Philadelphia 76ers vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 1/25/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: CHSN Plus

The Chicago Bulls (19-25) welcome the Philadelphia 76ers (15-27) at United Center on Saturday.

The 76ers played the Nuggets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 144-109 in their last contest. Philadelphia walked away from the game with a 45.8% FG percentage (44 of 96) and made 15 out of their 38 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the 76ers knocked down 6 of their 8 shots for a rate of 75.0%. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they compiled 25 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 34 assists for the game while forcing 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In regard to defense, Philadelphia allowed their opponent to shoot 61.2% from the field on 52 of 85 shooting. Denver distributed 39 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Denver pulled down 51 rebounds (14 offensive, 37 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Denver finished the contest at 96.0% at the charity stripe by making 24 of their 25 attempts. They also converted 16 out of their 31 attempts from three-point range. When it comes to personal fouls, the 76ers ended up with 20 and the Nuggets racked up 10 personal fouls.

Jeff Dowtin is a player who was a major factor in this matchup. Dowtin finished the contest at 25.0% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended. He was on the hardwood for 6 mins but finished the game without a rebound. He ended up walking away with 2 points on 1 of 4 shooting.

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Philadelphia enters this contest with a mark of 15-27 on the season. They lose possession via turnover 13.9 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 20.2 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Philadelphia is grabbing 38.9 rebounds per contest and has earned 937 assists on the season, which ranks 30th in the league in terms of passing. The 76ers are connecting on 34.3% on three-point attempts (522 of 1,524) and 78.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 107.5 points per contest (27th in the league) while connecting on 44.9% from the floor.

On defense, the 76ers are forcing 16.8 turnovers per game while drawing 19.6 fouls. They rank 16th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,137 relinquished on the season. The 76ers defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 48.8% (1,722 of 3,532) and they surrender 44.1 boards per contest as a basketball team. They give up 36.6% on three-point shots and they are 13th in the league in points per game allowed (112.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Bulls went home victorious with a score of 112-99 when they played the Clippers. The Bulls snagged 37 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards totaling 54 for this game. They coughed it up 12 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. The Clippers earned 20 personal fouls for this contest which got the Bulls to the free throw line for a total of 26 attempts. They were able to convert 21 of the free throws for a percentage of 80.8%. In regard to shots from downtown, Chicago made 15 of their 46 tries (32.6%). In all, the Bulls finished the game shooting 38 out of 94 from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.4%. The Bulls permitted the Clippers to convert 37 of their 94 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.4% in this contest. They finished 21.4% from downtown by going 9 out of 42 and finished the contest at 16 of 17 from the free throw line (94.1%). When talking about rebounding, Chicago permitted Los Angeles to snag 40 in all (10 on the offensive side).

Julian Phillips ended up being a major contributor for the Bulls for the contest. Phillips recorded 4 points in his 14 minutes on the court, but finished this game without an assist. He buried 1 of 4 for the game giving him a rate of 25.0%, and added 6 rebounds.

Chicago has a record of 19-25 for the year. The Bulls have committed 18.0 fouls every game and they go 79.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 29.2 times per contest (4th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 15.0 times per game. Chicago has 5,153 points so far this year (117.1 per game) and they grab 45.7 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Bulls are connecting on 46.8% from the field, which ranks them 15th in basketball.

The Bulls on the defensive end are ranked 29th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 120.0. They are able to force 12.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (21st in the NBA). The Chicago defense allows 33.6% on three-point shots (584 of 1,739) and opponents are connecting on 77.8% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 28.7 assists and 46.9 total boards per game, which ranks them 29th and 29th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago

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