NBA Best Bets: Bulls vs. Pelicans Picks for January 14
Published 9:33 pm Monday, January 13, 2025
The Chicago Bulls (18-21) are favored by 2.5 points against the New Orleans Pelicans (8-32) on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on CHSN and Gulf Coast Sports.
Hoping to make an informed wager on Tuesday’s game? Discover the best bets available for this matchup (based on our computer predictions) in the following article.
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Bulls vs. Pelicans Game Info
- When: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
- Where: United Center in Chicago, Illinois
- TV: CHSN and Gulf Coast Sports
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Bulls vs. Pelicans Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Bulls (- 2.5)
- Against the spread, Chicago is 20-19-0 this year.
- Against the spread, New Orleans is 16-24-0 this year.
- The Bulls have an ATS record of 5-3 as 2.5-point favorites or more.
- The Pelicans’ ATS record as 2.5-point underdogs or more is 12-16.
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Pick OU:
Under (237.5)
- In 20 of 39 games this season, the Bulls and their opponents have combined to score more than 237.5 points.
- The Pelicans have combined with their opponents to score more than 237.5 points in 10 of 40 games this season.
- The average total in Chicago’s games this year is 236.1, 1.4 more than this matchup’s over/under.
- New Orleans’ games this season have had an average of 223.7 points, 13.8 fewer points than this game’s point total.
- The Pelicans are the league’s 15th-highest scoring team this season compared to the fourth-ranked Bulls.
- The Pelicans have allowed the 28th-fewest points in NBA play this season, while the Bulls have given up the 29th-fewest.
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Moneyline Pick: Bulls (-145)
- The Bulls have entered the game as favorites nine times this season and won six of those games.
- The Pelicans have been underdogs in 30 games this season and have come away with the win four times (13.3%) in those contests.
- Chicago has a record of 5-3 when it’s favored by -145 or more by bookmakers this season.
- This year, New Orleans has won two of 27 games when listed as at least +120 or better on the moneyline.
- The implied probability of a win from the Bulls, based on the moneyline, is 59.2%.
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