Chicago Bulls vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 10/28/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Chicago Bulls (0-1) are headed to Little Caesars Arena on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Detroit Pistons (0-1).

The Bulls stepped onto the hardwood against the Thunder and took a loss by a final of 124-104 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Bulls walked away with 16 and the Thunder totaled 19 personal fouls. They also made 19 out of their 39 attempts from beyond the arc. Oklahoma City finished the game at 83.3% at the free throw line by making 15 of their 18 attempts. In addition, Oklahoma City grabbed 43 rebounds (5 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 3 rejections. Oklahoma City totaled 30 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. Regarding defending, Chicago allowed 54.9% from the field on 45 out of 82 shooting. They also doled out 26 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In terms of rebounding, they compiled a total of 42 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Bulls knocked down 14 of their 18 tries for a rate of 77.8%. Chicago ended the game with a 41.5% field goal percentage (39 out of 94) and made 12 out of their 42 3-point shots.

DeMar DeRozan is one guy who was a factor in this game. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 9 out of 20 shooting. He played for 33 minutes played and totaled 5 rebounds. DeRozan finished 45.0% from the floor and recorded 2 dimes.

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Chicago comes into this matchup with a mark of 0-1 so far this season. They are turning it over 13.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Chicago is grabbing 42.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 26 dimes on the year, which is 14th in basketball in terms of passing. The Bulls are connecting on 28.6% on 3-pointers (12 of 42) and 77.8% from the charity stripe. They average 104.0 points per contest (23rd in the league) while going 41.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bulls are able to force 16.0 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They give up 48.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 27th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (124.0). The Bulls defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 54.9% (45 of 82) and they surrender 43.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are ranked 24th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 30 conceded on the campaign.

When they last played, the Pistons took a defeat with a final score of 103-102 against the Heat. The Pistons earned 39 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards totaling 56 in this matchup. They coughed it up 16 times, while recording 3 steals in this matchup. The Heat were called for 18 fouls for this game which took the Pistons to the charity stripe for 15 attempts. They were able to bury 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 60.0%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, Detroit knocked down 11 of their 32 attempts (34.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Pistons ended up going 41 for 92 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.6%. The Pistons allowed the Heat to make 37 of 92 tries from the floor which left them shooting 40.2% in this game. They shot 36.4% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 8 of 22 and finished the contest at 21 of 26 from the charity stripe (80.8%). In relation to cleaning the glass, Detroit allowed Miami to get 48 in total (16 on the offensive side).

Cade Cunningham ended up being a major contributor for the Pistons in the matchup. Cunningham scored 30 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 9 assists for the contest. He knocked down 13 out of 27 in the game for a rate of 48.1%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Detroit has a win-loss mark of 0-1 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pistons are shooting 44.6% from the field, which is ranked 19th in the NBA. Detroit has accounted for 102 points for the season and they pull in 56.0 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 28.0 times per contest (10th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 17.0 times per contest. The Pistons have committed 23.0 fouls per contest while shooting 60.0% from the charity stripe.

The Detroit defense concedes 36.4% on 3-point attempts (8 of 22) and their opponents are knocking down 80.8% of their free throw shots. They surrender 22.0 assists and 48.0 boards per contest, which ranks them 8th and 20th in the league. The Pistons on the defensive end are ranked 6th in basketball in points given up per game with 103.0. They are forcing 7.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.2% from the field (5th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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