Chicago Bulls vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 3/21/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Houston Rockets

Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Chicago Bulls (34-35) are hitting the road to Toyota Center on Thursday where they will take on the Houston Rockets (33-35).

The Bulls took the court against the Trail Blazers and took home the win by a score of 110-107 in their last game. Chicago finished the contest having earned a 44.1% field goal percentage (41 of 93) and made 11 out of their 33 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Bulls made 17 of their 21 shots for a rate of 81.0%. In regard to getting rebounds, they collected 40 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 26 dimes for the game as well as creating 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. With regard to defense, Chicago allowed 45.5% from the floor on 40 of 88 shooting. Portland earned 21 assists and had 7 steals for this game. Moreover, Portland totaled 43 rebounds (13 offensive, 30 defensive) and got 5 blocked shots. Portland finished the contest at 76.0% when shooting free throws by converting 19 of 25 attempts. They made 8 out of their 28 attempts from distance. When it comes to personal fouls, the Bulls ended up with 21 while the Trail Blazers totaled 24 personal fouls.

DeMar DeRozan is one player who was a contributor in this contest. DeRozan shot 58.8% from the floor and totaled 6 dimes. He was on the court for 40 mins and pulled down 5 boards. He ended up finishing with 28 points on 10 of 17 shooting.

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Chicago comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 34-35 so far this year. They are turning it over 12.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 18.9 fouls every game. As a team, Chicago is grabbing 43.6 rebounds per game and has 1,715 assists this year, which is 24th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Bulls are hitting 35.8% on shots from downtown (806 of 2,253) and 79.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 112.0 pts per contest (23rd in basketball) while going 46.6% from the field.

On defense, the Bulls are able to force 14.0 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 fouls. They concede 36.5% from 3-point land and they are 14th in the league in points per game allowed (113.6). The Bulls defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 47.1% (2,831 of 6,006) and they relinquish 43.7 boards per contest as a unit. They are ranked 25th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,929 relinquished on the year.

When they last played, the Rockets went home victorious with a score of 137-114 when they faced the Wizards. In regard to rebounds, Houston permitted Washington to snag 44 overall (17 offensive). They finished shooting 38.5% from 3-point land by going 15 out of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 20 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Rockets permitted the Wizards to convert 42 of 98 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 42.9% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Rockets walked away from this one shooting 47 out of 91 from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.6%. When it comes to shots from downtown, Houston made 13 out of their 39 tries (33.3%). They were able to bury 30 of the free throws for a rate of 83.3%. The Wizards were called for 27 personal fouls in this contest which took the Rockets to the charity stripe for a total of 36 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. The Rockets were able to corral 35 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 47 for this game.

Jalen Green ended up being important for the Rockets in this game. Green had 42 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes for the contest. He converted 12 of 21 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and tallied 10 rebounds.

Houston has a mark of 33-35 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Rockets are connecting on 46.0% from the field, which has them ranked 26th in the NBA. Houston has accounted for 7,724 pts this year (113.6 per contest) and they average 46.0 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.8 times per contest (25th in basketball) and they turn it over 12.9 times per contest. The Rockets are committing 20.9 fouls per game and they shoot 77.0% from the charity stripe.

The Rockets on the defensive side of the court are 11th in basketball in PPG allowed with 112.5. They have forced 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (6th in the league). The Houston defense gives up 34.7% on shots from 3-point land (839 of 2,416) and their opponents are connecting on 75.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 24.5 dimes and 44.7 total rebounds per game, which is 3rd and 23rd in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago

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