Chicago Bulls vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 2/15/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports Indiana

Gainbridge Fieldhouse is the location where the Indiana Pacers will try to defeat the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.

The Bulls played the Cavaliers and ended up losing by a score of 97-89 in their last game. Chicago finished with a 48.6% field goal percentage (36 out of 74) and made 5 of their 21 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Bulls made 12 of 15 tries for a rate of 80.0%. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they collected 44 with 6 of them being offensive. They also dished out 27 assists in the game in addition to creating 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In terms of defense, Chicago allowed 41.9% from the field on 36 of 86 shooting. Cleveland recorded 26 assists and had 9 steals in this game. In addition, Cleveland collected 39 boards (10 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Cleveland finished the contest at 84.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 19 shots. They knocked down 9 out of their 35 shots from downtown. When discussing personal fouls, the Bulls walked away with 22 and the Cavaliers finished the game with 15 personal fouls.

Patrick Williams is one guy who was a major factor for the game. He recorded 13 points on 6 out of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 33 mins played and snagged 6 rebounds. Williams finished shooting 60.0% from the field and also earned 3 assists.

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Chicago enters this game with a win-loss record of 26-31 so far this season. They average 113.3 points per outing (19th in the league) while shooting 48.8% from the floor. The Bulls are connecting on 35.8% on shots from 3-point land (584 of 1,631) and 81.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Chicago is pulling down 42.8 boards per contest and has racked up 1,382 dimes for the year, which ranks 21st in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 14.0 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.5 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Bulls are forcing 14.7 turnovers every game while drawing 18.9 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.2% on three-point shots while they are 14th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (113.3). The Bulls defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.0% (2,355 of 5,015) and they concede 43.5 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 18th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,477 relinquished for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Pacers went home defeated by a final of 127-113 when they faced the Wizards. With respect to rebounding, Indiana allowed Washington to snag 40 in total (8 offensive). They finished 46.2% from three-point range via 12 of 26 and finished the contest at 19 out of 22 from the free throw line (86.4%). The Pacers allowed the Wizards to bury 48 of 75 attempts from the field which had them shooting 64.0% for the matchup. Overall, the Pacers finished 43 for 95 from the floor which had them shooting 45.3%. In reference to three-point attempts, Indiana converted 14 of their 40 tries (35.0%). They were able to bury 13 of those for a percentage of 76.5%. The Wizards had 16 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Pacers to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while getting 8 steals in the matchup. The Pacers were able to corral 16 defensive boards and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in this game.

Tyrese Haliburton was important for the Pacers for the game. Haliburton scored 21 points in his 35 mins of playing time and accumulated 7 assists for this contest. He buried 8 out of 16 in this matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 25-34 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Pacers are connecting on 45.9% from the floor, which is 25th in the NBA. Indiana has accumulated 6,753 pts on the season (114.5 per contest) and they collect 41.6 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 26.4 times per game (6th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.1 times per game. The Pacers commit 21.4 fouls every game and they go 79.3% from the charity stripe.

The Pacers on the defensive side of the court are 23rd in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 117.2. They are able to force 15.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.6% from the floor (19th in the league). The Indiana defense concedes 37.3% on shots from distance (738 of 1,981) and opponents are making 80.9% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 26.4 dimes and 45.7 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 27th and 28th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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