Pelicans vs. Bulls Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – October 23

Published 7:21 pm Monday, October 21, 2024

The Chicago Bulls will begin their 2024-25 campaign as 7.5-point underdogs against the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. The game begins at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and CHSN.

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Pelicans vs. Bulls Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
  • Time: 8:00 PM ET
  • How to watch on TV: Gulf Coast Sports and CHSN
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
  • Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Venue: Smoothie King Center

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Pelicans vs. Bulls Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    Pelicans 117 – Bulls 108

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Spread & Total Prediction for Pelicans vs. Bulls

  • Pick ATS: Pelicans (- 7.5)
  • Computer Predicted Spread: Pelicans (-9.7)
  • Pick OU:

    Over (224.5)

  • Computer Predicted Total: 225.0

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Pelicans Performance Insights

  • Last season, the Pelicans were 13th in the NBA offensively (115.1 points scored per game) and eighth on defense (110.7 points conceded).
  • On the glass, New Orleans was 12th in the NBA in rebounds (44 per game) last season. It was seventh in rebounds conceded (42.3 per game).
  • With 27 assists per game last year, the Pelicans were 12th in the NBA.
  • Last year, New Orleans was 13th in the NBA in turnovers committed (12.4 per game) and sixth in turnovers forced (13.4).
  • The Pelicans were 18th in the NBA in 3-pointers made (12.5 per game) and fourth-best in 3-point percentage (38.3%) last season.

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Bulls Performance Insights

  • With 112.3 points per game on offense, the Bulls were 22nd in the NBA last year. At the other end of the court, they surrendered 113.7 points per contest, which ranked 16th in the league.
  • Last season Chicago pulled down 43.8 boards per game (14th-ranked in NBA) and gave up 43.4 rebounds per contest (15th-ranked).
  • The Bulls put up 25 assists per game, which ranked them 23rd in the NBA.
  • Chicago ranked third-best in the NBA by committing just 11.7 turnovers per game. In terms of forced turnovers, it ranked 15th in the league (13 per contest).
  • While the Bulls ranked in the bottom five in the NBA in threes per game with 11.5 (fifth-worst), they ranked 20th in the league with a 35.8% three-point percentage.

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