Chicago Bulls vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 1/13/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio

Frost Bank Center is the location where the San Antonio Spurs (6-30) will go up against the Chicago Bulls (18-21) on Saturday.

The Bulls faced the Rockets and took home the win by a score of 124-119 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Bulls left the arena with 19 while the Rockets recorded 18 personal fouls. They converted 11 of their 45 attempts from distance. Houston finished shooting 60.0% from the free throw line by burying 12 of their 20 attempts. On top of that, Houston grabbed 50 rebounds (9 offensive, 41 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. Houston recorded 29 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. Pertaining to defending, Chicago allowed the other team to go 47.5% from the field on 48 out of 101 shooting. They also doled out 31 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they collected 46 with 8 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Bulls buried 21 of their 25 shots for a rate of 84.0%. Chicago walked away from the contest having earned a 44.2% FG percentage (42 of 95) and converted 19 of their 47 shots from beyond the arc.

Coby White is a guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. White finished the game shooting 52.9% from the field and also totaled 8 assists. He was on the hardwood for 43 minutes and also totaled 4 boards. He totaled 30 points on 9 of 17 shooting.

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Chicago comes into this contest with a mark of 18-21 for the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.3 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.4 fouls per contest. As a team, Chicago is snagging 43.5 boards per game and has totaled 926 assists for the campaign, which ranks 23rd in the league in terms of passing. The Bulls are shooting 35.7% on shots from distance (456 of 1,278) and 78.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 109.7 points per contest (27th in the league) while hitting 45.4% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bulls are able to force 14.9 turnovers per game and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 28th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,062 surrendered so far this season. The Bulls defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.8% (1,571 of 3,359) and they surrender 44.7 boards per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 36.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 8th in the NBA in opponents PPG (111.7).

The last time they took the court, the Spurs took home the win by a final score of 130-108 when they played the Pistons. When discussing cleaning the glass, San Antonio permitted Detroit to get 43 in total (9 offensive). They finished the game shooting 31.3% from three-point range by connecting on 10 out of 32 and finished the contest at 10 out of 13 from the free throw line (76.9%). The Spurs allowed the Pistons to knock down 44 of 96 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 45.8% in this game. In all, the Spurs shot 49 out of 94 from the floor which had them shooting 52.1%. With regard to three-point shots, San Antonio converted 9 out of their 27 tries (33.3%). They were able to convert 23 of the free throws for a rate of 85.2%. The Pistons earned 19 personal fouls in the game which got the Spurs to the charity stripe for 27 shots. They turned the ball over 5 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. The Spurs collected 36 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 46 in the matchup.

Keldon Johnson ended up having an impact for the Spurs in the matchup. He made 4 of 8 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 1 rebound. Johnson racked up 17 points in his 25 mins on the court and added 3 dimes in this game.

San Antonio has a win-loss record of 6-30 on the campaign. The Spurs are committing 18.9 fouls per contest while shooting 78.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 29.1 times per game (4th in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.9 times per contest. San Antonio has accumulated 4,027 points on the year (111.9 per game) and they average 43.0 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Spurs are connecting on 45.8% from the floor, which is 27th in the NBA.

The Spurs on the defensive side of the court are 26th in the NBA in points given up per game with 122.3. They have forced 13.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 49.0% from the floor (24th in the league). The San Antonio defense gives up 38.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (513 of 1,327) and their opposition makes 77.2% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 28.2 assists and 46.5 boards per contest, which has them ranked 27th and 28th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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