Bulls vs. Pelicans betting: NBA preview for January 14

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The Chicago Bulls (18-21) are favored by 1.5 points against the New Orleans Pelicans (8-32) on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on CHSN and Gulf Coast Sports. The matchup’s point total is set at 241.5.

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Bulls Cover -1.5 vs Pelicans -111

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Bulls vs. Pelicans betting lines

  • Bulls odds to win: -125
  • Pelicans odds to win: +104
  • Spread: Bulls (-1.5)
  • Total: 241.5
  • TV Channel: Chicago Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Bulls Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Chicago has covered the spread 11 times at home and is 8-12 in home contests.
  • This season, Chicago is 3-2 ATS at home when playing as 1.5-point favorites or more.
  • At home this season, Bulls games have hit the over on the set point total 10 times.
  • Recent history seems to trend against Chicago to beat the total. Their home games have averaged a total of 236.3 points per contest this season.

Bulls Recent Trends

  • The Bulls have covered the spread six times in their past 10 matchups while putting up a 5-5 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final score of the past 10 Bulls games has surpassed the set total four times.
  • The past 10 Bulls games averaged 4.8 fewer points (236.7) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Over their past 10 games, the Bulls have scored 0.3 more points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.

Bulls Betting Records

  • The Bulls have won 66.7% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (6-3).
  • When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -125 or shorter, Chicago has gone 5-3 (62.5% win percentage).
  • The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Bulls a 55.6% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.1 (11th in NBA) 47.5 (21st) 45.3 (eighth) 47 (29th) 29.5 (third) 14.4 (20th)

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Pelicans Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Pelicans have a 6-13 ATS record in road games so far while putting up a record of 3-16 overall in those contests.
  • This season, the Pelicans are 1-3 ATS in road games as 1.5-point underdogs or more.
  • Pelicans road games have hit the over on the set point total 10 times this season.
  • Recent history seems to go against the Pelicans to beat the total. Their road games have averaged a total of 223.1 points per contest this season.

Pelicans Recent Trends

  • The Pelicans are 3-7 overall and 5-5 against the spread over their last 10 contests.
  • Pelicans’ past 10 outings saw seven go over the total.
  • The Pelicans’ past 10 games have ended with an average of 225.9 points scored. That’s 15.6 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • During their last 10 games, the Pelicans have scored 6.0 more points per contest compared to their 107.7 PPG season-long scoring average.

Pelicans Betting Records

  • This season, New Orleans has won four out of the 30 games, or 13.3%, in which it has been the underdog.
  • The Pelicans have a record of 4-25, a 13.8% win rate, when they’re set as an underdog of +104 or more by sportsbooks this season.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 49.0% chance of a victory for the Pelicans.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.2 (28th in NBA) 48.4 (29th) 42.7 (24th) 45.8 (26th) 24.8 (22nd) 14 (17th)
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