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New Orleans Pelicans vs Chicago Bulls Prediction 10-23-24 NBA Picks

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Evan Walker

Chicago Bulls (0-0) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (0-0)
October 23, 2024 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: New Orleans Pelicans -6.5; Over/Under: +222.5
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The Chicago Bulls Travel to the Smoothie King Center to battle the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday. Here’s a New Orleans Pelicans vs Chicago Bulls Prediction. This article will include a New Orleans Pelicans vs Chicago Bulls Pick.

Chicago Bulls

The Chicago Bulls are hoping for a fresh start after winning 39 Games in the regular season, before they got bounced out by the Heat in the Play-In tournament. DeMar DeRozan missed just three Games in the regular season and finished with averages of 24.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per Game Nikola Vucevic averaged 18.0 points and 10.5 rebounds per Game while Coby White had a career season finishing with averages of 19.1 points and 5.1 assists per Game. The Bulls traded away DeMar DeRozan, Alex Caruso and Andre Drummond and acquired Chris Duarte and Josh Giddey to bolster a young roster. The Bulls tried to move Zach LaVine who played just 25 Games last season, but have been unable to find any takers so far.

New Orleans Pelicans

Meanwhile, the New Orleans Pelicans will be hoping that they don’t get hit hard by injuries once again after Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram both missed time in the postseason. Zion Williamson played 70 Games and led the way with averages of 22.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists per Game, Brandon Ingram averaged 20.8 points and 5.7 assists per Game while CJ McCollum missed 16 Games and finished with averages of 20.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists per Game. The Pelicans kept busy in the offseason as they got rid of Jonas Valanciunas and acquiring Dejounte Murray, Dyson Daniels and Larry Nance Jr.

Why the Chicago Bulls will win

The Pelicans have lost five of their last six games as home favorites.
The road team has won 12 of the Pelicans’ last 15 games.
The Pelicans have failed to cover the spread in eight of their last nine games at Smoothie King Center.
The road team has covered the spread in 12 of the Pelicans’ last 15 games.

Total Points Facts

Each of the Pelicans’ last six games against Central Division opponents have gone UNDER the total points line.
Five of the Bulls’ last six games have gone OVER the total points line.

New Orleans Pelicans vs Chicago Bulls Prediction

The Bulls don’t have any players listed on the injury report, while the Pelicans are keeping eyes on Jose Alverado and Zion Williamson who are both currently listed as questionable. The Pelicans are still obvious favorites at home despite missing some key players, but while I have them winning this one, I think the Bulls can hang around long enough to get the cover in a close one. It doesn’t feel good to back the Bulls, but I think we’re getting enough of a start from the bookies in this spot.