The Chicago Bulls will open 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 tips 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 league (115.1 points per game) last season. Defensively, they were eighth (110.7 points allowed per game).
• Last year, New Orleans was 12th in the league in rebounds (44 per game) and seventh in rebounds allowed (42.3).
• The Pelicans were 12th in the league in assists (27 per game) last year.
• Last season, New Orleans was 13th in the league 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

• The Bulls scored 112.3 points per game (22nd-ranked in NBA) last year, while surrendering 113.7 points per contest (16th-ranked).
• Chicago ranked 14th in the NBA with 43.8 boards per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 15th with 43.4 rebounds allowed per contest.
• Last year the Bulls ranked 23rd in the league in assists, putting up 25 per game.
• Chicago forced 13 turnovers per game last year (15th-ranked in NBA), but it committed only 11.7 turnovers per game (third-best).
• The Bulls struggled to accumulate three-pointers, ranking fifth-worst in the league with 11.5 threes made per game. They ranked 20th with a 35.8% shooting percentage from downtown last year.

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