Chicago Bulls vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 11/24/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Chicago Bulls vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Monday, November 24, 2025

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The Chicago Bulls (8-6) are hitting the road to Smoothie King Center on Monday where they will attempt to beat the New Orleans Pelicans (2-13).

The Bulls played the Trail Blazers and went home with a win by a final score of 122-121 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Bulls walked away with 26 and the Trail Blazers accumulated 16 fouls. They buried 12 out of their 42 shots from beyond the perimeter. Portland shot 65.6% at the charity stripe by converting 21 of their 32 attempts. In addition, Portland collected 64 rebounds (26 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 9 rejections. Portland doled out 27 assists and had 10 steals in the matchup. Pertaining to the defense, Chicago allowed their opponent to shoot 41.1% from the floor on 44 out of 107 shooting. They also distributed 36 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and earning 10 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 38 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Bulls converted 9 of 14 shots for a rate of 64.3%. Chicago wrapped up the contest having earned a 47.9% field goal percentage (46 of 96) and made 21 out of their 49 three-point shots.

Nikola Vucevic is one player who was a factor for the game. Vucevic walked away from this one shooting 57.9% from the floor and dished out 2 dimes. He saw the court for 34 minutes and collected 8 rebounds. He was able to score 27 points on 11 out of 19 shooting.

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Chicago steps onto the court with a record of 8-6 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 15.5 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 21.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Chicago is pulling in 47.3 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 423 assists for the year, which is 8th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Bulls are connecting on 39.4% on 3-point shots (208 of 528) and 80.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 121.7 pts per contest (4th in the NBA) while connecting on 48.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Bulls are forcing 12.3 turnovers every game and they draw 20.6 personal fouls. They give up 35.4% on 3-point shots while they are 24th in the league in opponents points per game (121.9). The Bulls defense is giving up a FG percentage of 46.8% (624 of 1,332) and they relinquish 46.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 7th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 377 relinquished this season.

The last time they took the court, the Pelicans went home defeated by a final of 125-118 against the Nuggets. Regarding how they rebounded, New Orleans allowed Denver to pull down 41 in all (9 offensive). They finished 35.5% from 3-point land by shooting 11 of 31 and ended up shooting 22 out of 27 at the free throw line (81.5%). The Pelicans permitted the Nuggets to bury 46 of their 83 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 55.4% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Pelicans went 44 for 98 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.9%. When it comes to shooting from distance, New Orleans knocked down 7 of 34 tries (20.6%). They were able to knock down 23 of the free throws for a clip of 74.2%. The Nuggets committed 26 personal fouls for the game which took the Pelicans to the charity stripe for 31 shots. They gave up possession 12 times, while earning 12 steals for this contest. The Pelicans collected 27 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards totaling 44 for the matchup.

Derik Queen was important for the Pelicans for the game. He buried 12 of 18 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and accounted for 9 rebounds. Queen had 30 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 4 assists for this game.

New Orleans has a win-loss record of 2-13 for the campaign. The Pelicans have committed 20.9 fouls every game while shooting 76.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 22.8 times per contest (30th in the league) and they turn the ball over 15.7 times per game. New Orleans has tallied 1,634 points for the campaign (108.9 per contest) and they pull in 41.3 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Pelicans are connecting on 44.2% from the field, which is 27th in the NBA.

The Pelicans on defense are ranked 25th in basketball in PPG given up with 122.1. They are forcing their opponents into 16.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 50.5% from the floor (28th in the NBA). The New Orleans defense concedes 36.1% on shots from distance (222 of 615) and opponents are converting on 81.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 28.1 assists and 45.1 rebounds every game, which is 25th and 19th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago

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