Brooklyn Nets vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 1/4/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

United Center is the location where the Chicago Bulls will play the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday.

The Nets faced the Spurs and took home the win by a score of 139-103 in their last game. Brooklyn wrapped up the game with a 62.4% field goal percentage (58 of 93) and knocked down 11 of their 20 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Nets made 12 of 15 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 45 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 31 assists in this contest in addition to creating 18 turnovers and earning 13 steals. When talking about defending, Brooklyn allowed the other team to shoot 43.3% from the floor on 42 of 97 shooting. San Antonio doled out 26 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. On top of that, San Antonio collected 43 rebounds (15 offensive, 28 defensive) and got 7 blocks. San Antonio shot 61.1% when shooting free throws by knocking down 11 of their 18 attempts. They also knocked down 8 out of their 31 tries from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Nets ended up walking away with 16 and the Spurs recorded 13 personal fouls.

Kyrie Irving is someone who came through in this matchup. He ended up scoring 27 points on 11 of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins and pulled down 8 rebounds. Irving ended up shooting 78.6% from the field but had no assists when the game ended.

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Brooklyn comes into this game with a record of 25-12 this year. They currently have an average of 115.2 points per outing (12th in the league) on 51.5% from the field. The Nets are connecting on 39.3% on shots from distance (448 of 1,140) and 80.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Brooklyn is snagging 40.6 boards per contest and has racked up 982 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 8th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 14.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 21.6 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Nets are able to force 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.2 fouls. They are conceding 36.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 7th in the NBA in PPG allowed (110.8). The Nets defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.3% (1,479 of 3,267) and they concede 43.1 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 4th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 853 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Bulls took a defeat with a final score of 145-134 when they faced the Cavaliers. The Bulls were able to corral 36 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for the contest. They also turned it over 7 times, while earning 8 steals for this contest. The Cavaliers were called for 27 fouls in this game which took the Bulls to the free throw line for a total of 34 attempts. They were able to knock down 30 of the free throws for a clip of 88.2%. Regarding 3-point attempts, Chicago made 10 out of 33 attempts (30.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bulls finished 47 out of 95 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.5%. The Bulls allowed the Cavaliers to convert 48 out of their 92 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 52.2% for the matchup. They finished 34.8% from 3-point land by going 16 of 46 and walked away from this one shooting 33 of 45 at the free throw line (73.3%). When discussing attacking the glass, Chicago allowed Cleveland to get 47 in all (13 on the offensive side).

DeMar DeRozan was important for the Bulls in this game. DeRozan earned 44 points in his 46 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 assists in this game. He made 16 out of 32 for the contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Chicago has a win-loss record of 16-21 this year. The Bulls are committing 20.1 fouls per game while shooting 81.9% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 24.4 times per contest (17th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.9 times per contest. Chicago has tallied 4,229 points this year (114.3 per game) and they average 42.1 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Bulls are hitting on 48.6% from the field, which is ranked 5th in the NBA.

The Chicago defense gives up 37.4% from downtown (507 of 1,357) and opponents are making 77.0% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 26.3 dimes and 43.9 boards per game, which has them ranked 28th and 20th in the league. The Bulls are ranked 18th in the NBA in points given up per game with 115.6. They are forcing 15.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.8% from the floor (22nd in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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