Bulls vs. Pelicans Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for January 14

Bulls vs. Pelicans Game Info

• Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• Venue: United Center -- Chicago, Illinois
• Coverage: CHSN and Gulf Coast Sports

The Chicago Bulls (18-21) play the New Orleans Pelicans (8-32) as only 1.5-point favorites on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET on CHSN and Gulf Coast Sports. The matchup's over/under is set at 241.5.

Bulls vs. Pelicans Odds & Spread

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Bulls vs. Pelicans Prediction & Pick

All NBA win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Bulls win (65.3%)

Bulls vs. Pelicans Betting Trends

• The Bulls are 19-18-2 against the spread this season.
• In the Pelicans' 40 games this season, they have 16 wins against the spread.
• This season, Bulls games have hit the over 20 times out of 40 chances.
• Pelicans games this season have gone over the total in 22 of 40 opportunities (55%).
• In home games, Chicago sports a better record against the spread (10-9-1) compared to its ATS record on the road (9-9-1).
• The Bulls have eclipsed the total less consistently at home, hitting the over in 10 of 20 home matchups (50%). On the road, they have hit the over in 10 of 19 games (52.6%).
• New Orleans has performed better against the spread at home (10-11-0) than away (6-13-0) this year.
• Looking at the over/under, Pelicans games have gone over 12 of 21 times at home (57.1%), and 10 of 19 away (52.6%).

Bulls Leaders

• Nikola Vucevic averages 20.2 points, 10.1 boards and 3.3 assists.
• Zach LaVine averages 24 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists, shooting 51.7% from the field and 45% from beyond the arc (fifth in NBA), with 3.3 made treys per contest.
• Josh Giddey is averaging 11.9 points, 6.7 assists and 7.2 rebounds.
• Coby White's numbers on the season are 18.4 points, 3.4 boards and 4.7 assists per game, shooting 43.3% from the field and 36.9% from downtown, with an average of 3.1 made 3-pointers.
• Ayo Dosunmu is averaging 12.6 points, 4.8 assists and 3.9 rebounds.

Pelicans Leaders

• Yves Missi averages 9.1 points for the Pelicans, plus 8.3 boards and 1.5 assists.
• The Pelicans are receiving 22.4 points, 3.6 boards and 3.9 assists per game from CJ McCollum.
• The Pelicans receive 16.7 points per game from Dejounte Murray, plus 6.5 boards and 7.7 assists.
• Trey Murphy III averages 21 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists. He is draining 45.1% of his shots from the floor and 37% from 3-point range, with 3.2 treys per game.
• Brandon Ingram averages 22.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists. He is draining 46.5% of his shots from the floor and 37.4% from 3-point range, with 2.4 triples per game.

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