Chicago Bulls vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 3/27/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Monday, March 27, 2023

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+5)

The Los Angeles Clippers will try to defeat the Chicago Bulls at Crypto.com Arena on Monday. Los Angeles opens as 5-point favorites. The over/under is set at 228.

The Bulls faced the Trail Blazers and went home with a win by a final score of 124-96 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Bulls walked away with 19 and the Trail Blazers accumulated 14 fouls. They also made 6 of 31 shots from 3-point land. Portland ended up going 88.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 18 attempts. In addition, Portland snagged 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive) and had 8 blocks. Portland dished out 23 assists and had 10 steals in the game. In terms of the defense, Chicago allowed 43.0% from the floor on 37 of 86 shooting. They also dished out 33 assists in the game while creating 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When it comes to getting rebounds, they compiled 47 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bulls converted 11 of their 14 tries for a rate of 78.6%. Chicago walked away from the contest having earned a 57.1% field goal percentage (48 out of 84) and converted 17 out of their 28 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Zach LaVine is a guy who was a contributor in the matchup. He ended up finishing with 33 points on 12 of 20 shooting. He was on the court for 30 minutes played and also pulled down 4 rebounds. LaVine finished the game at 60.0% from the field and earned 8 assists.

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Chicago will play this contest with a win-loss record of 35-38 so far this season. They average 113.3 pts per game (20th in the league) while connecting on 48.9% from the field. The Bulls are hitting 36.6% on shots from distance (765 of 2,093) and 81.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Chicago is pulling down 42.7 rebounds per contest and has racked up 1,774 assists this year, which is 21st in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.8 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 19.3 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Bulls are forcing their opponents into 14.8 turnovers per game and they draw 18.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 15th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,893 surrendered on the campaign. The Bulls are giving up a FG percentage of 46.6% (2,974 of 6,383) and they concede 43.1 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 35.4% from beyond the arc while they are 7th in the league in PPG allowed (112.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Clippers took a loss by a score of 131-110 against the Pelicans. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Los Angeles permitted New Orleans to get 45 overall (12 offensive). They went 61.8% from downtown by going 21 out of 34 and ended up shooting 8 out of 9 from the charity stripe (88.9%). The Clippers permitted the Pelicans to knock down 51 of 96 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.1% for the game. When the game finished, the Clippers went 39 for 75 from the field which had them shooting 52.0%. With respect to 3-pointers, Los Angeles made 15 of their 33 tries (45.5%). They were able to make 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 81.0%. The Pelicans committed 21 fouls in the game which took the Clippers to the charity stripe for 21 shots. They gave up possession 19 times, while recording 9 steals for the contest. The Clippers recorded 29 defensive boards and 2 offensive boards for a total of 31 for the contest.

Bones Hyland pitched in for the Clippers in this contest. He knocked down 7 out of 12 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and totaled 2 rebounds. Hyland earned 18 points in his 24 mins of playing time and totaled 7 dimes for the game.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 39-36 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Clippers are connecting on 47.4% from the field, which is 15th in the NBA. Los Angeles has totaled 8,461 pts so far this season (112.8 per contest) and they pull down 43.3 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.5 times per game (25th in basketball) and they turn it over 14.2 times per contest. The Clippers commit 19.5 fouls per contest and they shoot 78.2% from the charity stripe.

The Los Angeles defense gives up 36.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (924 of 2,535) and opponents are converting on 77.1% of their foul shots. They have conceded 24.8 assists and 43.2 boards per contest, which ranks them 10th and 15th in the NBA. The Clippers are ranked 10th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 112.6. They have forced 13.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the floor (14th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-5)

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