San Antonio Spurs vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 1/6/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Monday, January 6, 2025

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: CHSN Plus

The Chicago Bulls (15-19) will try to beat the San Antonio Spurs (17-16) at United Center on Monday.

The Spurs played the Clippers and walked away with a win by a score of 122-86 in their last game. San Antonio finished with a 49.0% field goal percentage (48 out of 98) and converted 9 of their 40 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Spurs buried 17 of 19 attempts for a rate of 89.5%. When discussing rebounding, they collected 49 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 26 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When it comes to the defense, San Antonio allowed the other team to go 34.5% from the floor on 30 out of 87 shooting. Los Angeles totaled 27 assists and had 10 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Los Angeles pulled down 44 rebounds (14 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 7 blocked shots. Los Angeles ended up shooting 83.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of their 18 tries. They also converted 11 out of their 41 tries from 3-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Spurs ended up walking away with 20 while the Clippers accumulated 22 personal fouls.

Victor Wembanyama is a player who was important for this game. Wembanyama finished 55.6% from the floor and earned 5 dimes. He played 26 minutes and also collected 9 rebounds. He had 27 points on 10 of 18 shooting.

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San Antonio will take the court with a win-loss record of 17-16 this season. They are giving up possession 14.7 times per game and as a team they commit 16.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, San Antonio is snagging 45.0 boards per game and has tallied 946 assists on the year, which has them ranked 10th in the league in terms of passing. The Spurs are hitting 34.4% on three-point attempts (448 of 1,302) and 79.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 111.5 pts per contest (19th in the NBA) while going 45.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Spurs are forcing 13.7 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 6th in basketball in giving up assists with 830 relinquished for the campaign. The Spurs defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 45.5% (1,375 of 3,024) and they surrender 44.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They are conceding 34.8% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 11th in the league in PPG from their opponents (111.2).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Bulls took a loss by a score of 125-107 when they played the Wizards. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Chicago permitted Washington to collect 38 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They finished 47.2% from distance by going 17 out of 36 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 12 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Bulls permitted the Wizards to knock down 49 of their 99 tries from the floor which left them shooting 49.5% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Bulls walked away from this one shooting 41 out of 92 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.6%. In relation to 3-point shots, Chicago buried 14 out of their 47 attempts (29.8%). They were able to convert 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 78.6%. The Wizards had 16 fouls in the matchup which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. The Bulls were able to corral 31 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 35 in the game.

Zach LaVine was important for the Bulls for the matchup. LaVine recorded 32 points in his 31 mins of playing time and added 3 dimes for the contest. He buried 12 of 20 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and added 1 rebound.

Chicago has a mark of 15-19 this year. As an offense, the Bulls are shooting 46.6% from the field, which has them ranked 14th in the league. Chicago has accounted for 3,986 points for the year (117.2 per game) and they pull down 45.2 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 29.4 times per contest (4th in basketball) and they cough up possession 15.2 times per game. The Bulls are committing 18.3 fouls per game while shooting 79.3% from the charity stripe.

The Bulls on the defensive side of the court are 29th in basketball in points given up per game with 121.1. They are able to force 12.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.5% from the field (23rd in the NBA). The Chicago defense gives up 34.2% on 3-pointers (462 of 1,349) and their opponents are connecting on 78.3% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 28.8 assists and 46.8 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 29th and 28th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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