The Chicago Bulls (18-21) square off against the New Orleans Pelicans (8-32) as only 2.5-point favorites on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET on CHSN and Gulf Coast Sports.

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Bulls vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: CHSN and Gulf Coast Sports
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Venue: United Center

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Bulls vs. Pelicans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Bulls 121 – Pelicans 111

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Spread & Total Prediction for Bulls vs. Pelicans

• Pick ATS: Bulls (- 2.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Bulls (-9.4)
• Pick OU:

  Under (236.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 232.0

• The Bulls sport a 20-19-0 ATS record this season as opposed to the 16-24-0 mark from the Pelicans.
• Chicago covers the spread when it is a 2.5-point favorite or more 62.5% of the time. That’s more often than New Orleans covers as an underdog of 2.5 or more (42.9%).
• Chicago’s games have gone over the total 48.7% of the time this season (19 out of 39), less often than New Orleans’ games have (22 out of 40).
• The Bulls have a .667 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (6-3) this season, higher than the .133 winning percentage for the Pelicans as a moneyline underdog (4-26).

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Bulls Performance Insights

• The Bulls have been forced to lean on their offense, which ranks fourth-best in the NBA (118.2 points per game), as they rank second-worst in the league on defense with only 120.8 points allowed per contest.
• Chicago ranks eighth in the NBA with 45.3 rebounds per contest, but it is allowing 47 rebounds per game, which ranks second-worst in the league.
• The Bulls have been tallying plenty of assists in 2024-25, ranking fourth-best in the NBA with 29.5 dimes per contest.
• Chicago, who ranks 20th in the league with 14.4 turnovers per game, is forcing 11.8 turnovers per contest, which is second-worst in the NBA.
• The Bulls are playing well when it comes to three-point shooting, as they rank second-best in the league in treys (16.5 per game) and third-best in shooting percentage from beyond the arc (37.8%).

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• Offensively, the Pelicans are the fifth-worst team in the NBA (107.7 points per game). Defensively, they are 25th (117.2 points allowed per game).
• In 2024-25, New Orleans is 24th in the NBA in rebounds (42.7 per game) and fifth-worst in rebounds conceded (45.8).
• At 24.8 assists per game, the Pelicans are 22nd in the NBA.
• In terms of turnovers, New Orleans is 16th in the league in committing them (14 per game). It is 14th in forcing them (14.1 per game).
• The Pelicans make 11.9 3-pointers per game and shoot 34.3% from beyond the arc, ranking 25th and 23rd, respectively, in the NBA.

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