Charlotte Hornets vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 2/24/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: CHSN

The Charlotte Hornets (27-31) are en route to United Center on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Chicago Bulls (24-34).

The Hornets played the Wizards and walked away with a win by a score of 129-112 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Hornets ended up walking away with 17 while the Wizards totaled 17 personal fouls. They buried 18 out of their 42 attempts from 3-point land. Washington finished 70.6% at the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of their 17 shots. In addition, Washington pulled down 37 rebounds (9 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Washington doled out 24 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. In reference to defense, Charlotte allowed the other team to go 48.8% from the field on 41 of 84 shooting. They also recorded 27 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 53 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Hornets made 18 of 25 shots for a percentage of 72.0%. Charlotte finished having earned a 49.4% FG percentage (43 out of 87) and made 25 of 46 three-point shots.

LaMelo Ball is a guy who came through for the game. He walked away with 37 points on 12 out of 20 shooting. He played 27 mins played and grabbed 8 boards. Ball ended up going 60.0% from the floor and also earned 7 assists.

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Charlotte will play this game with a record of 27-31 so far this season. They average 115.6 points per game (16th in the league) while going 45.9% from the field. The Hornets are shooting 37.5% on shots from distance (907 of 2,420) and 82.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Charlotte is grabbing 46.1 boards per contest and has tallied 1,530 dimes on the season, which is 12th in basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 15.8 times per game and as a unit they are committing 19.0 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Hornets are forcing 12.5 turnovers per game and they draw 20.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 20th in the NBA in allowing assists with 1,560 surrendered this season. The Hornets defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.4% (2,442 of 5,153) and they surrender 39.4 boards per game as a group. They are relinquishing 36.6% from 3-point land while they are 10th in the league in points per game allowed (113.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Bulls took a loss by a score of 105-99 when they faced the Knicks. When talking about rebounding, Chicago permitted New York to collect 50 overall (10 offensive). They finished 35.7% from three-point range by going 15 of 42 and finished the game at 14 out of 21 at the charity stripe (66.7%). The Bulls allowed the Knicks to bury 38 of 84 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.2% in this contest. Overall, the Bulls finished the game shooting 34 for 86 from the field which had them at 39.5%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Chicago knocked down 16 out of their 46 tries (34.8%). They were able to knock down 15 of them for a rate of 71.4%. The Knicks committed 17 personal fouls for the game which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for 21 tries. They gave up possession 17 times, while earning 8 steals for the game. The Bulls corralled 37 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 50 in the matchup.

Matas Buzelis ended up having an impact for the Bulls in this game. Buzelis racked up 15 points in his 26 mins on the court, but didn't get an assist. He knocked down 4 of 12 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Chicago has a mark of 24-34 on the season. The Bulls are responsible for committing 18.7 personal fouls every game and they go 78.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 29.0 times per contest (5th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.8 times per game. Chicago has accounted for 6,733 pts this year (116.1 per game) and they collect 44.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Bulls are connecting on 46.9% from the field, which is ranked 16th in the league.

The Chicago defense allows 37.6% on shots from distance (806 of 2,146) and opponents are converting on 77.3% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 28.4 dimes and 45.1 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 28th and 22nd in the league. The Bulls on the defensive end are ranked 26th in basketball in PPG allowed with 120.3. They are forcing their opponents into 12.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.8% from the field (24th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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