The New Orleans Pelicans will open their 2024-25 season favored by 7.5 points against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET. The matchup airs 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 squad in the NBA (115.1 points per game) last season. Defensively, they were eighth (110.7 points allowed per game).
• New Orleans was 12th in the league in rebounds per game (44) and seventh in rebounds allowed (42.3) last year.
• The Pelicans were 12th in the league in assists (27 per game) last season.
• At 12.4 turnovers committed per game and 13.4 turnovers forced last season, New Orleans was 13th and sixth in the league, respectively.
• Beyond the arc, the Pelicans were 18th in the league in 3-pointers made per game (12.5) last year. They were fourth-best in 3-point percentage at 38.3%.

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Bulls Performance Insights

• Last year the Bulls averaged 112.3 points per game (22nd-ranked in NBA) and surrendered 113.7 points per contest (16th-ranked).
• Last season Chicago pulled down 43.8 rebounds per game (14th-ranked in NBA) and allowed 43.4 rebounds per contest (15th-ranked).
• Last season the Bulls ranked 23rd in the league in assists, averaging 25 per game.
• Chicago ranked third-best in the NBA by averaging just 11.7 turnovers per game. In terms of forced turnovers, it ranked 15th in the league (13 per contest).
• The Bulls found it difficult to rack 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 beyond the arc last year.

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