Charlotte Hornets vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 1/17/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Friday, January 17, 2025

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: CHSN Plus

The Chicago Bulls (18-23) will try to defeat the Charlotte Hornets (9-28) at United Center on Friday.

The Hornets stepped onto the hardwood against the Jazz and walked away with a win by a score of 117-112 in their last contest. Charlotte wrapped up the contest with a 52.9% field goal percentage (45 of 85) and converted 12 out of their 39 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Hornets buried 15 of 21 shots for a rate of 71.4%. When discussing rebounding, they compiled 45 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 27 assists in this game while forcing 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In terms of defense, Charlotte let their opponent shoot 46.2% from the field on 43 out of 93 shooting. Utah totaled 30 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. In addition, Utah grabbed 36 boards (9 offensive, 27 defensive) and got 6 blocked shots. Utah shot 58.8% from the charity stripe by converting 10 of their 17 shots. They made 16 out of their 43 tries from long range. Concerning fouls, the Hornets ended up finishing with 16 while the Jazz accounted for 18 fouls.

Mark Williams is one player who came through in the matchup. He recorded 31 points on 12 out of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 36 minutes and also collected 13 rebounds. Williams finished the game shooting 85.7% from the field and also earned 2 assists.

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Charlotte enters this contest with a mark of 9-28 for the season. They have an average of 106.5 points per game (29th in basketball) while going 42.8% from the field. The Hornets are shooting 34.1% on shots from downtown (527 of 1,546) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Charlotte is collecting 46.4 boards per contest and has racked up 876 assists on the season, which is 28th in the league in terms of passing. They cough up possession 16.1 times per contest and as a squad they commit 20.4 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Hornets are forcing 14.3 turnovers per game and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They surrender 35.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 15th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (112.4). The Hornets defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.4% (1,501 of 3,232) and they surrender 44.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They rank 6th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 978 relinquished for the year.

For their last game, the Bulls walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 110-94 against the Hawks. The Bulls recorded 45 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 53 for this contest. They turned it over 20 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. The Hawks had 15 fouls for this game which took the Bulls to the free throw line for 10 attempts. They were able to bury 10 of them for a rate of 100.0%. When it comes to three-point shots, Chicago converted 6 of their 27 tries (22.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Bulls ended up shooting 39 for 88 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.3%. The Bulls permitted the Hawks to knock down 41 of 100 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 41.0% for the game. They shot 30.2% from distance by going 13 out of 43 and ended up going 15 of 22 at the charity stripe (68.2%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, Chicago allowed Atlanta to snag 51 in total (14 offensive).

Coby White ended up being important for the Bulls in this matchup. White earned 16 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 dimes in this matchup. He converted 5 of 14 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 35.7%, and had 2 rebounds.

Chicago has a record of 18-23 for the campaign. The Bulls are committing 18.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 79.4% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 29.3 times per game (4th in the league) and they are giving up possession 15.1 times per contest. Chicago has accumulated 4,816 points so far this year (117.5 per game) and they snag 45.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Bulls are hitting on 46.9% from the floor, which is 12th in basketball.

The Bulls on the defensive side of the court are 29th in the league in points given up per game with 120.5. They are forcing 12.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.2% from the field (20th in the league). The Chicago defense concedes 33.9% on shots from 3-point land (553 of 1,632) and their opponents are knocking down 77.4% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 29.1 assists and 47.1 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 29th and 29th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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