New Orleans Pelicans vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 12/14/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Sunday, December 14, 2025

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: CHSN

United Center is the site where the Chicago Bulls (9-14) will go up against the New Orleans Pelicans (4-22) on Sunday.

The Pelicans took the court against the Trail Blazers and walked away with a win by a score of 143-120 in their last contest. New Orleans wrapped up the game with a 51.8% FG percentage (58 of 112) and made 12 out of their 32 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pelicans converted 15 of 17 attempts for a rate of 88.2%. When talking about rebounding, they collected 57 with 19 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 36 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In terms of the defense, New Orleans allowed 44.1% from the floor on 45 out of 102 shooting. Portland doled out 27 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Portland pulled down 41 rebounds (13 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 8 rejections. Portland ended up shooting 72.7% at the charity stripe by converting 16 of their 22 tries. They made 14 out of their 48 attempts from three-point range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Pelicans ended up finishing with 16 and the Trail Blazers recorded 19 personal fouls.

Trey Murphy III is a player who was a factor for the game. Murphy went 71.4% from the floor and recorded 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 31 minutes played and totaled 6 rebounds. He had 24 points on 10 of 14 shooting.

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New Orleans enters this one with a record of 4-22 on the season. They are turning it over 14.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.7 fouls every game. As a team, New Orleans is snagging 42.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 645 dimes on the campaign, which is 13th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Pelicans are shooting 34.8% from downtown (288 of 828) and 78.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 114.2 points per game (22nd in the league) while hitting 46.1% from the floor.

Defensively, the Pelicans are forcing 15.4 turnovers per game while drawing 21.0 fouls. They relinquish 36.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 28th in the league in PPG from their opponents (123.5). The Pelicans defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 49.6% (1,152 of 2,324) and they concede 44.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 30th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 752 conceded on the campaign.

In their last game, the Bulls walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 123-91 when they played the Warriors. The Bulls were able to pull down 23 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards totaling 38 in this matchup. They also coughed it up 15 times, while earning 12 steals for this game. The Warriors earned 16 fouls for the matchup which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 19 shots. They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 84.2%. In terms of 3-point shots, Chicago buried 11 of 40 tries (27.5%). When the game finished, the Bulls ended up shooting 32 for 89 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.0%. The Bulls permitted the Warriors to bury 44 out of 88 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 50.0% in this matchup. They went 46.8% from three-point range by hitting 22 out of 47 and ended up going 13 out of 19 from the free throw line (68.4%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Chicago permitted Golden State to collect 51 overall (15 offensive).

Josh Giddey ended up being a major contributor for the Bulls in the matchup. He made 6 out of 15 in this game for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and had 3 rebounds. Giddey accumulated 18 points in his 35 minutes on the court and added 5 dimes in the game.

Chicago has a record of 9-14 on the campaign. The Bulls commit 20.3 fouls per contest and they shoot 79.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 28.4 times per game (7th in basketball) and they turn it over 15.5 times per contest. Chicago has totaled 2,698 points for the season (117.3 per game) and they average 45.5 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Bulls are shooting 46.6% from the floor, which ranks them 16th in the league.

The Chicago defense concedes 36.7% on shots from distance (316 of 860) and opponents are making 77.7% of their free throw shots. They give up 27.4 dimes and 46.6 rebounds per game, which ranks 23rd and 25th in the NBA. The Bulls are ranked 26th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 122.6. They are forcing 13.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.5% from the floor (19th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago

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