Chicago Bulls vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 12/23/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

State Farm Arena is where the Atlanta Hawks (15-14) will attempt to beat the Chicago Bulls (12-15) on Tuesday.

The Bulls faced the Cavaliers and went home with a win by a final score of 136-125 in their last contest. Chicago ended having earned a 52.0% field goal percentage (53 out of 102) and buried 18 out of their 47 shots from distance. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bulls knocked down 12 of their 15 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 48 with 13 of them being offensive. They also distributed 16 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In terms of the defense, Chicago allowed 47.5% from the floor on 48 out of 101 shooting. Cleveland doled out 20 assists and had 8 steals for the game. Additionally, Cleveland had 46 boards (13 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 10 blocked shots. Cleveland ended up going 78.9% at the charity stripe by burying 15 of 19 shots. They also buried 14 out of their 39 shots from beyond the arc. When it comes to personal fouls, the Bulls walked away with 30 while the Cavaliers totaled 24 personal fouls.

Matas Buzelis is someone who was a major contributor for the game. He left the arena with 24 points on 9 out of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 33 minutes and grabbed 5 boards. Buzelis ended up shooting 60.0% from the field and distributed 1 assist.

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Chicago steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 12-15 on the year. They lose possession via turnover 15.2 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 19.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Chicago is snagging 45.3 boards per game and has tallied 778 dimes for the season, which is 9th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Bulls are shooting 36.3% on 3-point shots (376 of 1,037) and 79.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 118.3 pts per game (11th in basketball) while connecting on 47.3% from the floor.

Defensively, the Bulls are forcing 13.6 turnovers per game while drawing 19.6 fouls. They relinquish 36.3% on shots from distance while they are 27th in the league in PPG allowed (122.0). The Bulls defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.7% (1,209 of 2,534) and they relinquish 46.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They rank 15th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 739 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Hawks took a loss by a score of 126-98 when they faced the Spurs. The Hawks recorded 33 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 43 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while recording 11 steals in this matchup. The Spurs had 14 fouls in the game which got the Hawks to the charity stripe for 16 tries. They were able to convert 12 of the free throws for a rate of 75.0%. When talking about shooting from distance, Atlanta knocked down 10 out of 40 attempts (25.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Hawks shot 38 out of 94 from the field which had them shooting 40.4%. The Hawks permitted the Spurs to bury 51 out of their 94 tries from the floor which had them shooting 54.3% in this game. They went 36.1% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 13 out of 36 and finished the contest at 11 out of 16 at the free throw line (68.8%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Atlanta permitted San Antonio to collect 56 in total (12 offensive).

Nickeil Alexander-Walker ended up having an impact for the Hawks for this contest. Alexander earned 23 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 4 assists in the matchup. He converted 7 of 18 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 38.9%, and had 2 rebounds.

Atlanta has a win-loss mark of 15-14 this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hawks are shooting 48.1% from the floor, which is ranked 8th in the NBA. Atlanta has scored 3,410 pts on the campaign (117.6 per contest) and they pull down 41.9 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 30.6 times per contest (1st in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.5 times per contest. The Hawks commit 20.3 personal fouls per game and they shoot 79.0% from the charity stripe.

The Atlanta defense concedes 35.9% on shots from distance (388 of 1,081) and their opponents are converting on 79.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 27.2 assists and 45.6 rebounds per game, which is ranked 20th and 23rd in the NBA. The Hawks defensively are ranked 22nd in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 118.3. They have forced 16.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.4% from the floor (17th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago

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