Detroit Pistons vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 4/9/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Sunday, April 9, 2023

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

United Center is the location where the Chicago Bulls will take on the Detroit Pistons on Sunday.

The Pistons played the Nets and took a loss by a score of 123-108 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Pistons finished with 18 while the Nets totaled 12 personal fouls. They also converted 17 of 43 shots from beyond the perimeter. Brooklyn shot 69.6% from the charity stripe by converting 16 of their 23 shots. Moreover, Brooklyn grabbed 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Brooklyn distributed 36 assists and had 6 steals for this game. With regard to defending, Detroit allowed the other team to shoot 52.3% from the floor on 45 out of 86 shooting. They also doled out 27 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 5 steals. In terms of rebounding, they collected 34 with 9 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Pistons converted 13 of 14 attempts for a rate of 92.9%. Detroit walked away from the game having earned a 48.8% FG percentage (41 of 84) and converted 13 out of their 28 shots from downtown.

R.J. Hampton is a guy who had an impact for this game. He totaled 27 points on 9 out of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins and also grabbed 5 rebounds. Hampton finished 60.0% from the floor and distributed 2 dimes.

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Detroit comes into this game with a record of 16-64 on the year. They are averaging 110.5 pts per contest (29th in basketball) while shooting 45.5% from the field. The Pistons are shooting 35.1% on shots from distance (912 of 2,595) and 77.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Detroit is grabbing 42.2 rebounds per contest and has totaled 1,840 assists for the campaign, which is 27th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 15.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 22.2 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Pistons are forcing 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.0 personal fouls. They surrender 36.2% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 27th in the league in PPG allowed (118.8). The Pistons defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 49.0% (3,452 of 7,044) and they relinquish 44.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 18th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,062 relinquished for the campaign.

For their last game, the Bulls took a loss by a score of 105-92 against the Bucks. The Bulls collected 33 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in the matchup. They turned it over 15 times, while getting 10 steals for the contest. The Bucks committed 13 fouls for the matchup which took the Bulls to the charity stripe for 11 tries. They were able to make 9 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 81.8%. With regard to three-point shots, Chicago converted 11 of 33 tries (33.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Bulls shot 36 out of 83 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.4%. The Bulls permitted the Bucks to knock down 39 of their 92 attempts from the floor which had them at 42.4% in this matchup. They finished 39.1% from beyond the arc by hitting 18 of 46 and finished the game at 9 of 11 from the charity stripe (81.8%). Regarding rebounds, Chicago permitted Milwaukee to get 53 in all (13 on the offensive glass).

Nikola Vucevic was important for the Bulls for this game. Vucevic recorded 21 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 4 dimes in the matchup. He knocked down 9 of 21 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 11 rebounds.

Chicago has a win-loss record of 38-42 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bulls are shooting 49.1% from the floor, which is ranked 3rd in the league. Chicago has accounted for 9,058 points for the campaign (113.2 per contest) and they pull in 42.2 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 24.5 times per game (20th in the league) and they turn it over 13.5 times per game. The Bulls commit 19.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 81.1% from the charity stripe.

The Chicago defense surrenders 35.8% from downtown (1,059 of 2,954) and their opposition knocks down 77.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 26.1 dimes and 43.2 total boards per game, which ranks them 24th and 14th in the NBA. The Bulls on defense are ranked 7th in the league in points allowed per game with 112.2. They are able to force 15.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.9% from the floor (9th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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