The Chicago Bulls welcome the Sacramento Kings to the United Center. Action begins at 8:00 pm ET on Monday, Mar. 21 and can be seen on CSC and CSA.
The Bulls enter this game hoping for similar success after topping the Jazz 92-85 on Saturday. Taj Gibson played a pivotal role, recording his seventh double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds. The Kings, meanwhile, are coming off an 88-80 win against the Knicks on Sunday. DeMarcus Cousins claimed his 43rd double-double of the season with 24 points and 20 rebounds.
This is the second game of the year between these two teams, with the Bulls winning the first matchup 107-102. Cousins finished with 30 points and 11 rebounds.
The Bulls have gone 35-33 Straight Up (SU) and 29-39 Against The Spread (ATS). They are 35-33 SU and 29-39 ATS against the Western Conference. The Bulls are one of the best in the NBA in terms of field-goal percentage, shooting an impressive .368 from beyond the arc. Crossing over to the defensive end of the court, the Bulls prevent teams from making three-pointers, ranking third in the league with 520 total three-pointers allowed (7.0 per game). Teams usually don’t get many offensive rebounds against the Bulls, who are one of the top defensive rebounding teams in the league with an average of 36.0 defensive rebounds per game.
As for their opponent, the Kings have 27-42 SU and 29-38-2 ATS records. Against the Eastern Conference, Sacramento is 27-42 SU and 29-38-2 ATS. The Kings are an unselfish team with an average of 24.7 assists per game, ranking fourth in the NBA. Moving on to Sacramento’s defense, teams with weak ball handling have not fared well against the Kings, who rank fifth in the league with 8.9 steals per game.
Chicago beat Sacramento in their most recent meeting this season, bumping its SU record to 7-3 over the Kings in their last 10 meetings. The Kings lead the matchup ATS with a record of 6-4.
Predictions: SU Winner – Chi
Notes
“Chicago is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games “.
“The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago’s last 6 games “.
“Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home”.
“Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home”.
“The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago’s last 6 games at home”.
“Chicago is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Sacramento”.
“Chicago is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing Sacramento”.
“The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago’s last 5 games when playing Sacramento”.
“Chicago is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Sacramento”.
“Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Sacramento”.
“The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago’s last 9 games when playing at home against Sacramento”.
“The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Sacramento’s last 9 games when playing on the road against Chicago”.
Both Sacramento and Chicago rank zeroth in points per game and points allowed per game respectively. Sacramento scores 0.0 points per game, while Chicago gives up 0.0.
Sacramento and Chicago are well matched, ranking zeroth in points per away game and points allowed at home respectively. Sacramento scores an average of 0.0 points on the road, while Chicago gives up 0.0 points at home on average.
In games where they allow fewer than 100 points, the Sacramento Kings are a fantastic 11-3. In games where they score fewer than 100 points, the Chicago Bulls have a losing record of 11-19.
When allowing 100 or more points in a game, the Kings are just 16-39 this season. Chicago is a solid 24-14 when registering triple digits.
The Kings have an offensive rating of 103.7 (ranked 17th), while the Bulls rank 13th for their defensive rating of 103.6.
Sacramento has an average field goal percentage of 46.3% (ranked sixth). Chicago is an underachieving 2-13 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
On average, the Chicago Bulls attempt 20.0 three point field goals per game and the Sacramento Kings attempt 22.0 per game. In games where they attempt at least 25 threes, Chicago is 5-7, while Sacramento has a losing record of 8-14.
Chicago has an assist to turnover ratio of 1.66 this season (ranked 12th), while Sacramento ranks lower at 18th with an A/TO of 1.57.
Chicago ranks near the top of the NBA for rebounds at second (47.2 per game), while Sacramento ranks 10th with 44.4 per game.
Chicago ranks among the best in the league in defensive rebounds at second, while Sacramento ranks a solid 14th in offensive rebounds.
Sacramento is one of the top teams in forced turnovers, with opponents averaging a TOV% of 15.1% (ranked eighth). Chicago has a poor record of 9-14 SU this season when its TOV% reaches 15.1% or greater.
