Los Angeles Clippers vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 1/20/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: CHSN

United Center is the site where the Chicago Bulls (20-22) will take on the Los Angeles Clippers (18-23) on Tuesday.

The Clippers played the Raptors and earned the victory with a final of 121-117 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Clippers walked away with 19 and the Raptors racked up 21 personal fouls. They also knocked down 11 of their 33 shots from distance. Toronto finished the contest at 84.6% at the charity stripe by making 22 of their 26 tries. On top of that, Toronto grabbed 36 rebounds (12 offensive, 24 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Toronto doled out 30 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. In regard to defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 48.3% from the floor on 42 out of 87 shooting. They also doled out 25 assists for the matchup in addition to creating 18 turnovers and having 12 steals. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 36 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Clippers knocked down 26 of 30 shots for a percentage of 86.7%. Los Angeles ended the contest with a 51.9% field goal percentage (41 out of 79) and made 13 out of their 36 3-point shots.

James Harden is a guy who was a factor in the matchup. Harden finished the game shooting 37.0% from the floor and also totaled 10 assists. He played 42 minutes and also snagged 2 rebounds. He finished with 31 points on 10 of 27 shooting.

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Los Angeles will play this game with a win-loss record of 18-23 for the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 15.0 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 19.2 fouls per contest. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling down 40.2 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 966 assists for the campaign, which ranks 30th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Clippers are hitting 36.8% on three-point attempts (547 of 1,488) and 84.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 112.5 points per game (26th in basketball) while going 47.4% from the field.

On defense, the Clippers have forced 13.5 turnovers per game and they draw 20.0 fouls. They are surrendering 36.3% on shots from distance while they are 9th in the league in points per game allowed (113.4). The Clippers are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.9% (1,690 of 3,605) and they relinquish 42.4 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 7th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,062 relinquished so far this year.

In their last game, the Bulls got the victory with a final of 124-102 when they faced the Nets. In relation to how they rebounded, Chicago allowed Brooklyn to get 38 in all (7 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 43.2% from downtown by hitting 16 out of 37 and ended up shooting 10 out of 15 at the charity stripe (66.7%). The Bulls allowed the Nets to convert 38 out of 83 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 45.8% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Bulls ended up shooting 49 for 94 from the field which had them sitting at 52.1%. Regarding 3-pointers, Chicago made 20 out of their 46 tries (43.5%). They were able to bury 6 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. The Nets were called for 15 fouls in this contest which took the Bulls to the free throw line for a total of 9 attempts. They turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. The Bulls were able to snag 34 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 44 in this contest.

Coby White ended up being a major contributor for the Bulls in this game. He knocked down 8 of 14 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and totaled 4 rebounds. White earned 24 points in his 30 minutes on the court and added 3 assists for the contest.

Chicago has a record of 20-22 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bulls are shooting 47.4% from the field, which is ranked 9th in the league. Chicago has totaled 4,932 pts this season (117.4 per contest) and they pull in 45.4 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 29.7 times per contest (3rd in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.2 times per game. The Bulls are responsible for committing 18.9 personal fouls per game and they shoot 78.4% from the charity stripe.

The Bulls on defense are ranked 26th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 120.3. They have forced 12.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.4% from the floor (20th in basketball). The Chicago defense concedes 36.8% on shots from 3-point land (578 of 1,569) and opponents are knocking down 77.9% of their free throw attempts. They allow 27.8 dimes and 45.1 boards per contest, ranking them 27th and 22nd in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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