Pelicans vs Bulls prediction NBA · Wednesday, December 31
At a glance
The Chicago Bulls (15-17) host the New Orleans Pelicans (8-26) on Wednesday, December 31 at 7:00 PM ET at United Center in NBA action. Final score: Pelicans 118 – Bulls 134. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Bulls a 69% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Bulls are 8-8 at home and the Pelicans are 2-11 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 6-4 for the Bulls and 5-5 for the Pelicans (current streaks: Bulls L2, Pelicans L4).
The analysis Model
Slight edge to the Bulls, but the Pelicans have what it takes to keep it close. The model projects Bulls 122 – 116 Pelicans, a margin of about 6.0 points in favor of the Bulls and a total around 238 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The Pelicans need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Bulls' offense (118.2 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
NOCHI
Top performers
Pelicans
Zion WilliamsonF · #131pts / game
Trey Murphy IIIF · #255assists
Kevon LooneyF · #5510reboundsBulls
Isaac OkoroF · #3524pts / game
Tre JonesG · #3012assists
Jalen SmithF · #2514reboundsRecent form
NOCHI
CHI
Team comparison
| NO | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 8-26 | Record | 15-17 |
| 114.0 | Points scored / game | 118.2 |
| 121.9 | Points allowed / game | 121.6 |
| -6.7 | Adjusted margin / game | -2.9 |
| L4 | Current streak | L2 |
| 5-5 | Last 10 games | 6-4 |
| 2-11 road | Home / road record | 8-8 home |
| 21-61 (-9.4) | Last season | 39-43 (-1.6) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Pelicans
Injury report Bulls
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.