Chicago Bulls vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 3/17/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Utah Jazz

Date: Monday, March 17, 2025

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Utah Jazz (15-51) will take on the Chicago Bulls (28-38) at Delta Center on Monday.

The Bulls faced off with the Nets and notched a win by a score of 116-110 in their last game. Chicago walked away from the game having earned a 45.6% field goal percentage (41 out of 90) and made 11 of their 37 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Bulls buried 23 of 26 tries for a rate of 88.5%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 47 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 24 assists in this contest while forcing 9 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Pertaining to defense, Chicago allowed their opponent to shoot 44.8% from the field on 43 of 96 shooting. Brooklyn recorded 32 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. On top of that, Brooklyn pulled down 50 boards (15 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Brooklyn finished the game at 72.2% from the charity stripe by converting 13 of their 18 attempts. They knocked down 11 out of their 34 shots from 3-point land. In the matter of fouls, the Bulls ended up walking away with 16 while the Nets accounted for 26 fouls.

Coby White is one guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. White ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and also distributed 4 assists. He saw the court for 36 minutes played and also collected 7 boards. He racked up 31 points on 12 of 24 shooting.

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Chicago enters this contest with a mark of 28-38 for the season. They are giving up possession 14.8 times per game and as a group they commit 17.9 fouls every game. As a team, Chicago is grabbing 45.6 rebounds per game and has totaled 1,897 dimes so far this season, which ranks 5th in the league in terms of passing. The Bulls are connecting on 36.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (1,028 of 2,825) and 80.7% from the charity stripe. They average 116.6 pts per game (8th in the league) while shooting 46.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Bulls are able to force 12.5 turnovers every game and they draw 16.6 personal fouls. They are surrendering 34.3% from 3-point land while they are 29th in the NBA in points per game allowed (120.2). The Bulls defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.0% (2,949 of 6,279) and they surrender 46.7 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 27th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,919 conceded on the campaign.

In their last game, the Jazz walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 122-115 when they played the Grizzlies. The Jazz collected 43 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive boards for a total of 60 for the contest. They turned it over 23 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. The Grizzlies earned 21 personal fouls for this contest which took the Jazz to the free throw line for a total of 28 tries. They were able to make 19 of those for a percentage of 67.9%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Utah converted 12 of their 34 attempts (35.3%). In all, the Jazz finished 42 for 90 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.7%. The Jazz permitted the Grizzlies to bury 43 of their 94 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.7% in this game. They finished 45.5% from beyond the arc by hitting 20 out of 44 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 21 from the free throw line (76.2%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, Utah permitted Memphis to snag 39 overall (5 offensive).

John Collins was important for the Jazz for this game. Collins racked up 22 points in his 28 minutes on the court, but left the arena with no assists. He converted 8 out of 12 in this game for a rate of 66.7%, and totaled 7 rebounds.

Utah has a win-loss record of 15-51 for the campaign. The Jazz are committing 18.9 fouls per contest and they go 77.2% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 25.8 times per contest (19th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 17.5 times per contest. Utah has scored 7,428 points for the campaign (112.5 per game) and they snag 46.1 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Jazz are hitting on 45.8% from the field, which ranks 20th in the league.

The Jazz are ranked 28th in the NBA in PPG given up with 119.8. They have forced 11.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.4% from the field (25th in the league). The Utah defense allows 35.9% on shots from 3-point land (980 of 2,731) and their opponents are connecting on 76.9% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 29.1 assists and 43.1 boards every game, which ranks 29th and 11th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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