Brooklyn Nets vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 12/2/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Monday, December 2, 2024

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: CHSN Plus

The Brooklyn Nets (9-10) are hitting the road to United Center on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the Chicago Bulls (8-12).

The Nets took the court against the Suns and took home the win by a score of 127-117 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Nets finished with 24 while the Suns recorded 26 personal fouls. They made 12 out of their 31 tries from downtown. Phoenix ended up going 82.1% from the free throw line by converting 23 of their 28 attempts. On top of that, Phoenix collected 37 boards (3 offensive, 34 defensive) and earned 1 block. Phoenix totaled 25 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. Pertaining to defending, Brooklyn allowed 53.2% from the floor on 41 out of 77 shooting. They also recorded 32 dimes in this contest as well as creating 17 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 36 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Nets made 21 of their 22 tries for a percentage of 95.5%. Brooklyn wrapped up the game having earned a 50.6% FG percentage (44 of 87) and made 18 out of their 42 shots from distance.

Tyrese Martin is someone who was a factor for the game. He accounted for 30 points on 10 out of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 28 minutes and snagged 4 boards. Martin finished the game shooting 76.9% from the field and also distributed 2 assists.

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Brooklyn comes into this game with a record of 9-10 for the campaign. They are turning it over 14.3 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 22.3 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Brooklyn is grabbing 38.4 boards per contest and has earned 506 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 11th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Nets are shooting 38.8% on three-point attempts (302 of 778) and 81.2% from the charity stripe. They average 112.4 points per game (18th in the NBA) while hitting 46.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Nets have forced 14.5 turnovers per game while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They are 25th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 508 relinquished for the campaign. The Nets defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 48.4% (773 of 1,598) and they relinquish 42.4 rebounds per contest as a group. They are giving up 37.1% on 3-point shots and they are 20th in basketball in points per game allowed (114.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Bulls went home defeated by a final of 133-119 against the Magic. The Bulls recorded 30 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 37 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 18 times, while getting 9 steals in this game. The Magic had 14 fouls in this contest which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They were able to bury 11 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 68.8%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Chicago converted 16 of 42 tries (38.1%). When all was said and done, the Bulls shot 46 for 87 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.9%. The Bulls allowed the Magic to convert 46 out of 90 tries from the field which had them shooting 51.1% in the game. They wrapped up this game 38.5% from three-point range by shooting 15 out of 39 and finished the game at 26 out of 28 from the free throw line (92.9%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Chicago allowed Orlando to get 39 overall (7 offensive).

Ayo Dosunmu ended up being a factor for the Bulls in this game. Dosunmu recorded 21 points in his 31 minutes on the court and earned 2 assists for this game. He knocked down 10 of 12 for the matchup for a rate of 83.3%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Chicago has a mark of 8-12 on the season. The Bulls are responsible for committing 18.5 personal fouls every game and they connect on 78.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 28.8 times per contest (5th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.8 times per game. Chicago has scored 2,359 points on the year (118.0 per contest) and they snag 44.2 boards per game. As an offense, the Bulls are shooting 47.2% from the floor, which ranks 10th in the league.

The Bulls are ranked 30th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 123.6. They have forced 12.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.8% from the floor (30th in the league). The Chicago defense surrenders 34.5% on shots from 3-point land (267 of 774) and their opposition knocks down 76.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 30.3 dimes and 46.1 boards on a nightly basis, which is 30th and 25th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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