New Orleans Pelicans vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 1/14/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: CHSN Plus

United Center is where the Chicago Bulls (18-21) will compete against the New Orleans Pelicans (8-32) on Tuesday.

The Pelicans stepped onto the hardwood against the Celtics and went home with a loss by a final score of 120-119 in their last game. New Orleans ended the contest with a 46.5% FG percentage (40 out of 86) and made 17 of their 37 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Pelicans made 22 of their 26 tries for a rate of 84.6%. In the matter of hauling in boards, they earned a total of 42 with 6 of them being offensive. They also distributed 24 dimes for this game while creating 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. In terms of defending, New Orleans allowed 43.6% from the field on 44 out of 101 shooting. Boston totaled 23 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. In addition, Boston totaled 55 rebounds (18 offensive, 37 defensive) and earned 3 blocks. Boston went 82.6% from the free throw line by making 19 of their 23 shots. They also made 13 of 44 shots from long range. When it comes to personal fouls, the Pelicans finished with 19 while the Celtics recorded 18 personal fouls.

Trey Murphy III is someone who was a contributor for this contest. Murphy finished the contest at 58.8% from the field and recorded 4 assists. He saw the court for 39 mins and grabbed 6 rebounds. He had 30 points on 10 out of 17 shooting.

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New Orleans will take the court with a record of 8-32 on the campaign. They have an average of 107.7 points per contest (26th in the league) while hitting 44.2% from the floor. The Pelicans are shooting 34.3% on shots from downtown (477 of 1,391) and 76.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, New Orleans is grabbing 42.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 993 assists for the campaign, which ranks 14th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 14.8 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.3 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Pelicans are able to force 15.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.9 fouls. They concede 36.6% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 25th in basketball in PPG allowed (117.2). The Pelicans defense is giving up a FG percentage of 48.4% (1,737 of 3,592) and they relinquish 45.8 boards per contest as a unit. They rank 29th in the league in giving up assists with 1,120 relinquished so far this season.

When they last played, the Bulls took a defeat with a final score of 124-119 against the Kings. In the matter of attacking the glass, Chicago permitted Sacramento to pull down 53 in all (11 on the offensive glass). They finished 33.3% from 3-point land by hitting 13 of 39 and ended up shooting 17 of 21 from the free throw line (81.0%). The Bulls permitted the Kings to knock down 47 out of their 95 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 49.5% in this game. Overall, the Bulls went 43 for 93 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.2%. In regard to shots from beyond the arc, Chicago knocked down 18 out of 37 attempts (48.6%). They were able to make 15 of the free throws for a rate of 75.0%. The Kings had 14 fouls for this contest which took the Bulls to the free throw line for 20 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. The Bulls snagged 37 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 45 for the contest.

Zach LaVine was important for the Bulls in this contest. LaVine had 36 points in his 38 mins of playing time and tallied 4 dimes in the game. He converted 12 of 24 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and earned 10 rebounds.

Chicago has a win-loss record of 18-21 on the season. The Bulls have committed 18.1 fouls per game and they go 79.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 29.5 times per game (4th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.9 times per game. Chicago has 4,609 points for the campaign (118.2 per game) and they grab 45.3 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Bulls are connecting on 47.1% from the field, which is 12th in the league.

The Chicago defense allows 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc (526 of 1,539) and their opponents are making 77.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 29.0 assists and 47.0 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 29th and 29th in the league. The Bulls defensively are ranked 29th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 120.8. They have forced 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.5% from the floor (21st in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago and under the total points

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