The Chicago Bulls (18-21) square off against the New Orleans Pelicans (8-32) as just 1.5-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 (- 1.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Bulls (-9.5)
• Pick OU:

  Under (239.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 232.0

• The Bulls’ .513 ATS win percentage (20-19-0 ATS Record) is higher than the Pelicans’ .400 mark (16-24-0 ATS Record) in 2024-25.
• When the spread is set as 1.5 or more this season, Chicago (5-4) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (55.6%) than New Orleans (13-17) does as the underdog (43.3%).
• When it comes to eclipsing the point total in 2024-25, Chicago does it in fewer games (48.7% of the time) than New Orleans (55%).
• As a moneyline underdog this year, the Pelicans are 4-26, while the Bulls are 6-3 as moneyline favorites.

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Bulls Performance Insights

• Although the Bulls are allowing 120.8 points per game (second-worst in NBA) on defense, their offense has been excellent, as they rank fourth-best in the league by scoring 118.2 points per game.
• 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 third-best in the NBA with 29.5 assists per game.
• Chicago, who is 20th in the league with 14.4 turnovers per game, is forcing 11.8 turnovers per contest, which is second-worst in the NBA.
• In terms of three-point shooting, it’s been a dominant stretch for the Bulls, who are sinking 16.5 threes per game (second-best in NBA) and shooting 37.8% from three-point land (third-best).

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• Offensively, the Pelicans are the fifth-worst team in the league (107.7 points per game). Defensively, they are 25th (117.2 points conceded per game).
• In 2024-25, New Orleans is 24th in the league in rebounds (42.7 per game) and fifth-worst in rebounds allowed (45.8).
• At 24.8 assists per game, the Pelicans are 22nd in the league.
• In terms of turnovers, New Orleans is 17th in the NBA in committing them (14 per game). It is 13th in forcing them (14.1 per game).
• In 2024-25 the Pelicans are fourth-worst in the league in 3-point makes (11.9 per game) and rank 23rd in 3-point percentage (34.3%).

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