Chicago Bulls vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 10/28/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Monday, October 28, 2024

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+7.5)

FedExForum is the location where the Memphis Grizzlies (2-1) will attempt to beat the Chicago Bulls (1-2) on Monday. Memphis is 7.5-point favorites. The total comes in at 233.

The Bulls took the court against the Thunder and ended up losing by a score of 114-95 in their last contest. Chicago wrapped up the contest with a 34.8% FG percentage (32 out of 92) and converted 15 of their 53 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Bulls converted 16 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 72.7%. When it comes to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 44 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 21 dimes for this game while creating 26 turnovers and having 15 steals. With respect to defense, Chicago allowed the other team to shoot 42.1% from the floor on 45 of 107 shooting. Oklahoma City distributed 23 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Oklahoma City collected 37 rebounds (13 offensive, 24 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Oklahoma City finished the contest at 80.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 16 of their 20 tries. They also made 8 of 40 shots from distance. In the matter of personal fouls, the Bulls finished with 18 and the Thunder accounted for 19 personal fouls.

Zach LaVine is one player who played a role in this matchup. LaVine finished the contest at 46.2% from the field and also earned 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins and collected 9 rebounds. He left the arena with 22 points on 6 out of 13 shooting.

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Chicago enters this game with a record of 1-2 for the season. They have an average of 113.0 pts per game (14th in the NBA) while going 43.8% from the field. The Bulls are shooting 34.3% on shots from 3-point land (46 of 134) and 75.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Chicago is collecting 51.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 79 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 5th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 19.0 times per contest and as a unit they commit 17.3 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Bulls are able to force 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.3 personal fouls. They give up 29.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 24th in basketball in PPG allowed (119.7). The Bulls are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.8% (136 of 297) and they concede 47.7 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 23rd in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 74 conceded for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Grizzlies took home the win by a final score of 124-111 when they played the Magic. The Grizzlies were able to collect 45 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 54 in this game. They gave up possession 14 times, while getting 12 steals for this contest. The Magic earned 19 fouls for the matchup which took the Grizzlies to the free throw line for 24 tries. They were able to make 19 of the free throw tries for a clip of 79.2%. Concerning shooting from beyond the arc, Memphis knocked down 13 out of 34 attempts (38.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Grizzlies walked away from this one shooting 46 for 86 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.5%. The Grizzlies permitted the Magic to bury 37 out of their 87 attempts from the field which had them shooting 42.5% for the game. They shot 35.4% from distance by hitting 17 of 48 and finished the game at 20 out of 28 at the free throw line (71.4%). Regarding team rebounding, Memphis permitted Orlando to get 61 overall (11 offensive).

Santi Aldama pitched in for the Grizzlies in this matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 12 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and totaled 7 rebounds. Aldama totaled 22 points in his 28 minutes on the court and added 5 assists for this game.

Memphis has a record of 2-1 for the season. The Grizzlies commit 28.0 fouls per contest while shooting 69.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 30.0 times per game (2nd in the NBA) and they are turning it over 16.7 times per contest. Memphis has totaled 358 points for the season (119.3 per contest) and they average 42.0 boards per contest. As an offense, the Grizzlies are hitting on 47.4% from the field, which ranks them 10th in the league.

The Grizzlies on the defensive end are ranked 26th in the league in PPG surrendered with 121.0. They are able to force 18.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.4% from the floor (9th in the league). The Memphis defense gives up 37.6% on three-point shots (44 of 117) and opponents are knocking down 72.5% of their foul shots. They allow 20.7 dimes and 51.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 3rd and 28th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Memphis (-7.5)

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