Detroit Pistons vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 11/12/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Sunday, November 12, 2023

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

The Chicago Bulls (3-6) are hosting the Detroit Pistons (2-7) at United Center on Sunday.

The Pistons took the court against the Bucks and ended up losing by a score of 120-118 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Pistons ended up with 24 while the Bucks racked up 18 fouls. They also buried 11 out of their 37 tries from downtown. Milwaukee ended up going 84.4% from the free throw line by making 27 of their 32 attempts. In addition, Milwaukee pulled down 36 rebounds (5 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Milwaukee earned 19 assists and had 8 steals in this matchup. In reference to defending, Detroit allowed the other team to shoot 45.6% from the floor on 41 out of 90 shooting. They also recorded 28 dimes for the game as well as creating 10 turnovers and having 2 steals. In regard to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 53 with 11 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Pistons converted 15 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 93.8%. Detroit ended with a 49.0% field goal percentage (48 out of 98) and made 7 out of their 29 three-point attempts.

Cade Cunningham is a guy who was a factor for the game. Cunningham went 40.7% from the floor and also totaled 8 dimes. He was on the court for 39 mins and also pulled down 8 boards. He ended up with 33 points on 11 out of 27 shooting.

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Detroit will play this contest with a mark of 2-7 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 17.8 times per contest and as a squad are committing 24.9 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Detroit is collecting 46.0 boards per game and has totaled 246 dimes this season, which is 4th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Pistons are connecting on 37.5% from downtown (100 of 267) and 83.1% from the free throw line. They have an average of 110.3 points per contest (20th in the league) while connecting on 46.5% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Pistons are able to force 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They rank 14th in the league in giving up assists with 203 surrendered for the year. The Pistons are allowing a FG percentage of 45.6% (360 of 790) and they relinquish 41.0 boards per contest as a team. They are conceding 35.3% on shots from downtown and they rank 15th in the NBA in points per game allowed (113.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Bulls went home defeated by a final of 116-115 when they faced the Suns. With respect to cleaning the glass, Chicago permitted Phoenix to grab 53 in total (13 on the offensive glass). They finished 39.6% from three-point range by connecting on 19 out of 48 and finished the game at 21 out of 25 at the free throw line (84.0%). The Bulls allowed the Suns to convert 38 of 90 tries from the floor which had them at 42.2% in this matchup. Overall, the Bulls finished the game shooting 42 for 95 from the floor which had them sitting at 44.2%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, Chicago buried 14 out of 33 tries (42.4%). They were able to knock down 17 of them for a clip of 73.9%. The Suns were called for 20 fouls for this game which took the Bulls to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They turned it over 15 times, while earning 12 steals for the contest. The Bulls were able to pull down 30 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in this contest.

Nikola Vucevic was important for the Bulls for the contest. He converted 11 out of 18 in this game for a field goal rate of 61.1%, and had 6 rebounds. Vucevic recorded 26 points in his 41 minutes of playing time and accounted for 3 dimes in the matchup.

Chicago has a win-loss record of 3-6 for the season. The Bulls are responsible for committing 18.9 personal fouls every game and they go 78.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 22.6 times per contest (28th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.9 times per game. Chicago has tallied 980 points this year (108.9 per contest) and they collect 40.9 boards per contest. As an offense, the Bulls are connecting on 44.7% from the field, which ranks 25th in the league.

The Chicago defense allows 38.2% on shots from distance (141 of 369) and their opponents are converting on 77.7% of their foul shots. They concede 28.9 assists and 48.3 boards per contest, which is 29th and 29th in the NBA. The Bulls defensively are ranked 16th in the league in PPG allowed with 113.9. They are forcing 17.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.4% from the floor (20th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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