Utah Jazz vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 11/6/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Monday, November 6, 2023

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Utah (+4)

The Chicago Bulls (2-5) are hosting the Utah Jazz (2-5) at United Center on Monday. Chicago opens this matchup as 4-point favorites from oddsmakers. The over/under has been set at 224.

The Jazz played the Timberwolves and took a loss by a final of 123-95 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Jazz walked away with 20 and the Timberwolves accumulated 23 fouls. They buried 9 of 24 shots from 3-point range. Minnesota ended up shooting 77.4% at the free throw line by making 24 of their 31 shots. In addition, Minnesota pulled down 43 rebounds (9 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 7 rejections. Minnesota totaled 25 dimes and had 10 steals for the matchup. With regard to defense, Utah let their opponent shoot 55.6% from the field on 45 of 81 shooting. They also doled out 20 assists for the game while creating 10 turnovers and having 3 steals. In relation to rebounding, they compiled 39 with 17 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Jazz made 13 of 17 attempts for a rate of 76.5%. Utah finished having earned a 38.5% field goal percentage (35 out of 91) and buried 12 of 43 three-point attempts.

Lauri Markkanen is one player who played a role in this contest. Markkanen finished shooting 35.0% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He played 35 minutes and snagged 8 boards. He ended up with 22 points on 7 of 20 shooting.

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Utah will play this contest with a record of 2-5 on the campaign. They are averaging 111.6 points per game (17th in basketball) while shooting 44.8% from the field. The Jazz are hitting 35.9% on three-point attempts (94 of 262) and 74.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Utah is grabbing 47.4 boards per game and has earned 187 dimes this season, which ranks 2nd in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 17.0 times per game and as a squad they commit 22.0 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Jazz are able to force 13.7 turnovers every game while drawing 21.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 29th in the NBA in giving up assists with 186 surrendered for the campaign. The Jazz defense is allowing a FG percentage of 49.1% (299 of 609) and they concede 41.6 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 33.1% from 3-point land and they are ranked 26th in the league in opponents PPG (118.7).

The last time they took the court, the Bulls walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 123-101 against the Nuggets. In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Chicago allowed Denver to pull down 49 in total (10 offensive). They shot 44.4% from distance by shooting 16 of 36 and ended up shooting 23 out of 30 from the free throw line (76.7%). The Bulls permitted the Nuggets to convert 42 out of their 81 tries from the floor which had them at 51.9% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Bulls finished shooting 39 for 86 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.3%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, Chicago converted 7 of their 26 tries (26.9%). They were able to convert 16 of them for a clip of 69.6%. The Nuggets were called for 18 fouls in this game which took the Bulls to the free throw line for 23 tries. They also coughed it up 11 times, while earning 7 steals for this contest. The Bulls collected 28 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for this game.

Nikola Vucevic ended up having an impact for the Bulls in this matchup. He converted 8 out of 17 for this contest for a rate of 47.1%, and tallied 7 rebounds. Vucevic earned 19 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and had 3 dimes in the matchup.

Chicago has a win-loss mark of 2-5 for the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Bulls are hitting on 43.8% from the field, which has them ranked 26th in the NBA. Chicago has earned 735 points this season (105.0 per contest) and they grab 41.7 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 21.0 times per game (29th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest. The Bulls are responsible for committing 18.6 fouls per game and they hit 78.7% from the free throw line.

The Bulls are ranked 17th in basketball in points given up per game with 113.7. They are forcing their opponents into 15.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.2% from the floor (21st in basketball). The Chicago defense gives up 38.1% on three-point shots (106 of 278) and their opposition makes 75.5% of their foul shots. They have allowed 28.0 assists and 47.0 total boards per game, ranking them 26th and 25th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (-4)

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