Chicago Bulls vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 3/5/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Thursday, March 5, 2026

Location: Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

The Chicago Bulls (25-37) are en route to Mortgage Matchup Center on Thursday where they will take on the Phoenix Suns (35-26).

The Bulls faced the Thunder and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 116-108 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Bulls ended up finishing with 22 and the Thunder recorded 13 personal fouls. They also converted 10 of 42 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Oklahoma City walked away from this one shooting 83.3% when shooting free throws by converting 20 of 24 attempts. Additionally, Oklahoma City snagged 51 boards (12 offensive, 39 defensive) and earned 3 blocked shots. Oklahoma City totaled 23 assists and had 10 steals for the game. In reference to defending, Chicago allowed their opponent to shoot 43.4% from the field on 43 out of 99 shooting. They also doled out 27 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they collected 53 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Bulls made 13 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 68.4%. Chicago walked away from the game with a 43.3% field goal percentage (39 of 90) and buried 17 of 49 three-point shots.

Collin Sexton is someone who had an impact in the matchup. Sexton finished the contest at 42.9% from the field and also recorded 2 dimes. He played 28 mins and also totaled 1 board. He was able to score 20 points on 6 of 14 shooting.

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Chicago comes into this matchup with a mark of 25-37 for the campaign. They are averaging 115.7 points per contest (14th in the league) while hitting 46.9% from the field. The Bulls are shooting 36.5% from downtown (911 of 2,493) and 78.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Chicago is pulling in 44.7 boards per game and has accounted for 1,788 assists this season, which has them ranked 4th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 15.2 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.6 fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bulls are able to force 12.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 28th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,756 conceded for the year. The Bulls defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 47.5% (2,742 of 5,772) and they relinquish 45.2 boards per game as a group. They concede 37.0% on three-point shots while they are 26th in basketball in opponents PPG (120.0).

In their last game, the Suns walked away with a victory by a final of 114-103 against the Kings. When discussing cleaning the glass, Phoenix allowed Sacramento to grab 40 in total (13 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 25.9% from 3-point land by connecting on 7 of 27 and ended up going 14 out of 18 from the charity stripe (77.8%). The Suns permitted the Kings to make 41 of their 90 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.6% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Suns ended up going 42 for 92 from the floor which had them shooting 45.7%. Concerning shooting from distance, Phoenix converted 19 out of 49 tries (38.8%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 64.7%. The Kings had 14 personal fouls in the game which got the Suns to the free throw line for 17 shots. They also coughed up the ball 19 times, while getting 11 steals for this game. The Suns pulled down 35 defensive boards and 18 offensive rebounds for a total of 53 in this game.

Jalen Green pitched in for the Suns for the contest. Green tallied 20 points in his 31 mins of playing time and added 1 assist in the matchup. He converted 7 of 16 for this contest for a rate of 43.8%, and had 4 rebounds.

Phoenix has a mark of 35-26 for the campaign. The Suns are responsible for committing 20.9 personal fouls every game while shooting 79.1% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 24.6 times per game (27th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.9 times per contest. Phoenix has totaled 6,841 points so far this season (112.1 per game) and they grab 43.4 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Suns are shooting 45.3% from the field, which is ranked 27th in the NBA.

The Phoenix defense gives up 34.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (738 of 2,159) and opponents are making 78.4% of their foul shots. They concede 24.7 assists and 44.2 rebounds per contest, which is 5th and 16th in basketball. The Suns on defense are ranked 6th in basketball in points given up per game with 111.2. They are able to force 16.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the floor (15th in basketball).

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago

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