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Chicago Bulls vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The Chicago Bulls and the New Orleans Pelicans will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -5-point favorites versus the Bulls, while the game's total opened at 236.
New Orleans won its last outing, a 129-124 result against the Jazz on March 01. The Pelicans covered in that game as a +6.5-point underdog, while the 253 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Chicago was a 118-112 loser in its last match at home against the Nuggets. They failed to cover the +4-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 230 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Chicago:
Team record: 15-18 SU,18-14-1 ATS
Chicago is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing New Orleans
Chicago is 9-2-1 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
New Orleans:
Team record: 15-19 SU,15-19 ATS
New Orleans is 3-5-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Chicago
New Orleans is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 6 games when playing Chicago
Next up:
Chicago home to Philadelphia Thursday, March 11
New Orleans home to Miami Thursday, March 4