Chicago Bulls vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 3/31/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Monday, March 31, 2025

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Oklahoma City Thunder (61-12) are hosting the Chicago Bulls (33-40) at Paycom Center on Monday.

The Bulls faced the Lakers and notched a win by a score of 119-117 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Bulls ended up finishing with 15 while the Lakers totaled 19 fouls. They knocked down 12 out of their 41 shots from long range. Los Angeles finished shooting 83.3% at the free throw line by making 15 of their 18 shots. In addition, Los Angeles grabbed 40 boards (6 offensive, 34 defensive) and earned 2 rejections. Los Angeles earned 30 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. When discussing the defense, Chicago allowed their opponent to shoot 49.5% from the field on 45 of 91 shooting. They also doled out 33 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In relation to rebounding, they earned 48 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bulls converted 14 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 63.6%. Chicago ended the contest having earned a 46.7% field goal percentage (43 out of 92) and made 19 out of their 44 shots from downtown.

Coby White is one player who was a major factor for the matchup. White finished the game shooting 45.0% from the floor and totaled 9 assists. He played for 38 mins and totaled 3 rebounds. He accounted for 26 points on 9 of 20 shooting.

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Chicago heads into this game with a mark of 33-40 so far this year. They average 117.3 pts per game (6th in the NBA) while hitting 46.7% from the field. The Bulls are shooting 36.7% on three-point attempts (1,141 of 3,105) and 80.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Chicago is pulling in 45.3 boards per game and has 2,116 dimes this season, which is 4th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 14.5 times per game and as a group they commit 17.9 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Bulls are forcing 12.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.7 fouls. They are giving up 34.2% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 28th in the league in points per game allowed (119.7). The Bulls are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.9% (3,248 of 6,918) and they concede 46.4 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 28th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,111 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last played, the Thunder got the victory with a final of 125-104 when they played the Grizzlies. In relation to team rebounding, Oklahoma City permitted Memphis to collect 36 in total (5 offensive). They wrapped up this game 38.1% from behind the 3-point line by going 16 out of 42 and ended up going 22 out of 23 at the free throw line (95.7%). The Thunder allowed the Grizzlies to bury 33 out of their 79 tries from the floor which had them shooting 41.8% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Thunder walked away from this one shooting 44 out of 90 from the floor which had them at 48.9%. In terms of shooting from distance, Oklahoma City knocked down 13 out of their 31 tries (41.9%). They were able to make 24 of those for a percentage of 85.7%. The Grizzlies were called for 20 fouls for this contest which took the Thunder to the free throw line for a total of 28 attempts. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 9 steals for this game. The Thunder recorded 38 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 45 for this contest.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended up being a factor for the Thunder in the game. Gilgeous-Alexander recorded 37 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and earned 6 assists for the matchup. He made 15 of 25 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a record of 61-12 on the season. The Thunder have committed 20.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 82.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.9 times per contest (12th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 11.9 times per game. Oklahoma City has accumulated 8,754 points for the season (119.9 per contest) and they pull down 44.9 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Thunder are shooting 48.1% from the field, which ranks them 6th in basketball.

The Thunder are ranked 2nd in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 106.9. They are forcing 17.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.5% from the field (1st in the NBA). The Oklahoma City defense allows 34.1% on three-point shots (972 of 2,847) and their opponents are knocking down 77.5% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 24.6 dimes and 44.8 boards per contest, ranking them 5th and 21st in basketball.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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