Chicago Bulls vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, Preview and Odds - 11/16/2022

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Venue:  Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA 

Where to Watch:  BSNO

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Bulls +3.5, Pelicans -3.5; Over/Under:  226.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Bulls +4, Pelicans -4; Over/Under:  226.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Bulls +3.5, Pelicans -3.5; Over/Under:  226.5 points

 

Chicago Bulls:  6-8 (4th place, Central Division)

New Orleans Pelicans:  7-6 (3rd place, Southwest Division)

 

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Chicago Bulls:  4-6 last 10

New Orleans Pelicans:  5-5 last 10

 

The Bulls are coming into this game with a 6-8 record overall and they are 2-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 2 game losing streak with losses coming against the New Orleans Pelicans and the Denver Nuggets in their last game. Zach LaVine led the team in points in that game with 21 while DeMar DeRozan was next on the team with 16 points. Goran Dragić led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Andre Drummond led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 49.4% from the field, 27.3% from 3-point range, and 81% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 110.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 110.9 PPG against them. The Bulls have an ATS record of 7-6-1 this season and their O/U record is 5-9.

 

 

 

The Pelicans are coming into this game with a 7-6 record overall and they are 3-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They still have a game against the Memphis Grizzlies that needs to be played on Tuesday as this is the 2nd leg of a back-to-back on Wednesday. They are entering this game off of a win against the Houston Rockets in their last game. Zion Williamson led the team in points in that game with 26 while Larry Nance, Jr. was next on the team with 22 points. CJ McCollum led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Larry Nance, Jr. led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 48.8% from the field, 27.6% from 3-point range, and 87.1% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 116.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 113 PPG against them. The Pelicans have an ATS record of 6-7 this season and their O/U record is 8-5.

The current betting odds have the Pelicans listed as a 3.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Pelicans have been playing well in their first few games this season but they will be playing this game on a back-to-back. They were missing their star player Zion Williamson for the 1st leg of the back-to-back against the Grizzlies but he was ruled out late and there is a good chance they were resting him for this game and he could play here. Even if Zion doesn't play though, the Pelicans still have a very good team that can win games and their team plays a lot better when they are at home too. The Bulls are not as good on the road as they are at home and they haven't even been playing that well coming into this game. The Bulls have been healthy in their last few games but their defensive play hasn't been very good and they have not been able to match their opponents in scoring lately. Now they are on the road in a tough environment and the Pelicans could be getting their best player back as well. The best way to place a bet here is on the Pelicans to cover the spread in this game. 

 

Bulls Pelicans Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Wednesday, November 16, 2022 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Pelicans 122 Bulls 114.

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Chicago Bulls: 2-9 ATS off a home blowout loss of 20 points or more. 17-25 ATS when playing 6 or less games in 14 days. 13-8 OVER against Southwest division opponents.

New Orleans Pelicans: 26-16 ATS when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days. 27-15 OVER as a home underdog. 14-7 OVER against Central division opponents. 

 

 

Chicago Bulls:  C. White (SG) Out indefinitely - Quadricep. L. Ball (PG) Late Dec - Knee.

New Orleans Pelicans:  Z. Williamson (PF) Ques Tues - Foot. E. Liddell (SF) Out indefinitely - Knee.

 

 

 

“That, I thought, was a key moment. That created the separation for us.” - Billy Donovan after his team’s loss against the Nuggets in their game on Sunday.

 

 

“He was amazing. He was all over the place. We needed his energy. We needed his effort. It was Jose being Jose.” - Willie Green after his team’s win against the Rockets in their game on Saturday.

 

 

 

PG Ayo Dosunmu

SG Zach LaVine

SF DeMar DeRozan 

PF Patrick Williams

C Nikola Vucevic

 

PG CJ McCollum

SG Brandon Ingram

SF Herbert Jones

PF Zion Williamson 

C Jonas Valanciunas

 

 

PPG: D. DeRozan (23.9)

APG: D. DeRozan (4.2)

Reb/G: N. Vucevic (11.5)

 

PPG: Z. Williamson (23.5)

APG: C. McCollum (6.3)

Reb/G: J. Valanciunas (10.1)

 

Coaches:

Chicago Bulls: Billy Donovan (3rd season)

New Orleans Pelicans: Willie Green (2nd season)