Detroit Pistons at Chicago Bulls 10/23/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 10/22/2021 at 9:36 PM ET

Detroit Pistons at Chicago Bulls 10/23/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Detroit Pistons look to bounce back from a loss on opening night when visiting the Chicago Bulls on Saturday. Detroit is 0-1 following a 94-88 loss to the Bulls on Wednesday in their season opener. Jerami Grant was the leading scorer for Detroit with 24 points and the second-leading scorer was Saddiq Bey with 13 points. Only four players for Detroit scored in double figures.

After one game of the regular season, the leading rebounder for Detroit is Saddiq Bey with nine. The leader in assists is Bey with four and the forward is also the second leading scorer with 13 points. As a team, Detroit is shooting 40.0% overall and only 21.4% from three-point territory after hitting only six of 28 shots from behind the three-point line.

Chicago will complete a back-to-back on Saturday when hosting Detroit after hosting the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday. The Bulls are 1-0 after opening the regular season with their victory over Detroit. Zach LaVine was the leading scorer for the Bulls with 34 points, while DeMar DeRozan chipped in with 17 points and a team-high seven assists. Four of Chicago's five starters scored in double figures.

After one game of the regular season, Zach LaVine is the leading scorer for Chicago with 34 points while DeMar DeRozan is the second-leading scorer and leader in assists with 17 points and seven assists. The leading rebounder is Nikola Vucevic with 15. Chicago is shooting 43.0% overall and 30.4% from 3-point territory.

Chicago will be playing Detroit for the second time in the last three games and look for much of the same result as in the opening game of the regular season with Chicago winning and the point total finishing UNDER. Therefore, the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in six of Detroit's last eight and in six of Chicago's last eight. In addition, Chicago will be playing the second half of a back-to-back and will be a step slower than usual. The UNDER has cashed in seven of the Bulls last eight at home. Final Score Prediction, Chicago Bulls win but our best play is UNDER 109-97.

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