New Orleans Pelicans vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 12/2/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

United Center is the location where the Chicago Bulls (6-14) will meet the New Orleans Pelicans (10-9) on Saturday.

The Pelicans faced the 76ers and earned the victory with a final of 124-114 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Pelicans walked away with 22 while the 76ers finished the game with 26 fouls. They also made 14 of their 34 tries from 3-point range. Philadelphia walked away from this one shooting 88.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 16 of 18 shots. In addition, Philadelphia collected 30 boards (8 offensive, 22 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Philadelphia recorded 28 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. In regard to the defense, New Orleans allowed the other team to shoot 51.9% from the floor on 42 out of 81 shooting. They also recorded 33 dimes in this game as well as forcing 21 turnovers and getting 11 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 40 with 13 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Pelicans converted 30 of their 34 tries for a rate of 88.2%. New Orleans ended having earned a 53.8% FG percentage (42 out of 78) and made 10 out of their 30 shots from downtown.

Zion Williamson is one player who was a major factor for the matchup. He was able to score 33 points on 11 of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes and pulled down 8 rebounds. Williamson went 91.7% from the floor and earned 6 dimes.

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New Orleans will enter this contest with a record of 10-9 so far this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.9 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 20.5 fouls per game. As a team, New Orleans is pulling in 44.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 500 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 10th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Pelicans are shooting 35.5% from downtown (209 of 588) and 74.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 113.4 pts per game (16th in the league) while hitting 47.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Pelicans are able to force 14.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.9 fouls. They are surrendering 32.5% from 3-point land and they are 16th in the NBA in opponents PPG (113.0). The Pelicans are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.1% (782 of 1,698) and they surrender 44.9 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 25th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 516 conceded for the campaign.

For their last game, the Bulls went home victorious with a score of 120-113 against the Bucks. The Bulls were able to corral 37 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 51 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 21 times, while getting 14 steals in this contest. The Bucks were called for 21 fouls for this game which got the Bulls to the free throw line for a total of 22 tries. They were able to bury 17 of them for a percentage of 77.3%. Regarding shots from distance, Chicago converted 13 of 37 attempts (35.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Bulls finished the game shooting 45 out of 98 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.9%. The Bulls allowed the Bucks to make 44 of their 98 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.9% for this game. They went 33.3% from three-point range via 16 out of 48 and ended up shooting 9 of 13 at the free throw line (69.2%). In reference to team rebounding, Chicago permitted Milwaukee to pull down 43 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Nikola Vucevic pitched in for the Bulls in this matchup. Vucevic tallied 29 points in his 40 mins on the hardwood and added 6 assists for the game. He buried 11 of 21 in this game for a field goal percentage of 52.4%, and totaled 10 rebounds.

Chicago has a mark of 6-14 for the season. The Bulls are responsible for committing 19.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 79.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 22.5 times per contest (29th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest. Chicago has accounted for 2,137 pts this year (106.9 per game) and they grab 41.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Bulls are shooting 44.4% from the floor, which is 27th in basketball.

The Bulls defensively are ranked 15th in the league in PPG allowed with 112.9. They have forced 16.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.3% from the floor (19th in the NBA). The Chicago defense gives up 37.7% on 3-point attempts (301 of 799) and their opponents are converting on 77.4% of their free throw attempts. They allow 27.8 dimes and 46.3 boards every game, ranking them 25th and 28th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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