Chicago Bulls vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 3/19/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

The Chicago Bulls (29-39) are headed to Footprint Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Phoenix Suns (32-37).

The Bulls faced off with the Jazz and notched a win by a score of 111-97 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Bulls ended up finishing with 14 while the Jazz accounted for 19 personal fouls. They converted 9 of their 42 tries from long range. Utah shot 81.8% from the free throw line by knocking down 18 of their 22 tries. In addition, Utah totaled 48 rebounds (4 offensive, 44 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Utah earned 20 dimes and had 4 steals in the matchup. With respect to defense, Chicago let their opponent shoot 40.7% from the floor on 35 out of 86 shooting. They also recorded 29 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and having 12 steals. In relation to grabbing boards, they compiled 49 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Bulls made 13 of their 16 attempts for a percentage of 81.3%. Chicago walked away from the game with a 43.3% FG percentage (42 of 97) and converted 14 of 45 three-point attempts.

Matas Buzelis is someone who had an impact for the game. Buzelis finished the contest at 53.8% from the field and dished out 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 30 mins played and snagged 9 boards. He was able to score 17 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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Chicago will play this game with a mark of 29-39 for the year. They are averaging 116.5 pts per game (10th in the league) while going 46.3% from the floor. The Bulls are shooting 36.3% on shots from beyond the arc (1,056 of 2,908) and 80.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Chicago is grabbing 45.5 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,950 assists on the year, which is 6th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 14.7 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.9 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bulls are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.7 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.1% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 28th in the league in opponents PPG (119.8). The Bulls defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 46.9% (3,028 of 6,463) and they concede 46.8 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 27th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,963 conceded on the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Suns walked away with a victory by a final of 129-89 when they faced the Raptors. The Suns were able to snag 42 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 54 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 7 steals in the game. The Raptors earned 15 personal fouls for the game which took the Suns to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 100.0%. In relation to three-point attempts, Phoenix buried 20 out of 39 tries (51.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Suns shot 47 out of 92 from the field which had them shooting 51.1%. The Suns permitted the Raptors to convert 31 of their 87 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 35.6% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 28.6% from 3-point land by shooting 10 of 35 and ended up going 17 of 23 at the free throw line (73.9%). When talking about rebounds, Phoenix allowed Toronto to pull down 40 in total (12 offensive).

Bol Bol ended up having an impact for the Suns for the contest. Bol tallied 4 points in his 6 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the contest. He converted 2 out of 2 for the game for a field goal percentage of 100.0%, and added 1 rebound.

Phoenix has a mark of 32-37 this year. The Suns have committed 18.2 personal fouls per game and they hit 80.8% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 28.0 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.1 times per game. Phoenix has totaled 7,893 pts for the year (114.4 per game) and they collect 42.8 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Suns are shooting 48.0% from the field, which is 7th in the league.

The Suns on the defensive side of the court are 21st in basketball in points per game surrendered with 115.8. They are forcing 12.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (12th in the NBA). The Phoenix defense concedes 36.1% on shots from beyond the arc (963 of 2,667) and opponents are knocking down 78.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 26.9 assists and 44.4 boards per game, which is ranked 18th and 17th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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