The New Orleans Pelicans (6-29) are 3.5-point favorites as they try to stop a 15-game road losing streak when they square off against the Washington Wizards (6-26) on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at Capital One Arena. The contest airs at 6:00 PM ET on MNMT and Gulf Coast Sports.

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Pelicans vs. Wizards Game Info & Odds

• Date: Sunday, January 5, 2025
• Time: 6:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: MNMT and Gulf Coast Sports
• Location: Washington D.C.
• Venue: Capital One Arena

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Pelicans vs. Wizards Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Wizards 116 – Pelicans 113

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Spread & Total Prediction for Pelicans vs. Wizards

• Pick ATS: Wizards (+ 3.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Wizards (-2.9)
• Pick OU:

  Under (235.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 228.5

• The Wizards (13-19-0 ATS) have covered the spread 37.1% of the time, 3.5% more often than the Pelicans (13-22-0) this year.
• When the spread is set as 3.5 or more this season, New Orleans (2-2) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (50%) than Washington (13-19) does as the underdog (40.6%).
• Washington and its opponents have gone over the point total 53.1% of the time this season (17 out of 32). That’s less often than New Orleans and its opponents have (20 out of 35).
• As a moneyline underdog this season, the Wizards are 6-26, while the Pelicans are 3-5 as moneyline favorites.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• The Pelicans are putting up only 107.4 points per game (third-worst in NBA), but they’ve played more consistently at the other end of the court, where they are allowing 118 points per game (25th-ranked).
• New Orleans ranks fourth-worst in the NBA with 45.5 rebounds allowed per game. Meanwhile, it is grabbing 42.4 boards per game (25th-ranked in league).
• This season, the Pelicans rank 21st in the league in assists, dishing out 24.9 per game.
• With 14.2 turnovers per game, New Orleans ranks 18th in the NBA. It forces 14.3 turnovers per contest, which ranks 11th in the league.
• It’s been rough sledding for the Pelicans in terms of threes, as they are recording only 11.4 made threes per game (second-worst in NBA) and are sinking just 33.7% of their attempted treys (fifth-worst).

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Wizards Performance Insights

• The Wizards are 22nd in the league in points scored (109.3 per game) and worst in points conceded (122.2).
• Washington is 14th in the league in rebounds per game (44.1) and worst in rebounds allowed (48.3).
• The Wizards are 19th in the NBA in assists (25.2 per game) in 2024-25.
• In terms of turnovers, Washington is fourth-worst in the NBA in committing them (15.8 per game). And it is fifth-worst in forcing them (12.8 per game).
• Beyond the arc, the Wizards are 21st in the league in 3-pointers made per game (12.3). They are fourth-worst in 3-point percentage at 33.2%.

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