Pelicans vs Bulls Game Breakdown

Get ready for a clash that promises more twists and turns than a Bourbon Street parade as the New Orleans Pelicans swoop into the Windy City to battle the Chicago Bulls at the United Center tonight at 09:00 PM EST. With the playoff atmosphere thickening, both teams are hungry to tighten up their game after a series of blowouts in the first round. The Pelicans, despite their underdog status, are fluttering in with a razor-thin margin in the betting lines, while the Bulls, fresh off a nail-biter against Sacramento, are looking to charge ahead in the Eastern standings. As the scorekeepers brace for a high-scoring affair with the over/under soaring at 239.5, fans are gearing up for an evening where feathers will fly and horns will lock in an epic showdown.

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 14, 2025 09:00PM EST

Location: United Center, Chicago

Vegas Odds

	NOP ML	CHI ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+125	-145	237.5	2.5/-2.5
Recent	-115	-115	239.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-240	+30	+2.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

30W-30L

53.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

28W-30L

46.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
10/23/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	25	33	25	28	111	Under
10/23/24	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	29	30	36	28	123	Under
02/25/24	Chicago Bulls CHI	28	29	24	33	114	Under
02/25/24	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	21	39	22	24	106	Under
12/02/23	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	29	32	21	36	118	Over
12/02/23	Chicago Bulls CHI	32	21	36	35	124	Over
11/16/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	28	25	25	32	110	Under
11/16/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	32	26	37	29	124	Under
11/09/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	22	30	27	36	115	Under
11/09/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	22	28	32	29	111	Under
03/24/22	Chicago Bulls CHI	39	23	23	24	109	Under
03/24/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	31	32	23	40	126	Under
10/22/21	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	17	30	28	37	112	Over
10/22/21	Chicago Bulls CHI	28	37	27	36	128	Over

Pelicans Vs Over/Under

Bulls Vs Over/Under

Pelicans Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/12	vs BOS	119-120L	42	24	9	86
01/10	vs PHI	123-115W	44	31	12	91
01/08	@ POR	100-119L	41	19	17	90
01/07	@ MIN	97-104L	46	23	14	94
01/03	@ WAS	132-120W	37	36	7	96
01/01	vs MIA	108-119L	31	25	10	80
12/30	@ LAC	113-116L	35	30	16	82
12/27	@ MEM	124-132L	45	30	17	96
12/26	@ HOU	111-128L	44	29	13	99
12/22	@ DEN	129-132L	43	37	13	108

Bulls Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/12	@ SAC	119-124L	45	26	7	93
01/10	@ WAS	138-105W	55	39	13	95
01/08	vs IND	113-129L	39	23	18	86
01/06	@ SAS	114-110W	47	25	13	102
01/04	@ NYK	139-126W	43	36	12	94
01/01	vs WAS	107-125L	44	28	20	92
12/30	vs CHA	115-108W	63	31	13	104
12/28	@ MIL	116-111W	52	33	11	95
12/26	vs ATL	133-141L	36	36	14	98
12/21	@ BOS	98-123L	43	28	12	98

Starting Lineups

New Orleans Pelicans	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
CJ McCollum SG	34.0	35.9	36.1	100%	36.4
Yves Missi C	29.0	22.1	25.9	100%	24.9
Trey Murphy III SF	36.0	43.1	34.8	93%	35.6
Dejounte Murray PG	43.0	44.9	42.5	100%	42.9
Zion Williamson PF	39.0	43.9	41.9	100%	42.3

Chicago Bulls	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Josh Giddey SG	34.0	34.7	33.1	100%	33.5
Zach LaVine SF	43.0	52.2	39.5	100%	39.9
Nikola Vucevic C	39.0	39.4	40.5	100%	40.8
Coby White PG	30.0	34.6	32.1	100%	32.4
Patrick Williams PF GTD	18.0	18.6	20.9	93%	22.2

