The'Chicago Bulls (6-8) take a trip down South to visit the New Orleans Pelicans'(7-6) on Wednesday with tipoff from Scotiabank Arena set for 7:30 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Bulls vs. Pelicans odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Bulls come into this game on a 2-game losing streak, the last setback a 126-103 loss Sunday to the Denver Nuggets. All-Star G Zach Lavine scored 21 points, but the Bulls lost the game because they shot worse from the field and from behind the arc, and they also committed a whopping 19 turnovers.
The Pelicans are coming off a huge 113-102 home win Tuesday vs. the Memphis Grizzlies as 1.5-point underdogs. They won without F Zion Williamson, who sat out with an injury. All-Star G C.J. McCollum'scored 30 and F Brandon Ingram'chipped in with 19 points on 50% shooting from the floor. The Pelicans held the Grizzlies to only 25% shooting on 3-pointers as a team.
The Pelicans beat the Bulls 115-111 in Chicago on Nov. 9 as 1.5-point favorites.