Chicago Bulls vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 10/30/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Monday, October 30, 2023

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports Indiana

Gainbridge Fieldhouse is the location where the Indiana Pacers (2-0) will take on the Chicago Bulls (1-2) on Monday.

The Bulls faced off with the Pistons and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 118-102 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Bulls ended up finishing with 20 while the Pistons accounted for 18 personal fouls. They also made 12 of 28 tries from beyond the perimeter. Detroit finished the game at 80.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 20 shots. Additionally, Detroit snagged 53 rebounds (15 offensive, 38 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Detroit distributed 29 assists and had 4 steals for the matchup. When talking about defense, Chicago allowed the other team to go 52.3% from the field on 45 out of 86 shooting. They also doled out 16 assists for the contest while forcing 15 turnovers and having 10 steals. With respect to rebounding, they compiled 32 with 12 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Bulls converted 13 of their 16 attempts for a percentage of 81.3%. Chicago walked away from the game having earned a 41.9% FG percentage (39 out of 93) and converted 11 out of their 28 three-point attempts.

Zach LaVine is someone who was a major factor for this contest. LaVine walked away from this one shooting 57.6% from the field but finished the game without a dime. He saw the court for 37 mins played and also pulled down 4 boards. He accumulated 51 points on 19 out of 33 shooting.

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Chicago comes into this one with a record of 1-2 for the campaign. They are turning it over 12.7 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.3 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Chicago is pulling down 42.0 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 60 dimes on the year, which ranks 11th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Bulls are shooting 28.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (31 of 109) and 79.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 103.3 points per contest (27th in the league) while hitting 40.2% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bulls are able to force 18.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 22.0 fouls. They are giving up 38.8% on shots from distance while they are 18th in basketball in points per game allowed (115.0). The Bulls defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 51.2% (129 of 252) and they concede 49.7 boards per game as a basketball team. They rank 29th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 84 conceded this season.

When they last played, the Pacers went home victorious with a score of 125-113 against the Cavaliers. The Pacers were able to pull down 37 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 48 for the matchup. They also coughed it up 7 times, while earning 3 steals in the matchup. The Cavaliers committed 16 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Pacers to the free throw line for 17 shots. They were able to make 14 of them for a percentage of 82.4%. In relation to shots from distance, Indiana buried 15 of 38 attempts (39.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Pacers went 48 out of 98 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.0%. The Pacers allowed the Cavaliers to convert 43 out of their 99 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 43.4% for this contest. They finished shooting 38.7% from distance by hitting 12 out of 31 and ended up shooting 15 out of 24 from the charity stripe (62.5%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Indiana allowed Cleveland to pull down 51 in total (18 on the offensive side).

Aaron Nesmith was important for the Pacers for this contest. Nesmith scored 26 points in his 30 mins on the court, but didn't record an assist. He converted 10 of 16 for the game for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and had 9 rebounds.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 2-0 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Pacers are connecting on 50.7% from the field, which is ranked 2nd in basketball. Indiana has accumulated 268 points so far this season (134.0 per game) and they pull in 49.5 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 37.0 times per game (1st in basketball) and they turn it over 10.0 times per contest. The Pacers commit 21.5 fouls per game while shooting 86.2% from the charity stripe.

The Pacers are ranked 21st in the league in points given up per game with 116.5. They are forcing 10.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.6% from the field (12th in the NBA). The Indiana defense gives up 38.2% on shots from 3-point land (21 of 55) and opponents are connecting on 71.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 28.5 assists and 48.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 25th and 22nd in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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