Chicago Bulls vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 1/9/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Boston Celtics

Date: Monday, January 9, 2023

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+8)

The Chicago Bulls are on their way to TD Garden on Monday where they will go up against the Boston Celtics. Boston opens this contest as 8-point favorites from oddsmakers. The total has been set at 226.

The Bulls faced off with the Jazz and notched a win by a score of 126-118 in their last contest. Chicago finished the contest having earned a 53.0% FG percentage (44 of 83) and converted 13 of their 28 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Bulls converted 25 of their 32 tries for a rate of 78.1%. When discussing pulling down boards, they earned 44 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 22 dimes for this game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and having 4 steals. With respect to defending, Chicago let their opponent shoot 49.5% from the floor on 46 out of 93 shooting. Utah recorded 36 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Utah grabbed 39 rebounds (7 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Utah ended up going 77.8% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of 18 shots. They also converted 12 out of their 41 shots from distance. Regarding fouls, the Bulls ended up walking away with 22 and the Jazz totaled 24 fouls.

Zach LaVine is one player who was a factor for the contest. LaVine finished 57.1% from the floor and dished out 2 assists. He saw the court for 35 minutes and also pulled down 7 boards. He ended up scoring 36 points on 12 out of 21 shooting.

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Chicago will enter this contest with a mark of 19-21 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 13.9 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 19.9 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Chicago is collecting 42.4 boards per contest and has accumulated 980 assists for the season, which ranks 15th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Bulls are connecting on 37.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (432 of 1,146) and 81.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 115.1 points per outing (12th in the NBA) while shooting 49.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bulls are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They surrender 37.2% from 3-point land and they are 18th in the league in points per game allowed (115.5). The Bulls defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 47.7% (1,679 of 3,521) and they relinquish 43.4 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 29th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,060 conceded on the campaign.

In their last game, the Celtics walked away with a victory by a final of 121-116 against the Spurs. In reference to cleaning the glass, Boston permitted San Antonio to collect 51 in all (12 on the offensive side). They finished 28.0% from downtown by going 7 of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 14 at the free throw line (78.6%). The Celtics allowed the Spurs to bury 49 of 100 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 49.0% in the matchup. Overall, the Celtics walked away from this one shooting 47 out of 95 from the floor which had them at 49.5%. Regarding shots from downtown, Boston knocked down 15 out of 34 tries (44.1%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw tries for a rate of 66.7%. The Spurs committed 20 fouls for this contest which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They also coughed it up 14 times, while earning 6 steals for the game. The Celtics corralled 35 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 43 in this contest.

Jayson Tatum ended up having an impact for the Celtics in the game. He converted 13 out of 26 for this contest for a rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. Tatum had 34 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and totaled 2 assists in the matchup.

Boston has a mark of 28-12 so far this year. The Celtics have committed 19.1 fouls per game while shooting 82.3% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 26.8 times per contest (5th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.7 times per game. Boston has accounted for 4,751 points on the campaign (118.8 per game) and they collect 43.9 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Celtics are connecting on 47.9% from the floor, which ranks 9th in basketball.

The Boston defense gives up 35.6% on shots from beyond the arc (464 of 1,304) and their opponents are knocking down 78.2% of their foul shots. They surrender 22.5 dimes and 44.3 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 1st and 22nd in the NBA. The Celtics defensively are ranked 13th in basketball in PPG allowed with 113.0. They are able to force 13.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the field (16th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston (-8)

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