Sacramento Kings vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 3/15/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+1)

The Sacramento Kings are headed to United Center on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Chicago Bulls. Sacramento opens this matchup as 1-point underdogs from oddsmakers. The total is 232.

The Kings faced off with the Bucks and took a loss by a final of 133-124 in their last game. Sacramento walked away from the game with a 44.2% field goal percentage (46 of 104) and made 21 of their 50 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Kings made 11 of 15 tries for a percentage of 73.3%. When it comes to rebounding, they collected 45 with 15 of them being offensive. They also dished out 31 dimes for the matchup while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 4 steals. When it comes to the defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to shoot 58.1% from the field on 50 out of 86 shooting. Milwaukee recorded 29 assists and had 2 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Milwaukee pulled down 43 boards (5 offensive, 38 defensive) and earned 2 rejections. Milwaukee finished the contest at 81.8% when shooting free throws by making 18 of their 22 attempts. They also knocked down 15 out of their 33 attempts from downtown. When discussing personal fouls, the Kings finished with 21 and the Bucks accumulated 18 personal fouls.

De'Aaron Fox is one player who was a major factor for this contest. Fox finished shooting 56.5% from the field and also earned 3 assists. He saw the court for 37 mins played and also collected 8 boards. He scored 35 points on 13 out of 23 shooting.

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Sacramento enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 40-27 so far this season. They are averaging 121.3 pts per contest (1st in basketball) while shooting 49.9% from the field. The Kings are hitting 37.1% on shots from beyond the arc (906 of 2,443) and 79.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Sacramento is collecting 42.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 1,821 assists for the campaign, which is 5th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 14.0 times per game and as a group they are committing 19.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Kings are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.2 personal fouls. They give up 37.2% from 3-point land and they are 28th in the league in opponents points per game (118.6). The Kings defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 49.6% (2,957 of 5,963) and they surrender 41.8 boards per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 22nd in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,767 relinquished on the season.

In their last game, the Bulls got the victory with a final of 119-111 when they faced the Rockets. The Bulls pulled down 31 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while earning 7 steals in this contest. The Rockets had 19 fouls in the matchup which took the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 72.7%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Chicago converted 15 of their 32 attempts (46.9%). When all was said and done, the Bulls walked away from this one shooting 44 out of 86 from the floor which had them at 51.2%. The Bulls permitted the Rockets to convert 41 out of their 85 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 48.2% in this contest. They finished 47.1% from distance via 16 of 34 and finished the contest at 13 out of 17 from the free throw line (76.5%). Regarding rebounding, Chicago permitted Houston to snag 33 in total (6 on the offensive glass).

Zach LaVine pitched in for the Bulls for this contest. He made 14 out of 26 for the game for a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and accounted for 8 rebounds. LaVine earned 36 points in his 43 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 5 assists in the matchup.

Chicago has a win-loss record of 31-36 for the year. As an offense, the Bulls are shooting 49.0% from the field, which is 5th in the league. Chicago has 7,582 points this year (113.2 per contest) and they grab 42.7 boards per game. They are earning an assist 24.1 times per contest (21st in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.8 times per contest. The Bulls commit 19.3 fouls per game and they shoot 80.9% from the free throw line.

The Chicago defense surrenders 35.5% on 3-pointers (880 of 2,479) and opponents are converting on 77.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 25.8 assists and 43.1 boards per contest, which is ranked 21st and 14th in the NBA. The Bulls on the defensive side of the court are 10th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 112.4. They are forcing 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (8th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento (+1)

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