Detroit Pistons vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 1/19/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Thursday, January 19, 2023

Location: Accor Arena in Paris, FR

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Chicago Bulls will play the Detroit Pistons at Accor Arena on Thursday.

The Pistons faced the Knicks and went home with a loss by a final score of 117-104 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Pistons ended up with 22 and the Knicks finished the game with 12 personal fouls. They knocked down 12 of their 30 attempts from beyond the arc. New York walked away from this one shooting 80.6% from the free throw line by converting 25 of their 31 shots. Furthermore, New York collected 52 rebounds (18 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 4 blocks. New York doled out 17 dimes and had 3 steals for this game. In reference to the defense, Detroit allowed the other team to shoot 45.5% from the floor on 40 of 88 shooting. They also doled out 23 assists for the game while forcing 6 turnovers and having 4 steals. When it comes to getting rebounds, they earned 38 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Pistons knocked down 12 of 15 shots for a rate of 80.0%. Detroit ended the game with a 44.6% field goal percentage (37 of 83) and made 18 out of their 44 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Saddiq Bey is one guy who was a factor in this game. Bey shot 42.9% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He was on the court for 36 mins and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He finished with 21 points on 6 out of 14 shooting.

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Detroit heads into this contest with a record of 12-35 so far this season. They are turning it over 14.7 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 22.2 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Detroit is pulling down 42.4 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,058 assists so far this season, which is 23rd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Pistons are shooting 35.8% on 3-point shots (555 of 1,551) and 77.2% from the charity stripe. They average 112.1 pts per contest (24th in the league) while hitting 45.4% from the field.

On defense, the Pistons are forcing 13.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.7 fouls. They surrender 36.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 29th in the league in points per game allowed (119.5). The Pistons are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 49.3% (2,048 of 4,156) and they surrender 44.9 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 30th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,208 relinquished for the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Bulls took home the win by a final score of 132-118 against the Warriors. In the matter of cleaning the glass, Chicago allowed Golden State to pull down 40 overall (7 on the offensive side). They went 41.2% from distance by connecting on 21 of 51 and finished the contest at 15 out of 22 from the free throw line (68.2%). The Bulls allowed the Warriors to make 41 of their 83 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 49.4% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Bulls finished shooting 48 out of 95 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.5%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Chicago converted 15 of 39 attempts (38.5%). They were able to make 21 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 87.5%. The Warriors earned 22 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Bulls to the free throw line for a total of 24 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 12 steals in this game. The Bulls were able to corral 31 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in this matchup.

Nikola Vucevic pitched in for the Bulls in this matchup. He made 18 of 31 for this contest giving him a rate of 58.1%, and totaled 13 rebounds. Vucevic recorded 43 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 4 assists in this contest.

Chicago has a mark of 20-24 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bulls are connecting on 48.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 5th in the league. Chicago has accounted for 5,040 pts this season (114.5 per game) and they pull in 42.2 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 24.4 times per contest (18th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.7 times per contest. The Bulls are responsible for committing 19.7 fouls per contest and they hit 81.7% from the charity stripe.

The Chicago defense concedes 36.9% on 3-point attempts (599 of 1,624) and their opposition knocks down 77.5% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 26.4 assists and 43.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 29th and 17th in the NBA. The Bulls are ranked 18th in basketball in PPG given up with 115.2. They are able to force 15.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.7% from the field (21st in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit

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