Chicago Bulls vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 12/26/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Thursday, December 26, 2024

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Atlanta Hawks (14-15) will try to beat the Chicago Bulls (13-16) at State Farm Arena on Thursday.

The Bulls played the Celtics and ended up losing by a score of 123-98 in their last game. Chicago wrapped up the contest with a 37.8% FG percentage (37 of 98) and knocked down 14 of their 41 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Bulls made 10 of their 11 tries for a percentage of 90.9%. When it comes to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 43 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 28 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. Regarding defense, Chicago allowed their opponent to shoot 48.0% from the floor on 48 of 100 shooting. Boston earned 27 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. In addition, Boston pulled down 59 rebounds (17 offensive, 42 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Boston finished the game at 85.7% when shooting free throws by converting 12 of their 14 shots. They made 15 out of their 45 attempts from beyond the arc. In reference to fouls, the Bulls finished with 14 while the Celtics had 12 fouls.

Nikola Vucevic is one guy who was a major factor in the matchup. Vucevic finished the game shooting 42.1% from the floor and recorded 2 dimes. He saw the court for 32 minutes and also grabbed 10 rebounds. He racked up 19 points on 8 of 19 shooting.

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Chicago steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 13-16 for the year. They turn it over 15.1 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Chicago is pulling in 44.7 boards per contest and is sitting with 845 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 3rd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Bulls are shooting 37.7% on 3-point shots (479 of 1,272) and 80.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 118.1 pts per contest (6th in basketball) while connecting on 47.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Bulls are able to force 12.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 29th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 836 conceded on the year. The Bulls defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.8% (1,320 of 2,762) and they relinquish 46.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are giving up 33.9% on 3-pointers and they rank 29th in the league in opponents points per game (121.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Hawks took a defeat with a final score of 128-112 when they played the Grizzlies. In regard to rebounds, Atlanta allowed Memphis to grab 40 overall (8 offensive). They finished 43.9% from three-point range by connecting on 18 out of 41 and ended up shooting 10 of 13 at the charity stripe (76.9%). The Hawks allowed the Grizzlies to knock down 50 out of 97 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.5% in this matchup. In all, the Hawks ended up shooting 39 for 80 from the field which had them sitting at 48.8%. In terms of shots from downtown, Atlanta buried 14 out of 38 attempts (36.8%). They were able to make 20 of those for a rate of 83.3%. The Grizzlies were called for 22 fouls for the contest which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 24 tries. They turned the ball over 25 times, while getting 11 steals in the matchup. The Hawks recorded 35 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 41 for this contest.

De'Andre Hunter was important for the Hawks in the matchup. He made 9 of 14 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and had 2 rebounds. Hunter totaled 26 points in his 24 mins on the court, but didn't get an assist.

Atlanta has a mark of 14-15 on the campaign. The Hawks are committing 18.9 fouls every game and they hit 77.9% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 29.7 times per contest (3rd in the league) and they turn it over 16.5 times per game. Atlanta has scored 3,375 pts for the year (116.4 per contest) and they grab 46.3 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Hawks are hitting on 46.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 15th in the league.

The Atlanta defense surrenders 38.4% on shots from 3-point land (462 of 1,204) and opponents are connecting on 76.7% of their free throw attempts. They allow 28.0 assists and 44.3 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 23rd and 19th in basketball. The Hawks on the defensive side of the court are 28th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 119.6. They are able to force 16.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the floor (19th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Atlanta and under the total points

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