Chicago takes on San Antonio for non-conference showdown

Chicago Bulls (18-22, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (7-30, 15th in the Western Conference)

San Antonio; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST

: Bulls -5.5; over/under is 225.5

BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio and Chicago face off in non-conference action.

The Spurs are 3-15 on their home court. San Antonio ranks ninth in the Western Conference with 49.8 points per game in the paint led by Victor Wembanyama averaging 9.2.

The Bulls are 5-12 on the road. Chicago is last in the Eastern Conference recording 23.9 assists per game led by DeMar DeRozan averaging 5.3.

The Spurs are shooting 45.9% from the field this season, 1.0 percentage point lower than the 46.9% the Bulls allow to opponents. The Bulls average 11.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.2 fewer made shots on average than the 14.1 per game the Spurs give up.

The teams square off for the third time this season. The Bulls won 114-95 in the last matchup on Dec. 22. Coby White led the Bulls with 22 points, and Devin Vassell led the Spurs with 21 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Keldon Johnson is shooting 45.0% and averaging 17.3 points for the Spurs. Vassell is averaging 18.7 points over the last 10 games for San Antonio.

Nikola Vucevic is scoring 16.6 points per game and averaging 10.3 rebounds for the Bulls. DeRozan is averaging 22.8 points and 4.4 rebounds over the last 10 games for Chicago.

LAST 10 GAMES: Spurs: 3-7, averaging 118.3 points, 42.1 rebounds, 30.1 assists, 8.3 steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.2 points per game.

Bulls: 5-5, averaging 109.7 points, 44.9 rebounds, 24.5 assists, 7.0 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.2 points.

INJURIES: Spurs: Sidy Cissoko: out (ankle), Zach Collins: out (ankle), Charles Bassey: out for season (knee).

Bulls: Torrey Craig: out (foot), Lonzo Ball: out for season (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.