Indiana Pacers vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 12/5/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Friday, December 5, 2025

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: CHSN

The Chicago Bulls (9-12) will try to beat the Indiana Pacers (4-18) at United Center on Friday.

The Pacers faced the Nuggets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 135-120 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Pacers ended up walking away with 24 and the Nuggets totaled 21 fouls. They knocked down 17 of 28 shots from long range. Denver finished the game at 76.9% from the charity stripe by converting 20 of their 26 tries. Moreover, Denver grabbed 38 boards (5 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Denver recorded 23 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. In regard to defense, Indiana allowed 59.0% from the floor on 49 out of 83 shooting. They also recorded 24 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. Regarding rebounding, they earned a total of 38 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Pacers made 23 of 29 attempts for a rate of 79.3%. Indiana walked away from the game having earned a 51.9% FG percentage (42 of 81) and buried 13 of their 28 three-point attempts.

Pascal Siakam is someone who was a major factor for the game. He notched 23 points on 7 out of 16 shooting. He played 34 mins played and also totaled 3 boards. Siakam went 43.8% from the floor and also totaled 4 dimes.

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Indiana steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 4-18 on the campaign. They are averaging 110.6 pts per contest (29th in the NBA) while going 43.0% from the field. The Pacers are hitting 32.3% on shots from beyond the arc (258 of 800) and 76.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Indiana is pulling down 44.5 rebounds per contest and has earned 514 dimes this season, which has them ranked 26th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 14.4 times per game and as a group they are committing 23.3 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Pacers have forced 13.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 22.8 personal fouls. They relinquish 33.2% on 3-pointers and they are 24th in the NBA in opponents PPG (120.1). The Pacers defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 47.9% (943 of 1,968) and they surrender 47.2 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 10th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 552 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Bulls went home defeated by a final of 113-103 against the Nets. The Bulls were able to corral 31 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in the game. They turned it over 16 times, while earning 14 steals for the matchup. The Nets were called for 19 fouls in the matchup which took the Bulls to the free throw line for 25 tries. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 80.0%. In reference to three-point attempts, Chicago buried 7 of 30 attempts (23.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Bulls shot 38 out of 90 from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.2%. The Bulls allowed the Nets to convert 38 of 78 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 48.7% in the game. They shot 41.3% from downtown by going 19 of 46 and finished the contest at 18 out of 22 at the free throw line (81.8%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Chicago permitted Brooklyn to collect 42 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Josh Giddey was important for the Bulls for the contest. He converted 10 out of 14 in this game for a rate of 71.4%, and had 11 rebounds. Giddey totaled 28 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 11 dimes for the matchup.

Chicago has a win-loss mark of 9-12 this year. As an offensive team, the Bulls are connecting on 47.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 13th in basketball. Chicago has earned 2,502 pts on the year (119.1 per game) and they pull in 45.8 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 29.0 times per game (6th in basketball) and they are turning it over 15.4 times per game. The Bulls are committing 20.9 personal fouls per contest while shooting 78.7% from the charity stripe.

The Chicago defense surrenders 35.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (276 of 774) and their opposition makes 78.1% of their free throw attempts. They give up 27.6 dimes and 47.0 total boards per game, which is 24th and 25th in the NBA. The Bulls on defense are ranked 26th in basketball in PPG given up with 122.7. They are able to force 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 47.2% from the field (17th in the NBA).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago

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