The Chicago Bulls will begin their 2024-25 season as 7.5-point underdogs against the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. The game starts 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
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• 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

• Offensively, the Pelicans were the 13th-ranked team in the NBA (115.1 points per game) last year. On defense, they were eighth (110.7 points conceded per game).
• Last season, New Orleans was 12th in the league in rebounds (44 per game) and seventh in rebounds allowed (42.3).
• At 27 assists per game last year, the Pelicans were 12th in the NBA.
• New Orleans committed 12.4 turnovers per game last year and forced 13.4 per game, ranking 13th and sixth, respectively, in the NBA.
• Last season, the Pelicans were 18th in the NBA in 3-point makes (12.5 per game) and fourth-best in 3-point percentage (38.3%).

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Bulls Performance Insights

• On offense, the Bulls averaged 112.3 points per game (22nd-ranked in league) last season. They gave up 113.7 points per contest at the other end of the court (16th-ranked).
• Chicago averaged 43.8 rebounds per game (14th-ranked in league). It gave up 43.4 rebounds per contest (15th-ranked).
• The Bulls ranked 23rd in the NBA with 25 assists per game.
• Chicago forced 13 turnovers per game last year (15th-ranked in NBA), but it averaged only 11.7 turnovers per game (third-best).
• The Bulls found it difficult to pile up three-pointers, ranking fifth-worst in the league with 11.5 treys per game. They ranked 20th with a 35.8% shooting percentage from downtown last season.

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