Chicago Bulls vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 2/9/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Monday, February 9, 2026

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The Chicago Bulls (24-28) are on their way to Barclays Center on Monday where they will take on the Brooklyn Nets (13-37).

The Bulls took the court against the Raptors and took a loss by a final of 123-107 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Bulls ended up with 13 while the Raptors recorded 11 fouls. They also knocked down 14 of 34 tries from three-point range. Toronto ended up going 84.6% at the free throw line by converting 11 of their 13 shots. Additionally, Toronto pulled down 35 boards (8 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Toronto recorded 35 assists and had 10 steals for this game. In the matter of the defense, Chicago allowed the other team to go 56.3% from the floor on 49 out of 87 shooting. They also distributed 28 assists for this contest while creating 12 turnovers and having 9 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they collected 38 with 13 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Bulls made 7 of their 8 tries for a percentage of 87.5%. Chicago walked away from the game with a 45.1% field goal percentage (41 out of 91) and made 18 of their 49 three-point shots.

Anfernee Simons is one guy who was a major factor in the game. Simons ended up shooting 53.3% from the field and distributed 3 dimes. He was on the court for 32 minutes and grabbed 2 boards. He racked up 22 points on 8 of 15 shooting.

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Chicago enters this matchup with a record of 24-28 this year. They turn it over 14.4 times per game and as a team they commit 18.6 personal fouls every game. As a team, Chicago is pulling down 45.1 rebounds per game and has earned 1,535 dimes for the season, which is 4th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Bulls are connecting on 36.8% on shots from 3-point land (764 of 2,076) and 78.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 117.0 pts per game (11th in the NBA) while hitting 47.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Bulls are forcing 12.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 28th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,471 conceded for the year. The Bulls are giving up a FG percentage of 47.6% (2,303 of 4,841) and they relinquish 44.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 37.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 26th in the NBA in opponents points per game (120.2).

For their last game, the Nets walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 118-98 against the Magic. The Nets snagged 25 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 36 for this game. They turned it over 19 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. The Magic earned 21 personal fouls for the contest which got the Nets to the free throw line for 29 shots. They were able to bury 18 of those for a percentage of 62.1%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Brooklyn buried 12 of their 39 tries (30.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Nets ended up going 34 out of 82 from the floor which had them at 41.5%. The Nets permitted the Magic to convert 44 of their 82 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.7% for the contest. They finished 28.1% from 3-point land by shooting 9 of 32 and finished the game at 21 of 27 from the free throw line (77.8%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Brooklyn permitted Orlando to collect 42 in total (9 offensive).

Egor Demin ended up having an impact for the Nets for the matchup. He buried 8 out of 12 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 4 rebounds. Demin accumulated 26 points in his 32 mins on the court and accumulated 2 assists in this game.

Brooklyn has a win-loss record of 13-37 for the season. The Nets have committed 20.1 fouls per game and they shoot 77.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 25.2 times per contest (20th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.6 times per contest. Brooklyn has accumulated 5,346 points this year (106.9 per contest) and they average 40.4 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Nets are shooting 44.2% from the floor, which ranks them 30th in the league.

The Brooklyn defense allows 37.7% on 3-point shots (621 of 1,646) and their opponents are making 78.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 27.6 assists and 43.0 rebounds per game, which ranks 26th and 8th in the league. The Nets on the defensive end are ranked 13th in the league in PPG given up with 115.0. They are able to force 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 49.4% from the floor (30th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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