Los Angeles Lakers vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 1/26/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Monday, January 26, 2026

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: CHSN

The Los Angeles Lakers (27-17) are headed to United Center on Monday where they will try to defeat the Chicago Bulls (23-22).

The Lakers faced off with the Mavericks and walked away with a win by a score of 116-110 in their last contest. Los Angeles ended the contest with a 44.4% FG percentage (40 out of 90) and knocked down 14 out of their 34 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Lakers buried 22 of 29 attempts for a rate of 75.9%. In regard to pulling down boards, they collected 57 with 16 of them being offensive. They also dished out 26 dimes for this game in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning the defense, Los Angeles allowed 41.5% from the field on 39 out of 94 shooting. Dallas distributed 22 assists and had 10 steals for this game. Moreover, Dallas grabbed 43 rebounds (11 offensive, 32 defensive) and got 8 rejections. Dallas finished shooting 75.9% from the free throw line by burying 22 of their 29 attempts. They also knocked down 10 of 29 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In reference to personal fouls, the Lakers left the arena with 20 while the Mavericks finished the game with 19 personal fouls.

Luka Doncic is a guy who had an impact for the matchup. Doncic walked away from this one shooting 53.3% from the floor and dished out 11 dimes. He played 39 minutes and also collected 8 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 33 points on 8 of 15 shooting.

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Los Angeles comes into this one with a mark of 27-17 on the year. They average 116.0 points per outing (18th in the league) while hitting 49.4% from the field. The Lakers are shooting 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc (524 of 1,499) and 77.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Los Angeles is collecting 41.5 boards per contest and has accounted for 1,097 assists so far this season, which is 25th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 15.0 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 19.5 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Lakers are able to force 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.8 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 37.1% on 3-pointers and they are 19th in basketball in PPG allowed (116.2). The Lakers are allowing a shooting percentage of 48.5% (1,868 of 3,855) and they surrender 40.6 boards per game as a squad. They rank 16th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,203 conceded for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Bulls walked away with a victory by a final of 114-111 when they played the Celtics. The Bulls pulled down 36 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 2 steals for this game. The Celtics committed 9 personal fouls for the contest which took the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 8 shots. They were able to make 7 of them for a clip of 87.5%. In regard to 3-pointers, Chicago buried 21 out of their 45 attempts (46.7%). When this game wrapped up, the Bulls finished the game shooting 43 for 85 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.6%. The Bulls allowed the Celtics to knock down 44 of their 99 attempts from the field which had them shooting 44.4% for this game. They went 31.9% from distance by shooting 15 of 47 and finished the game at 8 of 9 from the free throw line (88.9%). When it comes to rebounding, Chicago allowed Boston to grab 38 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Coby White ended up being important for the Bulls for the game. White tallied 22 points in his 32 mins of playing time and had 7 assists for the matchup. He converted 6 of 16 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 37.5%, and totaled 1 rebound.

Chicago has a mark of 23-22 for the year. The Bulls are committing 18.7 fouls per game and they connect on 78.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 29.9 times per contest (3rd in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.2 times per contest. Chicago has 5,304 points this season (117.9 per game) and they average 45.2 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Bulls are hitting on 47.6% from the floor, which is ranked 8th in the NBA.

The Bulls defensively are ranked 27th in the league in points allowed per game with 119.7. They are forcing their opponents into 12.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.3% from the floor (19th in the NBA). The Chicago defense surrenders 36.6% on 3-pointers (618 of 1,687) and their opponents are making 78.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 27.7 dimes and 44.9 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 26th and 19th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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