Atlanta Hawks vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 1/15/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: CHSN Plus

United Center is where the Chicago Bulls (18-21) will take on the Atlanta Hawks (19-19) on Wednesday.

The Hawks played the Suns and went home with a loss by a final score of 123-115 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Hawks walked away with 19 while the Suns had 15 fouls. They also knocked down 13 out of their 33 tries from beyond the arc. Phoenix finished the game shooting 80.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 12 of 15 attempts. In addition, Phoenix grabbed 42 rebounds (12 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Phoenix distributed 33 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. When discussing defense, Atlanta allowed the other team to shoot 57.6% from the field on 49 of 85 shooting. They also recorded 32 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they earned 32 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hawks made 16 of their 17 shots for a rate of 94.1%. Atlanta wrapped up the contest having earned a 48.8% FG percentage (42 of 86) and made 15 of their 32 shots from 3-point land.

Trae Young is one guy who came through for this contest. Young walked away from this one shooting 40.0% from the field and also earned 7 assists. He was on the court for 34 minutes and collected 2 boards. He had 21 points on 6 out of 15 shooting.

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Atlanta heads into this matchup with a mark of 19-19 so far this year. They average 117.2 pts per game (7th in the NBA) while shooting 46.5% from the floor. The Hawks are connecting on 35.4% on 3-point shots (496 of 1,400) and 78.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Atlanta is pulling in 45.1 boards per contest and has 1,137 assists so far this season, which is 5th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 16.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.5 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Hawks are forcing 16.8 turnovers every game while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. They surrender 38.4% on 3-point attempts and they are 28th in the league in PPG allowed (119.8). The Hawks defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 47.7% (1,662 of 3,486) and they surrender 44.6 boards per game as a unit. They are 27th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,094 conceded for the season.

In their last game, the Bulls took a loss by a score of 124-119 against the Kings. In relation to how they rebounded, Chicago allowed Sacramento to get 53 overall (11 offensive). They finished the game shooting 33.3% from beyond the arc by connecting on 13 out of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 21 from the free throw line (81.0%). The Bulls permitted the Kings to make 47 of their 95 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.5% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Bulls ended up going 43 out of 93 from the floor which had them shooting 46.2%. Regarding shooting from 3-point land, Chicago made 18 of 37 tries (48.6%). They were able to convert 15 of those for a percentage of 75.0%. The Kings had 14 personal fouls in the game which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for 20 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. The Bulls were able to collect 37 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 45 in the game.

Zach LaVine was important for the Bulls in the matchup. He converted 12 of 24 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and earned 10 rebounds. LaVine scored 36 points in his 38 mins on the court and accumulated 4 assists for this game.

Chicago has a mark of 18-21 on the campaign. The Bulls are committing 18.1 fouls every game while shooting 79.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 29.5 times per contest (4th in the league) and they turn the ball over 14.9 times per contest. Chicago has scored 4,609 points on the year (118.2 per game) and they collect 45.3 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bulls are shooting 47.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 12th in the NBA.

The Bulls on the defensive end are ranked 29th in the NBA in PPG given up with 120.8. They have forced 12.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.5% from the floor (22nd in the league). The Chicago defense allows 34.2% on 3-pointers (526 of 1,539) and opponents are making 77.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 29.0 dimes and 47.0 rebounds every game, which ranks them 29th and 29th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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