Oklahoma City Thunder vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 3/3/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: CHSN

The Oklahoma City Thunder (47-15) are en route to United Center on Tuesday where they will compete against the Chicago Bulls (25-36).

The Thunder played the Mavericks and earned the victory with a final of 100-87 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Thunder ended up walking away with 17 while the Mavericks racked up 18 personal fouls. They made 9 out of their 31 attempts from beyond the arc. Dallas finished the game at 75.0% from the charity stripe by making 12 of their 16 attempts. Furthermore, Dallas totaled 49 boards (9 offensive, 40 defensive) and had 8 blocked shots. Dallas earned 20 assists and had 6 steals for the game. Concerning defense, Oklahoma City let their opponent shoot 38.8% from the floor on 33 out of 85 shooting. They also dished out 22 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In relation to hauling in boards, they earned 46 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Thunder made 10 of 15 tries for a rate of 66.7%. Oklahoma City finished the game having earned a 44.6% field goal percentage (41 of 92) and converted 8 of their 39 3-point attempts.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is someone who came through for the game. Gilgeous-Alexander ended up shooting 60.0% from the floor and totaled 5 assists. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins and pulled down 4 boards. He had 30 points on 12 of 20 shooting.

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Oklahoma City enters this contest with a record of 47-15 on the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.7 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.3 fouls every game. As a unit, Oklahoma City is grabbing 43.9 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,587 dimes this year, which is 15th in basketball in terms of passing. The Thunder are connecting on 36.2% on shots from beyond the arc (842 of 2,323) and 82.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 119.2 points per contest (4th in the NBA) while shooting 48.3% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Thunder are able to force 17.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.0 fouls. They currently rank 9th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,549 relinquished on the campaign. The Thunder defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.6% (2,386 of 5,472) and they surrender 45.4 boards per contest as a unit. They are surrendering 36.7% on 3-point attempts and they rank 2nd in the league in PPG allowed (107.9).

In their last game, the Bulls went home victorious with a score of 120-97 when they played the Bucks. The Bulls earned 43 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 50 for this contest. They coughed up the ball 18 times, while recording 14 steals in this matchup. The Bucks were called for 19 fouls for this game which took the Bulls to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 69.6%. In relation to three-point attempts, Chicago made 18 of 49 tries (36.7%). Overall, the Bulls ended up going 43 for 84 from the field which gave them a rate of 51.2%. The Bulls permitted the Bucks to convert 35 out of 95 tries from the floor which had them at 36.8% for the matchup. They shot 28.3% from beyond the arc by hitting 13 of 46 and ended up going 14 out of 17 at the free throw line (82.4%). In regard to rebounding, Chicago permitted Milwaukee to grab 45 in all (11 on the offensive side).

Collin Sexton ended up being a major contributor for the Bulls for this game. He converted 9 of 14 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and added 3 rebounds. Sexton tallied 22 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and tallied 2 dimes for the matchup.

Chicago has a win-loss record of 25-36 so far this year. As an offense, the Bulls are connecting on 46.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 15th in basketball. Chicago has 7,064 pts so far this year (115.8 per game) and they collect 44.6 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 28.9 times per game (6th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 15.1 times per game. The Bulls have committed 18.6 personal fouls every game and they connect on 78.5% from the free throw line.

The Bulls on the defensive end are ranked 26th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 120.1. They are able to force 12.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.6% from the field (21st in the league). The Chicago defense gives up 37.2% on 3-pointers (854 of 2,295) and opponents are making 77.6% of their foul shots. They relinquish 28.4 assists and 45.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 28th and 21st in the league.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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