Chicago Bulls vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 3/24/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Bulls vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Thursday, March 24, 2022

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Bally Sports New Orleans

Smoothie King Center is the site where the New Orleans Pelicans (30-42) will try to beat the Chicago Bulls (42-30) on Thursday.

The Bulls faced the Bucks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 126-98 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Bulls walked away with 12 and the Bucks recorded 14 personal fouls. They also knocked down 12 of 28 tries from 3-point land. Milwaukee ended up going 70.0% at the charity stripe by converting 14 of 20 attempts. On top of that, Milwaukee collected 48 boards (5 offensive, 43 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Milwaukee earned 53 dimes and had 26 steals in this contest. Regarding defending, Chicago allowed 61.0% from the field on 50 of 82 shooting. They also distributed 21 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In reference to grabbing boards, they collected 33 with 5 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Bulls made 7 of 13 attempts for a rate of 53.8%. Chicago wrapped up the game with a 42.4% FG percentage (39 of 92) and converted 13 out of their 33 shots from downtown.

Nikola Vucevic is one player who came through for this game. He notched 22 points on 9 out of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins played and totaled 7 boards. Vucevic went 60.0% from the field and dished out 2 assists.

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Chicago will play this game with a win-loss mark of 42-30 for the campaign. They are averaging 111.8 pts per game (10th in the league) while connecting on 48.0% from the field. The Bulls are connecting on 37.2% from downtown (783 of 2,104) and 81.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Chicago is pulling down 42.6 rebounds per contest and has totaled 1,735 dimes so far this season, which ranks 18th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.8 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.7 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Bulls are able to force 13.3 turnovers per game and they draw 17.8 personal fouls. They relinquish 36.4% on 3-pointers while they are 17th in basketball in opponents PPG (111.2). The Bulls defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 47.0% (2,970 of 6,313) and they relinquish 43.5 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 16th in the league in allowing assists with 1,786 surrendered so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Pelicans walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 106-103 against the Hornets. With respect to cleaning up the glass, New Orleans allowed Charlotte to snag 30 in all (5 on the offensive side). They shot 35.1% from three-point range by going 13 of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 15 from the free throw line (86.7%). The Pelicans permitted the Hornets to make 40 of 79 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.6% for the matchup. In all, the Pelicans finished the game shooting 40 out of 90 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.4%. With regard to three-point attempts, New Orleans converted 9 out of their 24 attempts (37.5%). They were able to convert 14 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 87.5%. The Hornets were called for 17 personal fouls for this game which got the Pelicans to the charity stripe for 16 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while earning 9 steals for the contest. The Pelicans were able to corral 32 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards for a total of 47 for the contest.

Jonas Valanciunas ended up being a factor for the Pelicans for the contest. He made 11 of 18 for the game for a field goal rate of 61.1%, and tallied 18 rebounds. Valanciunas scored 24 points in his 29 minutes on the court and added 5 assists in this contest.

New Orleans has a win-loss record of 30-42 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Pelicans are shooting 45.5% from the field, which is ranked 21st in the NBA. New Orleans has totaled 7,815 pts for the year (108.5 per game) and they grab 45.6 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 25.0 times per game (11th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.3 times per game. The Pelicans are responsible for committing 20.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 78.5% from the charity stripe.

The New Orleans defense surrenders 35.9% on shots from 3-point land (924 of 2,576) and their opponents are making 78.4% of their foul shots. They have given up 24.3 assists and 42.1 rebounds every game, which is 15th and 3rd in basketball. The Pelicans on the defensive end are ranked 14th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 109.9. They have forced 13.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.6% from the field (21st in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New Orleans and under the total points

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