NBA Best Bets: Pelicans vs. Bulls Picks for October 23

Published 11:40 pm Monday, October 21, 2024

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.

Our computer predictions for Wednesday’s game will assist you in placing an informed wager utilizing the best bets on the board.

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Pelicans vs. Bulls Game Info

  • When: Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
  • Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • TV: Gulf Coast Sports and CHSN
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Pelicans vs. Bulls Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Pelicans (- 7.5)

  • Against the spread, New Orleans was 44-38-0 last season.
  • Chicago had 41 wins in 82 games against the spread last season.
  • As 7.5-point favorites or more, the Pelicans went 9-10 against the spread last season.
  • The Bulls’ ATS record as underdogs of 7.5 points or more was 8-8 last year.

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Pick OU:

Over (224.5)

  • The Pelicans’ 82 games last season went over this contest’s total of 224.5 points 46 times.
  • The Bulls played 42 games last season that had more than 224.5 combined points scored.
  • New Orleans’ matchups last season had an average of 227.3 points, 2.8 more than this game’s over/under.
  • The average number of points in Chicago’s contests last year was 221.9, which is 2.6 more points than this game’s over/under.

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Moneyline Pick: Pelicans (-300)

  • The Pelicans finished with a 30-19 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite last season (winning 61.2% of those games).
  • Last season, the Bulls were the underdog 47 times and won 18, or 38.3%, of those games.
  • New Orleans had a record of 15-3 when it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -300 or shorter last year (83.3%).
  • Chicago had a record of 4-10, a 28.6% win rate, when it was set as the underdog by +240 or more by sportsbooks last season.
  • The Pelicans have an implied moneyline win probability of 75.0% in this game.

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