Charlotte Hornets vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 12/13/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Friday, December 13, 2024

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: CHSN Plus

United Center is the site where the Chicago Bulls (10-15) will try to defeat the Charlotte Hornets (7-17) on Friday.

The Hornets stepped onto the hardwood against the Pacers and went home with a win by a final score of 113-109 in their last game. Charlotte ended the game with a 51.3% FG percentage (40 out of 78) and buried 14 of 29 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Hornets buried 19 of 26 shots for a percentage of 73.1%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 45 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 24 dimes in the game as well as creating 17 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In regard to defending, Charlotte allowed the other team to shoot 51.2% from the floor on 42 of 82 shooting. Indiana doled out 23 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. On top of that, Indiana collected 29 rebounds (3 offensive, 26 defensive) and added 3 rejections. Indiana shot 86.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 13 of 15 tries. They made 12 out of their 36 attempts from distance. In reference to fouls, the Hornets left the arena with 18 while the Pacers recorded 19 fouls.

Brandon Miller is one guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He left the arena with 26 points on 9 out of 18 shooting. He played for 40 mins and collected 6 rebounds. Miller walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and totaled 5 assists.

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Charlotte heads into this matchup with a record of 7-17 for the year. They cough up possession 16.2 times per contest and as a group they commit 21.2 personal fouls every game. As a team, Charlotte is pulling in 45.2 rebounds per contest and has racked up 552 dimes on the year, which is 27th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Hornets are hitting 36.4% on three-point shots (377 of 1,035) and 78.3% from the free throw line. They average 107.1 pts per game (27th in the NBA) while connecting on 42.9% from the floor.

On defense, the Hornets are able to force 14.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.9 fouls. They currently rank 14th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 621 surrendered so far this season. The Hornets defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.3% (971 of 2,054) and they surrender 42.5 rebounds per contest as a unit. They relinquish 36.3% on 3-point shots while they are 14th in the NBA in opponents points per game (112.6).

In their last game, the Bulls took a loss by a score of 108-100 when they played the 76ers. In reference to cleaning the glass, Chicago allowed Philadelphia to pull down 56 overall (10 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 25.0% from 3-point land by shooting 9 out of 36 and ended up shooting 13 out of 14 at the free throw line (92.9%). The Bulls permitted the 76ers to knock down 43 of their 92 tries from the field which had them shooting 46.7% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Bulls went 35 for 86 from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.7%. When it comes to shooting from beyond the arc, Chicago made 19 out of their 54 tries (35.2%). They were able to make 11 of them for a percentage of 91.7%. The 76ers earned 15 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for 12 attempts. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while earning 9 steals in this contest. The Bulls snagged 33 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive rebounds totaling 35 in this game.

Zach LaVine was important for the Bulls for the matchup. LaVine racked up 30 points in his 32 mins on the court and totaled 3 assists for this contest. He made 10 of 21 in this game for a field goal percentage of 47.6%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Chicago has a win-loss record of 10-15 for the year. The Bulls are committing 18.4 personal fouls every game and they go 79.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 29.4 times per contest (4th in basketball) and they are turning it over 15.4 times per game. Chicago has totaled 2,978 pts so far this year (119.1 per contest) and they grab 44.2 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Bulls are shooting 47.8% from the floor, which ranks 9th in the NBA.

The Bulls are ranked 29th in the NBA in points given up per game with 123.0. They are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 48.6% from the floor (27th in the NBA). The Chicago defense concedes 35.2% on 3-point shots (339 of 964) and their opponents are knocking down 76.6% of their free throw shots. They concede 29.5 assists and 46.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 29th and 28th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Charlotte

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