Bulls vs. Pelicans prediction, odds, line: 2022 NBA picks, March 24 best bets from proven computer model
Chicago Bulls and New Orleans Pelicans are playing each other on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET. DeMar DeRozan and Brandon Ingram are out for Chicago, while Brandon is doubtful for New Pelicans. New Orleans are favored by 3.5 points. The over-under is 224. SportsLine's advanced computer model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,00 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past three-plus seasons.
Bulls vs. Pelicans is a March 24 NBA game. Bulls are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a loss. New Orleans is 4-0 AET in its last 5 games overall.
Bulls vs. Pelicans money line is New Orleans -160, Chicago +140. Bulls vs Pelicans over-under is 224 points. Under is 6-1 in Bulls last seven games following an ATS loss.
Nikola Vucevic is an elite rebounder with good post moves. Alex Caruso is a smart, instinctive player in the backcourt for Chicago. Caruoso plays hard every night and is one of the best on-ball defenders in NBA.
CJ McCollum, Jonas Valanciunas and Jonas Vansciuna are the top three NBA scorers. The Pelicans are favored by six points. The Bulls are a better team than the Pelicans.
The model is leaning over on the total and projecting 231 combined points. It's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in over 70 percent of simulations.
