Atlanta Hawks vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 12/26/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-1)

United Center is the location where the Chicago Bulls (13-18) will try to defeat the Atlanta Hawks (12-17) on Tuesday. Chicago opens this matchup as 1-point dogs. The total comes in at 235.

The Hawks faced the Grizzlies and ended up losing by a score of 125-119 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Hawks ended up with 22 and the Grizzlies finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They converted 11 of 33 attempts from distance. Memphis finished the game shooting 63.6% when shooting free throws by knocking down 14 of their 22 shots. Furthermore, Memphis collected 51 boards (15 offensive, 36 defensive) and got 5 blocks. Memphis recorded 29 assists and had 6 steals in the game. Pertaining to the defense, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 51.5% from the field on 50 of 97 shooting. They also doled out 28 assists for the contest as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In relation to rebounding, they collected 41 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Hawks knocked down 16 of 20 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. Atlanta walked away from the contest having earned a 46.9% FG percentage (45 of 96) and converted 13 out of their 43 shots from beyond the arc.

Trae Young is a guy who was a contributor for the game. Young ended up going 45.8% from the field and earned 13 assists. He played for 41 minutes and also totaled 5 boards. He left the arena with 30 points on 11 of 24 shooting.

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Atlanta comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 12-17 on the season. They currently have an average of 122.7 points per outing (3rd in basketball) while shooting 47.2% from the floor. The Hawks are shooting 37.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (420 of 1,119) and 83.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Atlanta is collecting 44.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 752 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 18th in basketball in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.7 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Hawks are forcing their opponents into 15.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.0 fouls. They relinquish 38.5% on shots from distance and they rank 27th in the league in PPG from their opponents (122.9). The Hawks defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 50.2% (1,324 of 2,638) and they concede 44.1 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are 26th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 822 conceded this year.

When they last played, the Bulls went home defeated by a final of 109-95 against the Cavaliers. In the matter of cleaning the glass, Chicago allowed Cleveland to snag 48 in total (15 on the offensive side). They finished 26.7% from three-point range by connecting on 12 of 45 and ended up shooting 19 out of 26 at the charity stripe (73.1%). The Bulls allowed the Cavaliers to make 39 out of 88 tries from the field which had them shooting 44.3% for the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Bulls finished 35 out of 80 from the floor which had them sitting at 43.8%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Chicago buried 8 out of their 35 tries (22.9%). They were able to convert 17 of those for a rate of 89.5%. The Cavaliers earned 16 personal fouls in this contest which got the Bulls to the free throw line for 19 shots. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 6 steals in this contest. The Bulls were able to collect 32 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 37 in the game.

DeMar DeRozan pitched in for the Bulls for the contest. He converted 6 out of 14 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 5 rebounds. DeRozan had 21 points in his 40 mins of playing time and had 8 assists for this game.

Chicago has a mark of 13-18 this season. The Bulls commit 19.7 personal fouls per game and they connect on 79.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.7 times per game (28th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 12.0 times per contest. Chicago has 3,409 points this season (110.0 per game) and they average 42.6 boards per game. As an offense, the Bulls are shooting 45.5% from the field, which ranks 27th in the NBA.

The Chicago defense concedes 37.0% from downtown (438 of 1,183) and their opponents are connecting on 77.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 27.5 assists and 44.8 boards per contest, which ranks them 25th and 23rd in the league. The Bulls on defense are ranked 11th in basketball in PPG given up with 112.4. They are forcing their opponents into 15.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.1% from the field (17th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta (-1)

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