Chicago Bulls vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 11/17/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Monday, November 17, 2025

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Chicago Bulls (6-5) are on their way to Ball Arena on Monday where they will take on the Denver Nuggets (9-2).

The Bulls faced off with the Pistons and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 124-113 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Bulls ended up finishing with 18 and the Pistons totaled 25 personal fouls. They also made 13 out of their 30 tries from distance. Detroit ended up going 68.8% when shooting free throws by knocking down 11 of 16 shots. Moreover, Detroit pulled down 44 boards (11 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 6 rejections. Detroit totaled 30 dimes and had 13 steals for this game. In relation to defending, Chicago let their opponent shoot 55.6% from the floor on 50 of 90 shooting. They also recorded 21 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they earned 44 with 12 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Bulls knocked down 19 of 28 shots for a rate of 67.9%. Chicago finished having earned a 47.7% FG percentage (41 out of 86) and converted 12 out of their 33 shots from beyond the arc.

Matas Buzelis is someone who was a major factor for the matchup. Buzelis ended up shooting 50.0% from the field and recorded 2 dimes. He played for 34 mins and also collected 14 boards. He totaled 21 points on 7 out of 14 shooting.

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Chicago enters this contest with a record of 6-5 so far this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.9 times per game and as a unit they are committing 21.1 fouls per contest. As a unit, Chicago is snagging 46.5 boards per game and has accumulated 318 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 12th in basketball in terms of passing. The Bulls are hitting 39.6% on shots from downtown (149 of 376) and 79.6% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 118.6 points per outing (12th in the league) while shooting 48.5% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Bulls are forcing 12.6 turnovers per game while drawing 21.0 fouls. They currently rank 12th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 300 conceded so far this year. The Bulls defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 47.7% (485 of 1,017) and they surrender 43.2 boards per contest as a group. They surrender 35.7% on 3-pointers and they are 20th in the league in PPG allowed (118.9).

In their last game, the Nuggets walked away with a victory by a final of 130-116 against the Clippers. The Nuggets were able to pull down 31 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in this game. They turned it over 12 times, while recording 9 steals for the contest. The Clippers were called for 30 fouls in this game which got the Nuggets to the charity stripe for 35 tries. They were able to make 29 of the free throws for a percentage of 82.9%. When it comes to shooting from downtown, Denver made 13 of their 34 attempts (38.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Nuggets ended up shooting 44 out of 84 from the floor which had them shooting 52.4%. The Nuggets permitted the Clippers to make 41 of their 84 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.8% for this game. They finished 43.2% from three-point range by going 16 out of 37 and finished the game at 18 out of 19 at the free throw line (94.7%). When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Denver allowed Los Angeles to collect 36 overall (11 offensive).

Nikola Jokic was important for the Nuggets for the game. He buried 18 of 23 for this contest giving him a rate of 78.3%, and added 12 rebounds. Jokic racked up 55 points in his 34 mins on the court and had 6 assists for this game.

Denver has a record of 9-2 this season. The Nuggets are responsible for committing 20.0 personal fouls per contest while shooting 84.4% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 29.5 times per contest (4th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.9 times per contest. Denver has accumulated 1,370 points so far this season (124.5 per contest) and they pull down 47.4 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Nuggets are shooting 50.9% from the field, which ranks 1st in basketball.

The Nuggets on the defensive end are ranked 3rd in the league in points given up per game with 111.2. They have forced 13.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.6% from the field (5th in the NBA). The Denver defense allows 31.7% on 3-point shots (132 of 417) and their opponents are converting on 77.6% of their free throw shots. They have given up 25.4 dimes and 39.8 rebounds per game, which is ranked 7th and 4th in the league.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Denver

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