The New Orleans Pelicans (10-32) play the Utah Jazz (10-29) as 8.5-point favorites on Friday, January 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ.

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Pelicans vs. Jazz Game Info & Odds

• Date: Friday, January 17, 2025
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Venue: Smoothie King Center

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Pelicans vs. Jazz Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Pelicans 114 – Jazz 113

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Spread & Total Prediction for Pelicans vs. Jazz

• Pick ATS: Jazz (+ 8.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Pelicans (-1.3)
• Pick OU:

  Under (228.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 226.9

• The Jazz have a 21-18-0 ATS record this season as opposed to the 18-24-0 mark from the Pelicans.
• When it comes to topping the point total in 2024-25, New Orleans does it in fewer games (54.8% of the time) than Utah (56.4%).
• As a moneyline favorite this season, the Pelicans are 5-6, while the Jazz are 9-29 as moneyline underdogs.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• The Pelicans are averaging only 108.3 points per game (fifth-worst in NBA), but they’ve played more consistently on defense, where they are surrendering 117 points per game (25th-ranked).
• New Orleans ranks 24th in the NBA with 42.9 rebounds per contest, but it is giving up 46.1 rebounds per game, which ranks fourth-worst in the league.
• This year, the Pelicans rank 21st in the league in assists, averaging 25 per game.
• New Orleans is averaging 13.8 turnovers per game (15th-ranked in NBA) this season, while forcing 14.1 turnovers per contest (11th-ranked).
• The Pelicans have found it difficult to pile up three-pointers, ranking fifth-worst in the league with 12 treys per game. They rank 25th with a 34.1% shooting percentage from downtown this season.

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Jazz Performance Insights

• On offense the Jazz are the 20th-ranked squad in the league (110.9 points per game). Defensively they are fifth-worst (117.6 points conceded per game).
• Utah is 10th in the league in rebounds per game (45.1) and fourth-best in rebounds allowed (42.2).
• This season the Jazz are ranked 22nd in the league in assists at 24.9 per game.
• In terms of turnovers, Utah is worst in the league in committing them (17 per game). And it is worst in forcing them (11.5 per game).
• In 2024-25, the Jazz are 11th in the league in 3-point makes (14 per game) and 15th in 3-point percentage (36.2%).

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