NBA Best Bets: Bulls vs. Pelicans Picks for January 14

Published 11:39 pm Monday, January 13, 2025

The Chicago Bulls (18-21) take on 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.

Our computer predictions for Tuesday’s game will assist you in placing an informed wager using the best bets available.

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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 (- 1.5)

  • Against the spread, Chicago is 20-19-0 this season.
  • New Orleans is 16-24-0 against the spread this year.
  • The Bulls are 5-4 as 1.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Pelicans’ ATS record as 1.5-point underdogs or more is 13-17.

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Pick OU:

Under (239.5)

  • Bulls games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 239.5 points 19 times.
  • Pelicans games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 239.5 points in seven of 40 outings.
  • Chicago’s matchups this year have an average point total of 236.1, 3.4 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • New Orleans’ games this season have had an average of 223.7 points, 15.8 fewer points than this game’s total.
  • The Bulls score the fourth-most points in the league this season, while the Pelicans’ offense puts up the 15th-most.
  • This outing features the NBA’s 28th-ranked (Pelicans) and 29th-ranked (Bulls) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Bulls (-130)

  • The Bulls have won six of the nine games they’ve played as favorites this season.
  • The Pelicans have come away with four wins in the 30 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
  • This season, Chicago has won five of its eight games when favored by at least -130 on the moneyline.
  • This season, New Orleans has come away with a win three times in 28 chances when named as an underdog of at least +105 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win from the Bulls, based on the moneyline, is 56.5%.

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