Philadelphia 76ers vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 12/30/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Chicago Bulls
Date: Saturday, December 30, 2023
Location: United Center in Chicago, IL
TV: NBC Sports Chicago
The Chicago Bulls (14-19) welcome the Philadelphia 76ers (21-9) at United Center on Saturday.
The 76ers faced the Magic and notched a win by a score of 112-92 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the 76ers ended up finishing with 19 while the Magic recorded 18 personal fouls. They also buried 9 of 33 tries from beyond the arc. Orlando finished the game at 87.5% at the free throw line by making 21 of their 24 attempts. Additionally, Orlando snagged 43 rebounds (9 offensive, 34 defensive) and earned 8 rejections. Orlando earned 17 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. Concerning defense, Philadelphia allowed the other team to shoot 39.2% from the floor on 31 of 79 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 10 steals. When discussing rebounding, they earned 48 with 12 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the 76ers converted 12 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 70.6%. Philadelphia ended with a 46.9% field goal percentage (45 out of 96) and made 10 out of their 28 shots from beyond the perimeter.
Tyrese Maxey is a player who had an impact for the matchup. Maxey went 50.0% from the floor and also earned 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes played and totaled 6 boards. He accounted for 23 points on 9 out of 18 shooting.
Philadelphia heads into this matchup with a record of 21-9 so far this season. They currently have an average of 121.6 pts per contest (4th in the league) while shooting 48.3% from the floor. The 76ers are shooting 38.0% on 3-point shots (369 of 971) and 84.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Philadelphia is grabbing 45.0 rebounds per contest and has totaled 768 assists this year, which has them ranked 22nd in basketball in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.8 times per contest and as a group they commit 20.5 fouls per contest.
On the defensive end, the 76ers have forced 14.5 turnovers every game while drawing 19.8 fouls. They are 8th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 769 conceded this year. The 76ers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.0% (1,207 of 2,625) and they relinquish 42.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They give up 34.3% from 3-point land and they are 5th in the league in opponents PPG (110.6).
When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Bulls took a loss by a score of 120-104 when they played the Pacers. The Bulls corralled 34 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 47 in this game. They also gave up possession 7 times, while earning 7 steals in the matchup. The Pacers committed 21 fouls for the matchup which got the Bulls to the free throw line for 22 shots. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 77.3%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Chicago made 7 of 27 attempts (25.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Bulls finished 40 for 97 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.2%. The Bulls allowed the Pacers to bury 43 of 85 tries from the field which had them shooting 50.6% for the contest. They finished 45.2% from 3-point land by shooting 19 out of 42 and finished the contest at 15 of 22 from the free throw line (68.2%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Chicago allowed Indiana to collect 47 in all (6 on the offensive glass).
Patrick Williams pitched in for the Bulls for the contest. Williams recorded 22 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and had 3 dimes for the matchup. He converted 9 of 14 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and tallied 5 rebounds.
Chicago has a mark of 14-19 so far this season. The Bulls have committed 19.7 personal fouls every game and they hit 79.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 23.5 times per contest (29th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 11.8 times per game. Chicago has scored 3,631 points this season (110.0 per game) and they collect 42.9 boards per game. As an offense, the Bulls are shooting 45.4% from the field, which has them ranked 28th in basketball.
The Bulls on the defensive end are ranked 10th in the NBA in points given up per game with 112.6. They are forcing their opponents into 15.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the field (17th in basketball). The Chicago defense surrenders 37.0% from downtown (470 of 1,270) and opponents are making 77.8% of their free throw shots. They concede 27.5 assists and 44.8 rebounds per game, which ranks them 25th and 23rd in basketball.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago
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