bulls allowed the Hornets to make 40 of their 93 attempts from the field which left them shooting 43.0% in the game. They finished 30.2% from beyond the perimeter by going 13 of 43 and ended up going 16 out of 23 from the charity stripe (69.6%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Chicago allowed Charlotte to get 32 in all (11 on the offensive glass).

DeMar DeRozan ended up being a major contributor for the Bulls in the game. DeRozan accumulated 36 points in his 38 mins of playing time and accounted for 4 dimes for the matchup. He made 13 out of 19 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 68.4%, and accounted for 5 rebounds.

Chicago has a mark of 34-21 so far this season. The Bulls have committed 18.7 fouls per game and they hit 81.4% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 24.4 times per contest (13th in basketball) and they are turning it over 12.9 times per game. Chicago has scored 6,160 points this season (112.0 per contest) and they grab 42.9 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bulls are shooting 48.0% from the field, which ranks them 2nd in basketball.

The Chicago defense allows 36.5% on shots from distance (648 of 1,773) and opponents are converting on 79.8% of their free throw shots. They concede 24.9 assists and 43.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 20th and 10th in basketball. The Bulls on the defensive end are ranked 18th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 110.2. They are able to force 13.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the field (24th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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