Boston Celtics vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 3/23/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

United Center is where the Chicago Bulls (34-36) will try to beat the Boston Celtics (55-14) on Saturday.

The Celtics faced the Bucks and walked away with a win by a score of 122-119 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Celtics walked away with 18 and the Bucks totaled 25 personal fouls. They also converted 17 out of their 35 shots from downtown. Milwaukee finished shooting 85.7% at the charity stripe by burying 12 of their 14 attempts. On top of that, Milwaukee had 41 boards (9 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Milwaukee distributed 20 dimes and had 3 steals in this game. Regarding defense, Boston allowed the other team to shoot 53.6% from the field on 45 of 84 shooting. They also doled out 25 assists in the game while creating 14 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they collected 37 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Celtics made 24 of their 29 shots for a percentage of 82.8%. Boston finished the game with a 47.1% field goal percentage (40 out of 85) and buried 18 of their 40 3-point shots.

Jayson Tatum is someone who came through in this matchup. He ended up with 31 points on 9 of 19 shooting. He saw the court for 39 mins played and also totaled 8 rebounds. Tatum finished shooting 47.4% from the field and also totaled 4 assists.

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Boston enters this one with a win-loss mark of 55-14 on the year. They currently have an average of 121.0 pts per contest (2nd in the league) while connecting on 48.5% from the field. The Celtics are connecting on 39.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (1,147 of 2,936) and 81.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Boston is pulling in 46.8 boards per contest and has accumulated 1,837 assists this year, which is 15th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.1 times per game and as a group are committing 16.6 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Celtics are able to force 11.9 turnovers per game and they draw 17.8 fouls. They rank 5th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,703 surrendered so far this season. The Celtics defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 45.0% (2,856 of 6,341) and they surrender 43.4 rebounds per game as a group. They relinquish 34.8% from beyond the arc while they are 6th in basketball in PPG allowed (109.5).

For their last game, the Bulls walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 127-117 against the Rockets. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Chicago allowed Houston to pull down 49 in total (13 on the offensive side). They shot 37.8% from three-point range by going 17 of 45 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 20 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Bulls permitted the Rockets to bury 47 of their 93 attempts from the field which left them shooting 50.5% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Bulls finished shooting 42 out of 93 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.2%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, Chicago buried 12 of their 31 attempts (38.7%). They were able to knock down 21 of those for a clip of 84.0%. The Rockets were called for 21 personal fouls in the game which got the Bulls to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. The Bulls recorded 31 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 in this matchup.

Ayo Dosunmu pitched in for the Bulls for the game. He made 13 out of 18 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 72.2%, and totaled 2 rebounds. Dosunmu accumulated 35 points in his 39 mins on the court and accumulated 2 assists in this game.

Chicago has a win-loss mark of 34-36 for the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bulls are shooting 46.6% from the floor, which is ranked 20th in basketball. Chicago has scored 7,847 points on the year (112.1 per game) and they grab 43.6 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 24.8 times per game (24th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest. The Bulls commit 18.9 fouls per game and they shoot 79.4% from the free throw line.

The Chicago defense gives up 36.6% on 3-point attempts (1,011 of 2,766) and their opponents are making 77.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 27.9 assists and 43.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 23rd and 16th in the league. The Bulls on the defensive side of the court are 14th in the league in PPG given up with 113.7. They are able to force 14.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the field (14th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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