The New Orleans Pelicans take on the Chicago Bulls as 5-point favorites in the season opener for both teams on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and CHSN. The matchup has an over/under set at 226 points.
Trying to gain an edge on Wednesday’s game? See the best bets available in this matchup (based on our computer predictions) in this article.
How to Bet on Pelicans vs. Bulls
Pick the Pelicans (-5) to Cover
Against the spread, the Pelicans were 44-36-2 last year.
The Bulls had 41 wins in 82 games against the spread last year.
Against the spread, as 5-point favorites or greater, the Pelicans went 18-13-1 last season.
The Bulls’ ATS record as underdogs of 5 points or greater was 15-15 last year.
Take the Points Under (226)
Of 82 games last year, the Pelicans played 44 with over 226 points scored, their current matchup’s point total.
The Bulls played 40 games last season (48.8% of opportunities) in which the teams combined to score more than 226 points.
The two teams averaged a combined 1.4 more points per game (227.4) a season ago than this matchup’s total of 226 points.
Opponents of these teams averaged a combined 224.4 points per game last season, 1.6 fewer than the point total in this game.
The average total the Pelicans had set in matchups last year was 1.2 fewer points than this outing’s point total.
The average total in Bulls games in 2023 was the same as the 226 point total in this outing.
Back the Pelicans on the Moneyline (-192)
The Pelicans won 62% of the games last season in which they were favored on the moneyline (31-19).
Last season, the Bulls were the underdog 48 times and won 19, or 39.6%, of those games.
The Pelicans had a record of 25-8 when they played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -192 or shorter (75.8%).
The Bulls had a record of 10-20, a 33.3% win rate, when they were set as an underdog of +160 or more by sportsbooks last season.
The Pelicans have an implied moneyline win probability of 65.8% in this contest.
The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 38.5% chance of a victory for the Bulls.
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