Pelicans vs. Bulls NBA betting odds and trends for October 23

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Pelicans vs. Bulls NBA betting odds and trends for October 23

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The New Orleans Pelicans square off against the Chicago Bulls as 7.5-point favorites on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and CHSN. This contest will be the 2024-25 season opener for both teams. The over/under is 224.5 for the matchup.

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Pelicans Cover -7.5 vs Bulls -110

Bet $20, Payout $38.18

Pelicans vs. Bulls Betting Lines and Game Info

  • Game day: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
  • Game time: 8:00 PM ET
  • TV channel: Gulf Coast Sports and CHSN
  • Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Arena: Smoothie King Center
  • Favorite: Pelicans (-7.5)
  • Total: 224.5
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Pelicans vs. Bulls Betting Statistics

  • New Orleans put together a 44-35-3 record against the spread last season.
  • The Pelicans were 8-8-2 ATS last season when playing as at least 7.5-point favorites.
  • Pelicans games hit the over 37 out of 82 times last season.
  • Chicago went 40-40-2 ATS last season.
  • The Bulls were an underdog by 7.5 points or more 15 times last year, and covered the spread in eight of those matchups.
  • In Bulls games last year, the combined scoring went over the point total 46 times.

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Pelicans Trends & Top Players

  • The Pelicans made 48.6% of their shots from the field last season, which was 1.3 percentage points higher than the Bulls allowed to their opponents (47.3%).
  • In games New Orleans shot better than 47.3% from the field, it went 35-15-1 against the spread and 38-13 overall.
  • New Orleans went 31-13-1 against the spread and 31-14 overall when it shot better than 37% from distance.
  • Last year, the Pelicans put up just 1.4 more points per game (115.1) than the Bulls gave up (113.7).
  • New Orleans had a 31-10-1 record against the spread and a 33-9 record overall last season when scoring more than 113.7 points.
  • Dejounte Murray put up 22.5 points, 5.3 boards and 6.4 assists per game last season.
  • CJ McCollum knocked down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.6 per contest a season ago.

Bulls Trends & Top Players

  • The Bulls shot 47% from the field, 0.6% higher than the 46.4% the Pelicans’ opponents shot last season.
  • Chicago went 28-15-1 against the spread and 28-16 overall when it shot higher than 46.4% from the field.
  • Chicago went 29-16-1 against the spread and 27-19 overall when shooting over 34.9% as a team from three-point range.
  • The Bulls put up an average of 112.3 points per game last year, only 1.6 more points than the 110.7 the Pelicans allowed.
  • Chicago went 31-10-2 against the spread and 30-13 overall when it scored more than 110.7 points last season.
  • Coby White put up 19.1 points per game last season to go with 5.1 assists.
  • Nikola Vucevic grabbed 10.5 boards per game while also scoring 18 points a contest.
  • White hit an average of 2.6 shots per game from beyond the arc a season ago.