Chicago Bulls vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, 3/31/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Charlotte Hornets

Date: Friday, March 31, 2023

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Charlotte

The Chicago Bulls are on their way to Spectrum Center on Friday where they will try to defeat the Charlotte Hornets.

The Bulls faced off with the Lakers and took a loss by a final of 121-110 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Bulls ended up with 22 and the Lakers had 14 personal fouls. They also knocked down 7 out of their 20 shots from downtown. Los Angeles finished shooting 80.0% from the charity stripe by burying 24 of 30 attempts. On top of that, Los Angeles snagged 45 rebounds (13 offensive, 32 defensive) and got 4 blocked shots. Los Angeles recorded 22 assists and had 10 steals for the matchup. In the matter of the defense, Chicago allowed their opponent to shoot 52.3% from the floor on 45 of 86 shooting. They also recorded 31 dimes for the contest while forcing 15 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they collected a total of 32 with 6 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Bulls knocked down 11 of 13 shots for a percentage of 84.6%. Chicago walked away from the game having earned a 51.1% FG percentage (45 out of 88) and made 9 out of their 33 shots from distance.

Nikola Vucevic is a player who was a major contributor in the game. He ended up with 29 points on 12 out of 16 shooting. He played for 36 minutes played and also snagged 12 rebounds. Vucevic finished 75.0% from the floor and earned 6 dimes.

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Chicago will enter this matchup with a record of 36-40 for the year. They turn it over 13.8 times per game and as a group are committing 19.3 fouls every game. As a team, Chicago is snagging 42.5 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,863 dimes so far this season, which ranks 21st in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Bulls are connecting on 36.6% from downtown (797 of 2,180) and 81.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 113.3 points per game (21st in the NBA) while connecting on 49.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bulls are forcing their opponents into 14.9 turnovers per game while drawing 18.8 fouls. They are ranked 20th in basketball in allowing assists with 1,980 surrendered this year. The Bulls defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.9% (3,105 of 6,625) and they surrender 43.0 boards per game as a squad. They surrender 35.6% from beyond the arc and they are 7th in the NBA in PPG allowed (112.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Hornets took home the win by a final score of 137-134 when they faced the Thunder. The Hornets earned 37 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards for a total of 52 in the matchup. They turned it over 18 times, while earning 6 steals in this matchup. The Thunder had 21 personal fouls for this game which got the Hornets to the free throw line for a total of 30 shots. They were able to convert 19 of those for a rate of 63.3%. With respect to shots from distance, Charlotte converted 14 out of their 35 attempts (40.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Hornets finished shooting 52 out of 94 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.3%. The Hornets permitted the Thunder to convert 50 of 96 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.1% in the matchup. They finished shooting 36.7% from distance by going 11 of 30 and finished the contest at 23 of 29 from the charity stripe (79.3%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Charlotte allowed Oklahoma City to get 39 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

P.J. Washington was important for the Hornets for the contest. Washington earned 43 points in his 37 mins on the court and earned 5 assists for the matchup. He buried 16 of 24 in this matchup giving him a rate of 66.7%, and had 6 rebounds.

Charlotte has a win-loss mark of 26-51 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Hornets are shooting 45.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 28th in the NBA. Charlotte has 8,584 pts this season (111.5 per game) and they collect 44.8 boards per game. They are getting an assist 25.2 times per game (15th in the league) and they turn it over 13.9 times per contest. The Hornets are committing 20.4 fouls per contest and they hit 74.6% from the charity stripe.

The Charlotte defense surrenders 35.7% on 3-pointers (951 of 2,662) and opponents are making 79.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 25.8 dimes and 46.3 rebounds per contest, which is 19th and 29th in the NBA. The Hornets are ranked 22nd in basketball in points allowed per contest with 117.3. They have forced 14.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.6% from the floor (18th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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