Chicago Bulls vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 12/18/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Monday, December 18, 2023

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Philadelphia 76ers (18-7) will try to defeat the Chicago Bulls (10-17) at Wells Fargo Center on Monday.

The Bulls stepped onto the hardwood against the Heat and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 118-116 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Bulls ended up finishing with 19 while the Heat accumulated 19 fouls. They converted 13 of their 35 shots from 3-point land. Miami finished 76.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of 25 shots. Moreover, Miami snagged 31 boards (8 offensive, 23 defensive) and got 4 rejections. Miami distributed 26 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. In the matter of defense, Chicago allowed their opponent to shoot 51.8% from the field on 43 out of 83 shooting. They also doled out 25 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 10 turnovers and getting 8 steals. With regard to rebounding, they earned 40 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Bulls knocked down 26 of their 29 tries for a rate of 89.7%. Chicago ended the game with a 48.1% field goal percentage (37 out of 77) and converted 16 of their 38 shots from downtown.

DeMar DeRozan is one player who played a role in this matchup. DeRozan went 69.2% from the field and dished out 5 assists. He played 42 minutes and also pulled down 3 boards. He totaled 27 points on 9 out of 13 shooting.

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Chicago comes into this game with a mark of 10-17 so far this season. They cough up possession 12.0 times per game and as a group are committing 20.1 fouls every game. As a team, Chicago is pulling in 42.7 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 639 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 18th in basketball in terms of passing. The Bulls are shooting 36.7% on shots from 3-point land (332 of 905) and 78.5% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 109.9 points per game (26th in basketball) while shooting 44.8% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Bulls have forced 15.1 turnovers every game while drawing 19.4 fouls. They are ranked 30th in the league in allowing assists with 750 relinquished for the season. The Bulls are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.5% (1,087 of 2,289) and they concede 45.1 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 37.8% on shots from distance and they are ranked 14th in the league in points per game allowed (113.6).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the 76ers took home the win by a final score of 135-82 against the Hornets. With respect to cleaning the glass, Philadelphia allowed Charlotte to get 36 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 20.0% from 3-point land by shooting 7 out of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 11 at the free throw line (81.8%). The 76ers allowed the Hornets to knock down 33 of their 91 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 36.3% for this game. Overall, the 76ers went 53 for 88 from the field which had them sitting at 60.2%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Philadelphia knocked down 14 of their 31 tries (45.2%). They were able to convert 15 of those for a percentage of 88.2%. The Hornets had 14 fouls for the contest which got the 76ers to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They also coughed it up 10 times, while recording 10 steals in this contest. The 76ers corralled 40 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 for the contest.

Joel Embiid was important for the 76ers in the matchup. Embiid had 42 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes for the matchup. He knocked down 18 out of 23 for this game for a field goal rate of 78.3%, and tallied 15 rebounds.

Philadelphia has a win-loss record of 18-7 on the campaign. The 76ers commit 20.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 85.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 26.2 times per contest (12th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.1 times per contest. Philadelphia has earned 3,072 pts this year (122.9 per contest) and they pull in 45.9 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the 76ers are connecting on 48.4% from the floor, which is ranked 7th in basketball.

The Philadelphia defense allows 34.4% on 3-point attempts (286 of 831) and their opponents are making 78.6% of their foul shots. They allow 26.0 dimes and 41.8 boards every game, ranking them 14th and 5th in the NBA. The 76ers on the defensive side of the court are 7th in the league in points allowed per contest with 111.0. They have forced 14.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (10th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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