The Chicago Bulls (6-8) take a trip down South to visit the New Orleans Pelicans (7-6) on Wednesday with tipoff from Scotiabank Arena set for 7:30 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Bulls vs. Pelicans odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Bulls come into this game on a 2-game losing streak, the last setback a 126-103 loss Sunday to the Denver Nuggets. All-Star G Zach Lavine scored 21 points, but the Bulls lost the game because they shot worse from the field and from behind the arc, and they also committed a whopping 19 turnovers.
The Pelicans are coming off a huge 113-102 home win Tuesday vs. the Memphis Grizzlies as 1.5-point underdogs. They won without F Zion Williamson, who sat out with an injury. All-Star G C.J. McCollum scored 30 and F Brandon Ingram chipped in with 19 points on 50% shooting from the floor. The Pelicans held the Grizzlies to only 25% shooting on 3-pointers as a team.
The Pelicans beat the Bulls 115-111 in Chicago on Nov. 9 as 1.5-point favorites.
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Bulls at Pelicans odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:26 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Bulls +140 (bet $100 to win $140) | Pelicans -175 (bet $175 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Bulls +3.5 (-103) | Pelicans -3.5 (-117)
- Over/Under (O/U): 226.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Bulls at Pelicans key injuries
Bulls
- G Lonzo Ball (knee) out
- G Coby White (quad) out
Pelicans
- Not yet submitted
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Bulls at Pelicans picks and predictions
Prediction
Pelicans 117, Bulls 111
Moneyline
LEAN PELICANS -175.
The Pelicans should win this game and are a team that has looked very solid to start the season, especially when fully healthy. The health of Williamson will impact the Pelicans and that is a trend that will likely be seen throughout the rest of his career. Even without him the Pelicans have looked like the more consistent team in this game.
Against the spread
LEAN PELICANS -3.5 (-117).
This bet comes with a fair amount of risk, but I think for the Pelicans to win this game they will have to do so by covering the spread. The Bulls have multiple players that will show up during crunch time if this proves to be a close game, and that should worry the Pelicans and motivate them to try and put this game away as early as they can.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 226.5 (-110)
This bet appears the safest in this game because of the strength of both defenses, especially on the interior. Both defenses rank just outside the top 10 in opponent ppg and while the Pelicans have a top-10 offense, the Bulls offense is just outside the bottom 10. Most of the Bulls offense is generated by Lavine and F DeMar DeRozan and if either one of them has an off night then so does the team’s offense.
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