Bulls vs Pelicans: head-to-head
23 meetings since 2015-16
Chicago Bulls10wins
New Orleans Pelicans13Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Bulls and the Pelicans have met 23 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Pelicans lead the series 13-10.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Bulls won 2 and the Pelicans won 4. The most recent game, on December 31, 2025, ended Bulls 134-118.
The home team won 13 of the 23 games (57%). These matchups averaged 232.0 total points, with a typical winning margin of 9.0 points; 6 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Their next meeting is scheduled for February 6, 2027 in Chicago.
Next meetings
| Feb 6, 2027 | Pelicans @ Bulls | 8:00 PM EST | CHI 57% |
| Apr 11, 2027 | Bulls @ Pelicans | 6:00 PM EDT |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Bulls | NOP 118 – 134 CHI · 2025-12-31 |
| Pelicans | CHI 109 – 126 NOP · 2022-03-24 |
2025-26 CHI 1 – 2 NOP
| 2025-12-31 | NOP 118 – 134 CHI | Final |
| 2025-12-14 | NOP 114 – 104 CHI | Final |
| 2025-11-24 | CHI 130 – 143 NOP | Final |
2024-25 CHI 0 – 2 NOP
| 2025-01-14 | NOP 119 – 113 CHI | Final |
| 2024-10-23 | CHI 111 – 123 NOP | Final |
2023-24 CHI 2 – 0 NOP
| 2024-02-25 | CHI 114 – 106 NOP | Final |
| 2023-12-02 | NOP 118 – 124 CHI | Final |
2022-23 CHI 0 – 2 NOP
| 2022-11-16 | CHI 110 – 124 NOP | Final |
| 2022-11-09 | NOP 115 – 111 CHI | Final |
2021-22 CHI 1 – 1 NOP
| 2022-03-24 | CHI 109 – 126 NOP | Final |
| 2021-10-22 | NOP 112 – 128 CHI | Final |
2020-21 CHI 2 – 0 NOP
| 2021-03-03 | CHI 128 – 124 NOP | Final |
| 2021-02-10 | NOP 116 – 129 CHI | Final |
2019-20 CHI 0 – 2 NOP
| 2020-02-06 | NOP 125 – 119 CHI | Final |
| 2020-01-08 | CHI 108 – 123 NOP | Final |
2018-19 CHI 0 – 2 NOP
| 2019-02-06 | NOP 125 – 120 CHI | Final |
| 2018-11-07 | CHI 98 – 107 NOP | Final |
2017-18 CHI 0 – 2 NOP
| 2018-01-22 | CHI 128 – 132 NOP | Final |
| 2017-11-04 | NOP 96 – 90 CHI | Final |
2016-17 CHI 2 – 0 NOP
| 2017-04-02 | CHI 117 – 110 NOP | Final |
| 2017-01-14 | NOP 99 – 107 CHI | Final |
2015-16 CHI 2 – 0 NOP
| 2016-04-11 | CHI 121 – 116 NOP | Final |
| 2015-12-12 | NOP 94 – 98 CHI | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.