Detroit Pistons vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 2/21/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: CHSN

The Detroit Pistons (40-13) are en route to United Center on Saturday where they will compete against the Chicago Bulls (24-31).

The Pistons took the court against the Raptors and notched a win by a score of 113-95 in their last game. Detroit finished the contest having earned a 46.1% FG percentage (41 out of 89) and converted 14 of 34 shots from distance. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pistons knocked down 17 of 25 attempts for a percentage of 68.0%. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they earned 47 with 17 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 24 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and having 10 steals. When it comes to defense, Detroit allowed the other team to go 42.7% from the field on 32 out of 75 shooting. Toronto earned 22 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Toronto totaled 35 rebounds (11 offensive, 24 defensive) and had 8 rejections. Toronto finished shooting 91.3% from the free throw line by burying 21 of their 23 tries. They also buried 10 out of their 32 tries from downtown. When talking about personal fouls, the Pistons ended up walking away with 21 while the Raptors totaled 20 personal fouls.

Cade Cunningham is one guy who was a major contributor in this matchup. He accumulated 28 points on 9 out of 14 shooting. He played 30 mins and totaled 7 rebounds. Cunningham ended up going 64.3% from the field and also recorded 9 assists.

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Detroit will enter this game with a mark of 40-13 so far this season. They turn the ball over 15.3 times per contest and as a team they are committing 22.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Detroit is collecting 45.6 boards per contest and has tallied 1,412 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 16th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Pistons are hitting 34.9% on shots from distance (588 of 1,685) and 75.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 117.2 pts per game (10th in the league) while shooting 48.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Pistons are forcing their opponents into 17.4 turnovers per game and they draw 21.9 personal fouls. They rank 1st in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,215 surrendered so far this season. The Pistons defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 44.1% (1,974 of 4,478) and they concede 41.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 34.7% from 3-point land while they are 3rd in the NBA in PPG allowed (109.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Bulls took a defeat with a final score of 124-105 against the Celtics. Regarding rebounding, Chicago allowed Boston to grab 48 in all (13 offensive). They finished 40.0% from distance by connecting on 18 of 45 and walked away from this one shooting 8 of 13 at the charity stripe (61.5%). The Bulls permitted the Celtics to bury 49 of their 95 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.6% for this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Bulls ended up shooting 41 out of 89 from the field which had them at 46.1%. Regarding shots from distance, Chicago knocked down 12 of 36 tries (33.3%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 84.6%. The Celtics were called for 15 fouls in the matchup which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 13 attempts. They turned it over 13 times, while getting 9 steals for the matchup. The Bulls recorded 25 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 34 in this matchup.

Rob Dillingham was important for the Bulls for this contest. Dillingham accumulated 16 points in his 30 mins of playing time and tallied 7 assists in this matchup. He converted 6 of 12 in this game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 1 rebound.

Chicago has a win-loss mark of 24-31 this year. The Bulls commit 18.7 fouls per game and they connect on 78.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 29.2 times per game (4th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.5 times per game. Chicago has totaled 6,423 pts so far this season (116.8 per contest) and they grab 44.7 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Bulls are connecting on 47.1% from the floor, which is ranked 14th in the league.

The Chicago defense concedes 37.6% on shots from 3-point land (771 of 2,052) and their opponents are connecting on 77.2% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 28.5 dimes and 44.9 total boards per game, ranking them 28th and 21st in basketball. The Bulls on the defensive side of the court are 27th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 120.6. They are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 47.9% from the floor (24th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago and under the total points

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