Indiana Pacers vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 3/10/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Monday, March 10, 2025

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: CHSN Plus

The Indiana Pacers (35-26) are hitting the road to United Center on Monday where they will take on the Chicago Bulls (25-38).

The Pacers stepped onto the hardwood against the Hawks and ended up losing by a score of 124-118 in their last contest. Indiana wrapped up the game having earned a 48.4% field goal percentage (44 out of 91) and buried 14 of their 39 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Pacers buried 16 of 17 shots for a rate of 94.1%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 42 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 27 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Pertaining to defending, Indiana allowed 53.2% from the floor on 50 out of 94 shooting. Atlanta distributed 32 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. Additionally, Atlanta collected 43 rebounds (11 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 5 rejections. Atlanta ended up shooting 77.8% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 18 shots. They also knocked down 10 out of their 30 tries from downtown. In relation to fouls, the Pacers ended up finishing with 18 and the Hawks accounted for 16 fouls.

Pascal Siakam is someone who was a major contributor in the matchup. He racked up 35 points on 12 of 18 shooting. He played 34 mins and pulled down 9 boards. Siakam finished the game at 66.7% from the floor and also totaled 3 dimes.

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Indiana steps onto the hardwood with a record of 35-26 so far this year. They are turning it over 13.4 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 18.9 fouls per contest. As a unit, Indiana is grabbing 41.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,777 dimes for the year, which ranks 7th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Pacers are shooting 37.2% on three-point shots (796 of 2,138) and 78.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 116.6 pts per game (10th in the league) while hitting 49.2% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pacers are able to force 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They concede 35.7% from 3-point land while they are 21st in the league in PPG allowed (115.2). The Pacers defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.5% (2,591 of 5,451) and they surrender 44.6 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 13th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,629 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Bulls took home the win by a final score of 125-123 when they played the Magic. In the matter of rebounding, Chicago permitted Orlando to grab 33 overall (9 offensive). They finished shooting 27.3% from three-point range by going 9 out of 33 and finished the contest at 34 of 40 at the free throw line (85.0%). The Bulls permitted the Magic to make 40 of their 87 attempts from the field which had them shooting 46.0% for this game. Overall, the Bulls finished the game shooting 43 for 86 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. With regard to three-point shots, Chicago buried 15 of 40 attempts (37.5%). They were able to knock down 24 of those for a clip of 80.0%. The Magic were called for 21 fouls for the matchup which took the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 30 shots. They coughed up the ball 19 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. The Bulls collected 35 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 48 in the matchup.

Coby White ended up having an impact for the Bulls for the contest. White accumulated 44 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the matchup. He knocked down 16 of 28 in this matchup for a rate of 57.1%, and had 5 rebounds.

Chicago has a win-loss record of 25-38 for the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bulls are connecting on 46.3% from the field, which ranks them 16th in basketball. Chicago has accounted for 7,346 pts on the campaign (116.6 per game) and they pull down 45.3 boards per game. They are getting an assist 28.8 times per contest (7th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.9 times per game. The Bulls are committing 18.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 80.4% from the charity stripe.

The Bulls on the defensive side of the court are 30th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 120.8. They are forcing their opponents into 12.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the field (22nd in the NBA). The Chicago defense gives up 34.6% on shots from beyond the arc (861 of 2,492) and their opposition makes 79.3% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 29.1 assists and 46.8 rebounds per game, which is ranked 29th and 29th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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