Chicago Bulls vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 3/11/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Houston Rockets

Date: Saturday, March 11, 2023

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-7)

The Houston Rockets will play the Chicago Bulls at Toyota Center on Saturday. Houston opens this game as 7-point dogs. The total has been set at 230.

The Bulls faced the Nuggets and took home the win by a score of 117-96 in their last game. Chicago walked away from the game having earned a 51.7% field goal percentage (46 of 89) and knocked down 8 of their 24 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Bulls converted 17 of their 18 attempts for a rate of 94.4%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 50 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 26 dimes in the matchup while forcing 11 turnovers and having 9 steals. In terms of defending, Chicago let their opponent shoot 42.0% from the floor on 37 out of 88 shooting. Denver recorded 27 assists and had 5 steals for this game. In addition, Denver totaled 44 rebounds (11 offensive, 33 defensive) and got 2 rejections. Denver ended up shooting 46.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 7 of 15 shots. They also knocked down 15 of their 40 attempts from downtown. In reference to personal fouls, the Bulls walked away with 16 and the Nuggets recorded 16 personal fouls.

Zach LaVine is one guy who played a role for the game. LaVine finished the game at 66.7% from the floor and also totaled 4 assists. He saw the court for 34 mins played and collected 5 rebounds. He had 29 points on 12 out of 18 shooting.

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Chicago enters this contest with a win-loss record of 30-36 for the year. They are giving up possession 13.8 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 19.3 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Chicago is pulling down 42.7 boards per game and has 1,593 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 21st in the league in terms of passing. The Bulls are shooting 36.1% on shots from 3-point land (676 of 1,875) and 81.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 113.1 points per contest (21st in the NBA) while hitting 49.0% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bulls are able to force 14.5 turnovers per game while drawing 18.9 fouls. They give up 35.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 9th in the NBA in points per game allowed (112.5). The Bulls defense is giving up a FG percentage of 46.7% (2,700 of 5,780) and they surrender 43.2 boards per contest as a unit. They rank 19th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,703 conceded for the campaign.

For their last game, the Rockets took a defeat with a final score of 134-125 when they played the Pacers. The Rockets corralled 38 defensive boards and 20 offensive boards for a total of 58 for the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while recording 6 steals in the game. The Pacers earned 21 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Rockets to the charity stripe for 29 shots. They were able to convert 21 of the free throws for a percentage of 72.4%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Houston converted 6 out of 17 attempts (35.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Rockets ended up shooting 49 for 107 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.8%. The Rockets permitted the Pacers to bury 48 of their 100 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.0% for the game. They finished 40.0% from distance by going 18 of 45 and finished the contest at 20 of 21 from the free throw line (95.2%). Regarding attacking the glass, Houston permitted Indiana to collect 42 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Jabari Smith Jr. ended up being important for the Rockets in the matchup. He buried 10 of 19 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 52.6%, and totaled 12 rebounds. Smith Jr. tallied 30 points in his 47 mins of playing time and had 3 assists in the matchup.

Houston has a win-loss mark of 15-51 so far this year. The Rockets commit 20.6 fouls per game and they hit 75.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 22.5 times per game (29th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 16.7 times per game. Houston has accumulated 7,277 pts for the year (110.3 per contest) and they pull in 46.6 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Rockets are hitting on 45.3% from the floor, which is 29th in basketball.

The Rockets are ranked 28th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 118.5. They are able to force 13.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.9% from the field (20th in the league). The Houston defense allows 37.5% on 3-pointers (971 of 2,589) and opponents are making 79.9% of their foul shots. They surrender 25.9 dimes and 41.5 boards every game, which ranks 23rd and 4th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (-7)

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