Chicago @ Charlotte Picks & Props

The Chicago Bulls are expected to see a decline in possessions today from squaring off against the 5th-least up-tempo pace-of-play home team in the NBA over the last 20 games (the Charlotte Hornets). Offensive rebounds lengthen possession and result in further opportunities for scoring and assists, but the Chicago Bulls grade out 5thworst in in the NBA while playing away from home with only 9.5 offensive rebounds per game over the last 15 games. Coby White will not possess the home court advantage in this contest. Playing while traveling tends to worsen player production in all facets of the game.

The Chicago Bulls are expected to see a decline in possessions today from squaring off against the 5th-least up-tempo pace-of-play home team in the NBA over the last 20 games (the Charlotte Hornets). Offensive rebounds lengthen possession and result in further opportunities for scoring and assists, but the Chicago Bulls grade out 5thworst in in the NBA while playing away from home with only 9.5 offensive rebounds per game over the last 15 games. Kevin Huerter is expected to suffer a drop-off in performance for all stats on account of playing on the visting team in this matchup.

This year, opposing starting PGs have tallied 11.3 field goal attempts per game (fewest in the league) vs. the Charlotte Hornets, labeling this as a hard matchup. The Chicago Bulls are expected to see a decline in possessions today from squaring off against the 5th-least up-tempo pace-of-play home team in the NBA over the last 20 games (the Charlotte Hornets). Offensive rebounds lengthen possession and result in further opportunities for scoring and assists, but the Chicago Bulls grade out 5thworst in in the NBA while playing away from home with only 9.5 offensive rebounds per game over the last 15 games. The matchup against the Charlotte Hornets is a difficult one for getting to the charity stripe; the opposing team's starting PGs have attempted a lowly 2.9 foul shots per game this year (3rd-least in the league). Josh Giddey stands to suffer a reduction in performance in all facets of the game considering playing away from home in this game.

Out of all players in the league, Seth Curry places in the 92nd percentile for 3-point ability on his home court with an outstanding 46.2% rate this year. Seth Curry has attempted 3.8 3-point shots per game over the last 10 games on his home court, 1.3 higher than he's attempted in all games this year at home. Out of all players in the league, Seth Curry places in the 18th percentile for personal fouls, putting up only 0.9 fouls per game this year. The Hornets will likely see a rise in possessions in this contest from facing the quickest pace-of-play team in the NBA over the last 25 games (the Chicago Bulls). Offensive rebounds maintain possession and produce extra opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Charlotte Hornets rank 5th-best in in the league while playing at home with 12.6 offensive boards per game this year.

When it comes to shooting, the Hornets's feeble 104.0 points per game rates lowest in the league over the last 25 games. The matchup vs. the Bulls is a tough one for shot attempts from the field; the opposition's starting PFs have averaged the 3rd-least field goal attempts per game in the NBA this year (11.5). The 5th-slowest tempo home offense in the NBA over the last 20 games has been the Charlotte Hornets.

Out of all players in the league, Nikola Vucevic registers in the 91st percentile for shots scored when playing away from home, totaling a whopping 7.4 per game this year. Nikola Vucevic has converted 50.4% of his three-pointers over the last 15 games, 10.0% more than he's converted from three overall this season. Out of all players in the league, Nikola Vucevic places in the 84th percentile for playing time, putting up a monstrous 31.3 minutes per game this year. The Chicago Bulls rank as the highest scoring offense in the NBA over the last 5 games while on the road. The number of treys attempted against Mark Williams has been quite high (3.1 per game) when squaring off against opposing starting Cs this year (100th percentile).

Mark Williams has gone over 14.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Tidjane Salaun has gone over 8.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Patrick Williams has gone over 7.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Josh Okogie has gone over 6.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.

DaQuan Jeffries has gone over 6.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.

Nick Smith Jr. has gone over 11.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.

Jusuf Nurkic has gone over 6.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.

Zach Collins has gone over 6.5 in 5 of his last 10 games.