Chicago Bulls vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 3/24/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Monday, March 24, 2025

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Denver Nuggets (44-26) will try to defeat the Chicago Bulls (29-40) at Ball Arena on Monday.

The Bulls played the Suns and took a loss by a score of 127-121 in their last contest. Chicago ended the contest with a 54.4% field goal percentage (49 of 90) and knocked down 15 out of their 38 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Bulls buried 8 of their 12 shots for a rate of 66.7%. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 40 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 29 dimes for this contest as well as creating 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When discussing defending, Chicago let their opponent shoot 49.0% from the field on 47 out of 96 shooting. Phoenix earned 34 assists and had 9 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Phoenix snagged 46 boards (13 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 8 blocks. Phoenix ended up shooting 90.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of 20 shots. They made 15 of their 40 tries from distance. Concerning fouls, the Bulls ended up walking away with 19 while the Suns totaled 13 fouls.

Nikola Vucevic is one guy who was a factor for this game. Vucevic walked away from this one shooting 58.8% from the field and recorded 2 assists. He saw the court for 30 mins and snagged 6 boards. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 10 out of 17 shooting.

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Chicago will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 29-40 on the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.6 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.9 fouls per contest. As a unit, Chicago is pulling down 45.4 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,979 dimes on the campaign, which is 6th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Bulls are connecting on 36.4% on 3-point shots (1,071 of 2,946) and 80.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 116.6 points per outing (8th in the league) while shooting 46.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Bulls are able to force 12.6 turnovers per game while drawing 16.6 personal fouls. They concede 34.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 29th in the league in points per game allowed (119.9). The Bulls defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.9% (3,075 of 6,559) and they concede 46.8 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 27th in the NBA in allowing assists with 1,997 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last played, the Nuggets took a defeat with a final score of 120-108 against the Lakers. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Denver allowed Los Angeles to pull down 38 in total (8 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 42.1% from three-point range via 16 of 38 and ended up shooting 20 out of 28 from the free throw line (71.4%). The Nuggets permitted the Lakers to convert 42 of their 83 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.6% in this contest. In all, the Nuggets finished shooting 41 for 87 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.1%. With regard to shots from distance, Denver converted 13 of 39 tries (33.3%). They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 61.9%. The Lakers earned 17 fouls in this contest which got the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 19 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. The Nuggets snagged 33 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 45 for the contest.

Aaron Gordon ended up being a major contributor for the Nuggets in this matchup. Gordon had 26 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood, but left the arena with no assists. He knocked down 9 of 14 for this contest giving him a rate of 64.3%, and had 11 rebounds.

Denver has a win-loss mark of 44-26 so far this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Nuggets are shooting 50.6% from the field, which ranks 1st in the NBA. Denver has accounted for 8,466 pts this season (120.9 per game) and they pull in 45.7 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 31.1 times per contest (1st in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 14.3 times per game. The Nuggets commit 17.7 fouls every game and they connect on 77.3% from the free throw line.

The Denver defense allows 36.5% on shots from beyond the arc (982 of 2,694) and their opponents are making 78.0% of their free throw shots. They concede 29.1 dimes and 42.4 rebounds per game, which is ranked 30th and 5th in basketball. The Nuggets on the defensive side of the court are 24th in the league in PPG surrendered with 116.8. They are forcing 13.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the field (12th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Denver

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