Chicago Bulls versus Detroit Pistons Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Odds Preview 3-31-2013
- 11 years ago
The 24-40 Detroit Pistons will hit the highway when they face the 39-32 Chicago Bulls in an NBA pro basketball game on Sunday night. Tip off time from Chicago is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by WGN.
The odds from this NBA pro basketball game will come out on Sunday afternoon as Joakim Noah and Marco Belinelli for Chicago have been listed as questionable with injuries. Brandon Knight for Detroit is doubtful with an ankle injury.
This will be the third meeting of the season between the Pistons and Bulls with Chicago winning both games. Each team covered the point spread in their road games.
Detroit has a road record of 9-26 on the year. They lose their 13th game in 14 tries after a 99-82 home defeat to the Toronto Raptors on Friday as a -1 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished under 195 ½ points. The Pistons get outscored 53-37 in the second half in defeat. They connected on 40.8% from the floor and made 5 of 18 three points. Detroit allowed Toronto to make 53.7% of their shots. Andre Drummond led the Pistons starters with 17 points and four boards on 8 of 10 from the field. Since the All Star break the wheels have fallen off this team. They were respectable on the defensive end of the court but turned to horrid the past two months. They have now seen problems on the offensive side of the court as the team has pushed across an average of just 85 points a game over their past five contests.
The Bulls are 20-16 playing at home. Their three game win streak was snapped in a 100-98 road defeat on Saturday night to the Dallas Mavericks as a +5 points underdog. The game finished over 191 points. Chicago shot 47.5% from the floor and made 12 of 21 three pointers. They allowed the Mavericks 50.6% from the floor along with 6 of 18 from three and lose the game because the Bulls missed 8 of 18 free throws. Carlos Boozer had 25 points for Chicago and 11 boards as he made 11 of his 16 shots. With Derrick Rose sidelined for all of this season thus far the offense for Chicago has been flawed. They rank 29th and second to last in the NBA in scoring offense putting up just 93 points a game. The Bulls are in the sixth seed in the Eastern conference and two games behind the fourth seeded Brooklyn Nets with just eleven games remaining to be played.
The odds from this NBA pro basketball game will come out on Sunday afternoon as Joakim Noah and Marco Belinelli for Chicago have been listed as questionable with injuries. Brandon Knight for Detroit is doubtful with an ankle injury.
This will be the third meeting of the season between the Pistons and Bulls with Chicago winning both games. Each team covered the point spread in their road games.
Detroit has a road record of 9-26 on the year. They lose their 13th game in 14 tries after a 99-82 home defeat to the Toronto Raptors on Friday as a -1 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished under 195 ½ points. The Pistons get outscored 53-37 in the second half in defeat. They connected on 40.8% from the floor and made 5 of 18 three points. Detroit allowed Toronto to make 53.7% of their shots. Andre Drummond led the Pistons starters with 17 points and four boards on 8 of 10 from the field. Since the All Star break the wheels have fallen off this team. They were respectable on the defensive end of the court but turned to horrid the past two months. They have now seen problems on the offensive side of the court as the team has pushed across an average of just 85 points a game over their past five contests.
The Bulls are 20-16 playing at home. Their three game win streak was snapped in a 100-98 road defeat on Saturday night to the Dallas Mavericks as a +5 points underdog. The game finished over 191 points. Chicago shot 47.5% from the floor and made 12 of 21 three pointers. They allowed the Mavericks 50.6% from the floor along with 6 of 18 from three and lose the game because the Bulls missed 8 of 18 free throws. Carlos Boozer had 25 points for Chicago and 11 boards as he made 11 of his 16 shots. With Derrick Rose sidelined for all of this season thus far the offense for Chicago has been flawed. They rank 29th and second to last in the NBA in scoring offense putting up just 93 points a game. The Bulls are in the sixth seed in the Eastern conference and two games behind the fourth seeded Brooklyn Nets with just eleven games remaining to be played.