Los Angeles Clippers vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 2/26/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: CHSN Plus

United Center is the location where the Chicago Bulls (23-35) will meet the Los Angeles Clippers (31-26) on Wednesday.

The Clippers stepped onto the hardwood against the Pistons and went home with a loss by a final score of 106-97 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Clippers finished with 24 and the Pistons racked up 18 personal fouls. They also converted 9 of 29 tries from three-point range. Detroit finished the game at 69.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 25 of 36 attempts. In addition, Detroit collected 46 rebounds (8 offensive, 38 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Detroit recorded 22 dimes and had 11 steals for the contest. When talking about the defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 45.6% from the floor on 36 of 79 shooting. They also dished out 24 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 12 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 48 with 15 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Clippers converted 12 of their 19 tries for a rate of 63.2%. Los Angeles finished with a 40.2% FG percentage (37 out of 92) and knocked down 11 out of their 41 shots from 3-point land.

James Harden is one guy who was a major factor in the game. Harden shot 22.7% from the field and also earned 5 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins and also collected 12 boards. He ended up scoring 18 points on 5 of 22 shooting.

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Los Angeles enters this matchup with a record of 31-26 for the campaign. They average 110.7 pts per game (22nd in basketball) while connecting on 47.0% from the floor. The Clippers are connecting on 35.7% on 3-pointers (692 of 1,938) and 79.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Los Angeles is grabbing 44.1 rebounds per contest and has totaled 1,407 assists for the season, which ranks 25th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.8 times per game and as a unit they are committing 18.6 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Clippers are forcing their opponents into 15.6 turnovers per game and they draw 17.9 personal fouls. They are 5th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,436 conceded on the year. The Clippers defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.8% (2,240 of 4,890) and they relinquish 42.5 rebounds per game as a team. They are conceding 35.0% on shots from downtown and they are 4th in the NBA in PPG allowed (108.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Bulls went home victorious with a score of 142-110 when they faced the 76ers. The Bulls pulled down 34 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 44 in the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 11 steals for the matchup. The 76ers were called for 23 fouls in this contest which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 36 shots. They were able to make 34 of them for a rate of 94.4%. With regard to shooting from distance, Chicago knocked down 18 of 40 tries (45.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Bulls finished 45 out of 89 from the field which had them sitting at 50.6%. The Bulls allowed the 76ers to knock down 37 out of 95 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 38.9% in the matchup. They finished the game shooting 25.0% from beyond the arc by hitting 10 out of 40 and finished the game at 26 of 29 from the free throw line (89.7%). When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Chicago allowed Philadelphia to get 47 in all (15 offensive).

Josh Giddey pitched in for the Bulls in this game. He made 8 out of 11 for the matchup for a rate of 72.7%, and had 16 rebounds. Giddey accumulated 25 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 assists in this contest.

Chicago has a win-loss record of 23-35 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Bulls are connecting on 46.2% from the field, which ranks 15th in the league. Chicago has scored 6,750 pts on the season (116.4 per game) and they pull down 45.3 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 28.8 times per game (8th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.9 times per game. The Bulls commit 17.8 fouls every game and they connect on 80.6% from the free throw line.

The Bulls are ranked 29th in the league in points per game surrendered with 120.4. They have forced 12.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (21st in the league). The Chicago defense surrenders 34.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (784 of 2,293) and their opponents are knocking down 78.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 29.0 assists and 47.1 rebounds every game, which is 29th and 29th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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