This is a 10* TOTAL BLOWOUT on the OVER Bulls/Pelicans.

Both teams have played to several lower-scoring affairs of late, but that fact has only helped in driving today's total a few points lower than it normally would/should be in my opinion.

The Bulls have now seen the total go UNDER the number in four straight and in six of their last seven after back-to-back losses, including a 126-103 home loss to the Nuggets most recently (that though is significant to note in our case here, as Chicago has in fact seen the total go OVER the number in seven of its last ten after a SU/ATS home loss of 20 or more points.)

New Orleans has now seen the total go UNDER the number in four straight after back-to-back home wins, including a 113-102 victory over Memphis just last night. Look for fatigue to be an issue on the defensive end for the home side tonight though.

I expect a more wide-open game than what the oddsmakers are trying to lead us to believe. The play is the OVER.

Good luck, NP