The Chicago Bulls (6-8 SU, 7-6-1 ATS) are back in action when they face New Orleans (8-6 SU, 7-7 ATS) on the road on Wednesday night at 8pmET.
The Pels beat Memphis last night 113-102 as a 1.5-point favorite. The Bulls' last game took place on Sunday where they were crushed at home by Denver 126-103.
These teams met on Nov. 9 with the Pelicans beating Chicago 115-111 on the road as a 2-point favorite.
Chicago has played well at times this season, but injuries and inconsistency are starting to take their toll. The Bulls come into this game having lost two straight and four of their last five. They hope to get Lonzo Ball (knee) back by late December. His ability to defend and distribute is certainly missed. In Chicago's loss on Sunday night, they just never got it going as the Nuggets led 32-20 after the first quarter and never trailed again. Zach LaVine led the Bulls with 21 points, while star guard DeMar DeRozan was held to 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting. This was an overall disappointing performance by Chicago, considering the fact that Denver had been on the road for awhile. They also allowed a tired team to shoot 60% shooting from the field and 13-of-27 from beyond the arc.
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— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) November 15, 2022
DeRozan has been terrific at times this season, but the 33-year-old guard might be feeling the responsibility of trying to carry the team as the playmaker. He's averaging 23.9 points per game and shooting 50.9% from the field, but just 4-of-20 from beyond the arc. That's never been a major strength, though he did shoot 35.2% from long range last season.
The Bulls are averaging 110.8 points per game and shoot 36% from beyond the arc. They are struggling on the defensive end, giving up 110.9 points (11th), on 47.5% shooting (22nd) and 37.3% from beyond the arc (22nd).
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