Chicago Bulls vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 11/4/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Denver Nuggets (4-1) will take on the Chicago Bulls (2-3) at Ball Arena on Saturday.

The Bulls stepped onto the hardwood against the Mavericks and ended up losing by a score of 114-105 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Bulls ended up finishing with 23 and the Mavericks accounted for 11 personal fouls. They buried 20 of their 48 attempts from distance. Dallas finished the game at 71.4% when shooting free throws by converting 20 of their 28 attempts. On top of that, Dallas pulled down 45 boards (13 offensive, 32 defensive) and got 3 blocked shots. Dallas distributed 23 dimes and had 7 steals in the game. Concerning the defense, Chicago allowed the other team to go 45.7% from the floor on 37 out of 81 shooting. They also doled out 19 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they earned 43 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Bulls made 10 of their 11 attempts for a percentage of 90.9%. Chicago wrapped up the contest having earned a 47.2% field goal percentage (42 out of 89) and made 11 out of their 33 three-point shots.

Nikola Vucevic is one guy who was a contributor in this matchup. He scored 21 points on 10 out of 17 shooting. He played for 36 mins and also snagged 20 rebounds. Vucevic finished shooting 58.8% from the field and recorded 1 assist.

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Chicago comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 2-3 this season. They currently have an average of 105.4 pts per game (25th in the league) while hitting 42.6% from the field. The Bulls are hitting 30.2% on shots from beyond the arc (48 of 159) and 81.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Chicago is snagging 42.6 boards per contest and has totaled 98 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 25th in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.8 times per contest and as a group they commit 19.6 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bulls are forcing 17.6 turnovers per game while drawing 20.2 personal fouls. They are conceding 36.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 17th in the league in opponents PPG (112.8). The Bulls defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 48.0% (202 of 421) and they relinquish 48.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 27th in the NBA in allowing assists with 133 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Nuggets took a loss by a score of 110-89 when they faced the Timberwolves. The Nuggets were able to snag 31 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 43 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. The Timberwolves committed 15 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Nuggets to the charity stripe for 10 shots. They were able to convert 7 of those for a percentage of 70.0%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Denver made 6 of 33 attempts (18.2%). When all was said and done, the Nuggets finished 38 for 96 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.6%. The Nuggets permitted the Timberwolves to bury 38 of 83 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 45.8% in the matchup. They finished 38.1% from downtown by going 8 out of 21 and finished the contest at 26 of 27 from the free throw line (96.3%). In reference to rebounding, Denver allowed Minnesota to grab 47 in all (8 on the offensive side).

Nikola Jokic ended up having an impact for the Nuggets in this game. He converted 11 of 23 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 47.8%, and had 10 rebounds. Jokic earned 25 points in his 30 minutes on the court and earned 3 dimes in this game.

Denver has a mark of 4-1 for the year. As an offense, the Nuggets are hitting on 50.8% from the floor, which ranks them 1st in basketball. Denver has accounted for 554 pts on the campaign (110.8 per game) and they collect 43.2 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 29.0 times per game (3rd in the league) and they cough up possession 14.6 times per game. The Nuggets are committing 18.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 65.7% from the charity stripe.

The Denver defense gives up 29.6% on 3-pointers (45 of 152) and their opponents are connecting on 79.8% of their foul shots. They concede 23.4 assists and 43.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 5th and 13th in basketball. The Nuggets are ranked 3rd in the NBA in points allowed per game with 103.6. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the field (5th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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