New Orleans Pelicans at Chicago Bulls 11/9/22 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The New Orleans Pelicans look to snap a two-game losing streak with a victory Wednesday when visiting the Chicago Bulls. New Orleans is 5-5 and third in the Southwest division following its 129-122 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Monday. Brandon Ingram was the leading scorer for New Orleans in the loss with 29 points, hitting 12 of 24 shots. The Pelicans were outrebounded by Indiana 45-43. 

Zion Williamson is the leading scorer for New Orleans with an average of 22.7 points per game while the second leading scorer is Brandon Ingram with an average of 21.6 points per game. Jonas Valanciunas is the leading rebounder with an average of 10.7 rebounds per game and CJ McCollum is the leader in assists with an average of 6.2 assists per game. New Orleans has five players averaging double-figures in scoring.

Chicago looks for its second consecutive victory when hosting New Orleans on Wednesday. The Bulls are 6-6 and third in the Central division, four games behind the first-place Milwaukee Bucks. Chicago defeated the Toronto Raptors 111-97 on Monday. Zach LaVine scored 30 points to lead Chicago in the win. Chicago outrebounded Toronto 49-31.

DeMar DeRozan is leading Chicago in scoring and assists with averages of 25.1 points and 4.1 assists per game while Nikola Vecevic is the leading rebounder with an average of 12.3 rebounds per game. Zach LaVine is the second-leading scorer with an average of 20.7 points per game and one of four players for Chicago averaging double-figures in scoring. Chicago shoots 45.6% overall and 37.7% from 3-point territory.