Denver Nuggets vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 12/12/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Denver (-8)

United Center is where the Chicago Bulls (9-14) will go up against the Denver Nuggets (14-9) on Tuesday. Chicago opens this matchup as 8-point underdogs. The total has been set at 213.5.

The Nuggets stepped onto the hardwood against the Rockets and took a loss by a score of 114-106 in their last contest. Denver finished the contest with a 42.2% FG percentage (38 out of 90) and made 10 of 28 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Nuggets made 20 of their 27 attempts for a percentage of 74.1%. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they collected 47 with 12 of them being offensive. They also dished out 22 assists in this game in addition to creating 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In relation to defending, Denver allowed their opponent to shoot 42.7% from the floor on 35 of 82 shooting. Houston distributed 21 dimes and had 3 steals for this contest. In addition, Houston snagged 47 boards (11 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Houston finished 73.8% when shooting free throws by burying 31 of their 42 tries. They also converted 13 out of their 39 shots from beyond the perimeter. In the matter of personal fouls, the Nuggets ended up walking away with 24 and the Rockets finished the game with 20 personal fouls.

Nikola Jokic is one player who came through in this game. He was able to score 23 points on 9 out of 26 shooting. He was on the court for 34 mins and snagged 16 rebounds. Jokic walked away from this one shooting 34.6% from the field and totaled 5 dimes.

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Denver will play this game with a mark of 14-9 for the campaign. They are averaging 113.6 pts per contest (14th in the NBA) while going 48.8% from the field. The Nuggets are shooting 36.4% on three-point attempts (264 of 725) and 71.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Denver is collecting 44.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 683 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 1st in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 12.6 times per game and as a squad they commit 19.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Nuggets are forcing 12.5 turnovers per game and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 19th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 570 conceded on the season. The Nuggets defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.5% (928 of 1,997) and they relinquish 43.0 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 36.3% on shots from downtown and they are 8th in the NBA in opponents points per game (110.6).

For their last game, the Bulls walked away with a victory by a final of 121-112 when they played the Spurs. The Bulls snagged 32 defensive boards and 24 offensive boards for a total of 56 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 7 times, while recording 9 steals for the game. The Spurs had 20 fouls for this contest which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 24 tries. They were able to knock down 14 of those for a rate of 58.3%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Chicago converted 13 out of 28 attempts (46.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Bulls finished the game shooting 47 out of 102 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.1%. The Bulls allowed the Spurs to knock down 39 of 83 tries from the field which had them at 47.0% for the matchup. They went 40.5% from beyond the arc by going 17 of 42 and finished the game at 17 out of 20 at the free throw line (85.0%). In relation to how they rebounded, Chicago allowed San Antonio to pull down 44 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Coby White ended up having an impact for the Bulls for the matchup. White tallied 24 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 6 dimes in this contest. He converted 9 out of 15 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Chicago has a win-loss record of 9-14 for the year. As an offense, the Bulls are hitting on 44.9% from the field, which ranks 27th in the league. Chicago has accumulated 2,493 pts this season (108.4 per game) and they average 42.6 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 23.1 times per game (29th in the league) and they turn it over 12.3 times per contest. The Bulls commit 19.6 personal fouls every game while shooting 77.8% from the free throw line.

The Chicago defense gives up 37.2% on three-point shots (336 of 903) and their opponents are knocking down 78.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 27.7 dimes and 45.7 boards per contest, which has them ranked 25th and 26th in basketball. The Bulls on defense are ranked 14th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 112.5. They are able to force 15.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.2% from the field (16th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Denver (-8)

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