Pelicans Notable Injuries

Herbert Jones (C): Avg: 11.0pts, 3.7reb, 2.8ast, 31.1 minutes. Last game: 01/08/25. Impact: 4.0
Antonio Reeves (SG/SF): Avg: 5.1pts, 1.1reb, 0.7ast, 9.8 minutes. Last game: 01/08/25. Impact: 1.5
Karlo Matkovic (PF/C): Avg: 1.3pts, 2.3reb, 0.2ast, 7.4 minutes. Last game: 01/08/25. Impact: 1.3

Bulls Notable Injuries

Patrick Williams GTD (PF): Avg: 9.7pts, 4.0reb, 1.9ast, 27.1 minutes. Last game: 01/12/25. Impact: 3.3
Lonzo Ball GTD (PG): Avg: 6.2pts, 3.1reb, 3.5ast, 19.8 minutes. Last game: 01/12/25. Impact: 3.6
Talen Horton-Tucker (SG/SF): Avg: 8.6pts, 2.2reb, 2.8ast, 16.8 minutes. Last game: 01/12/25. Impact: 2.0
Torrey Craig OUT (PF): Avg: 5.9pts, 3.8reb, 1.0ast, 18.2 minutes. Last game: 12/30/24. Impact: 2.4
Jevon Carter (PG): Avg: 4.8pts, 0.9reb, 1.2ast, 12.5 minutes. Last game: 01/10/25. Impact: 1.3
Dalen Terry (SF): Avg: 3.2pts, 1.7reb, 1.3ast, 12.0 minutes. Last game: 01/12/25. Impact: 1.2
Chris Duarte (SG/SF): Avg: 3.6pts, 1.7reb, 0.7ast, 10.7 minutes. Last game: 01/10/25. Impact: 0.8

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Dejounte Murray	NOP	Pts	16.5	20.9	+4.4	80%	60%	60%	60%	CHI	+0.9	#21
Yves Missi	NOP	Pts	8.5	10.1	+1.6	40%	40%	53%	53%	CHI	+3.7	#29
Coby White	CHI	Reb	2.5	3.7	+1.2	20%	40%	53%	53%	NOP	+0.4	#21
Zach LaVine	CHI	Reb	4.5	5.5	+1.0	60%	60%	47%	47%	NOP	0.0	#18
CJ McCollum	NOP	Ast	3.5	4.0	+0.5	20%	50%	53%	53%	CHI	-0.4	#7
Trey Murphy III	NOP	Ast	2.5	2.8	+0.3	100%	70%	60%	60%	CHI	-0.4	#7

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Pelicans Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#19	#30	#19	#25	7.8%
PF	#28	#21	#8	#23	4.3%
PG	#16	#21	#25	#26	5.1%
SF	#27	#22	#11	#26	6.6%
SG	#21	#18	#21	#22	4.1%

Bulls Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#29	#15	#28	#30	10.4%
PF	#30	#23	#26	#28	9.6%
PG	#21	#30	#27	#27	7.9%
SF	#20	#19	#17	#15	0.0%
SG	#18	#27	#7	#18	1.1%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

109.3

120.5

Rebounds per Game

42.4

45.1

Assists per Game

25.1

30.0

Steals per Game

10.0

7.3

Blocks per Game

5.3

5.0

Shots per Game

90.5

93.9

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.1

17.5

2-Pt Percentage per Game

51.4

55.4

3-Pt Percentage per Game

34.1

38.9

Turnovers per Game

14.0

13.4

Fouls per Game

19.5

18.2

Recent Trends

Zach LaVine (SG/SF) is on an impressive streak, exceeding 30 points in 6 consecutive games.
Jamal Cain (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 41.7% to 11.1, 19.1 min average previous 3 games.
Jordan Hawkins (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 48.8% to 23.0, 15.5 min average previous 3 games.
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 63.3% to 21.0, 12.9 min average previous 3 games.