Chicago Bulls vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 12/8/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Chicago Bulls vs San Antonio Spurs
Date: Friday, December 8, 2023
Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX
TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio
Frost Bank Center is where the San Antonio Spurs (3-17) will compete against the Chicago Bulls (8-14) on Friday.
The Bulls faced off with the Hornets and went home with a win by a final score of 111-100 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Bulls ended up with 16 while the Hornets recorded 24 personal fouls. They also converted 10 out of their 37 attempts from distance. Charlotte finished shooting 100.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of 12 shots. Moreover, Charlotte had 42 rebounds (12 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Charlotte distributed 25 dimes and had 9 steals in the game. In terms of defending, Chicago allowed the other team to shoot 43.3% from the field on 39 out of 90 shooting. They also recorded 23 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 6 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they compiled 57 with 21 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Bulls buried 23 of their 29 shots for a percentage of 79.3%. Chicago wrapped up the game having earned a 42.2% FG percentage (38 of 90) and buried 12 of their 25 shots from beyond the arc.
DeMar DeRozan is a player who came through for this contest. DeRozan walked away from this one shooting 40.0% from the floor and totaled 3 assists. He played 37 mins played and also snagged 6 rebounds. He walked away with 29 points on 8 out of 20 shooting.
Chicago comes into this one with a mark of 8-14 so far this season. They turn it over 12.5 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.6 fouls per game. As a team, Chicago is collecting 42.0 boards per game and has tallied 504 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 22nd in the NBA in terms of passing. The Bulls are hitting 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc (261 of 729) and 78.9% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 107.8 points per outing (28th in the league) while hitting 44.8% from the floor.
On defense, the Bulls are able to force 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 29th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 601 conceded on the year. The Bulls are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.2% (885 of 1,874) and they relinquish 45.7 boards per game as a team. They are conceding 37.0% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 14th in the NBA in PPG allowed (112.5).
When they last stepped on the court, the Spurs took a loss by a final score of 102-94 when they played the Timberwolves. In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, San Antonio permitted Minnesota to collect 55 overall (11 offensive). They wrapped up this game 30.0% from 3-point land via 12 out of 40 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 21 at the free throw line (85.7%). The Spurs permitted the Timberwolves to make 36 of their 87 tries from the field which had them sitting at 41.4% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Spurs shot 38 for 101 from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.6%. In terms of shooting from distance, San Antonio buried 8 out of their 36 attempts (22.2%). They were able to bury 10 of them for a clip of 66.7%. The Timberwolves earned 16 fouls in the matchup which took the Spurs to the charity stripe for 15 tries. They turned it over 11 times, while recording 7 steals for the contest. The Spurs were able to corral 36 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 49 for this contest.
Devin Vassell pitched in for the Spurs for the game. Vassell had 22 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and added 2 assists in this game. He converted 9 out of 16 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.
San Antonio has a win-loss mark of 3-17 on the campaign. The Spurs have committed 20.2 personal fouls every game while shooting 78.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 28.9 times per game (3rd in basketball) and they turn the ball over 16.4 times per game. San Antonio has 2,213 points on the year (110.7 per contest) and they pull in 42.7 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Spurs are connecting on 45.5% from the floor, which is 24th in the NBA.
The Spurs on defense are ranked 28th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 122.9. They are forcing their opponents into 14.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 49.5% from the floor (27th in basketball). The San Antonio defense allows 39.0% on 3-pointers (285 of 730) and their opponents are knocking down 78.8% of their free throw shots. They give up 28.3 assists and 45.0 total rebounds per game, ranking them 28th and 23rd in the NBA.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago
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