Chicago Bulls vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction & Picks - NBA
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The New Orleans Pelicans (4-22) visit the Chicago Bulls (10-14) in an NBA 2025-26 game on Sunday, December 14, at the United Center.
The Bulls look to build momentum at home when they host the Pelicans on Sunday. Recently, they stormed back for a 129-126 win over the Charlotte Hornets to snap a seven-game losing streak.
Josh Giddey, who is averaging 20.5 points, 9.4 rebounds, and 9.0 assists so far, led Chicago with 26 points in that win.
Coby White added 20 points, while reserves Zach Collins and Patrick Williams chipped in 16 apiece as the Bulls finally found enough late stops to close it out.
However, White and Ayo Dosunmu are listed as day-to-day in the Bulls' injury report, while Kevin Huerter will be sidelined against the Pelicans.
As for the Pelicans, they finally got back in the win column after ending their own seven-game skid with a 143-120 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.
Trey Murphy III scored 24 points, Bryce McGowens added 23, and Jordan Poole returned from injury to put up 22 off the bench in that blowout.
The Pelicans will continue to miss the services of key stars Zion Williamson and Dejounte Murray.
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Chicago Bulls vs New Orleans Pelicans Form
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0.317 | 82 | 26 | 56 |
Chicago Bulls and New Orleans Pelicans Latest Matches
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Chicago Bulls against New Orleans Pelicans : Head to Head (H2H)
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Players list
J. Giddey
C. White
M. Buzelis
J. Fears
T. Murphy III
H. Jones
S. Bey
Substitutes
D. Terry
T. Jones
J. Carter
J. Phillips
P. Williams
M. Peavy
J. Hawkins
J. Alvarado
J. Poole
Z. Williamson
K. Looney
Chicago Bulls - New Orleans Pelicans Key Points
- The Bulls are coming off a 129-126 win against the Charlotte Hornets.
- The Pelicans are coming off a 143-120 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.
- In their first game this season, the Pelicans won, 143-130.
- The Pelicans will miss the services of Zion Williamson and Dejounte Murray.
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Our Chicago Bulls vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction
Chicago’s offense runs cleaner when Josh Giddey is pushing the pace and creating easy looks for Coby White and Nikola Vucevic. Plus, the Bulls’ urgency has to be higher after finally ending that long skid.
New Orleans’ blowout win was a relief, but with Dejounte Murray and Zion Williamson out, it’s tough to trust them on the road. The Bulls should have a slight edge in this game on Sunday. Our prediction for the Chicago Bulls vs New Orleans Pelicans match is: Bulls (-4.5) cover the spread.Grab an extra $350 for your Chicago Bulls vs New Orleans Pelicans wager!

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