The Portland Trail Blazers (12-23) are just 2.5-point underdogs against the New Orleans Pelicans (7-30) at Smoothie King Center on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. The game tips at 8:00 PM ET on KATU, KUNP, and Gulf Coast Sports.

If you want to gain an edge on Wednesday’s game, check out the best bets on the board in this article (according to our computer predictions).

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Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers Game Info

• When: Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
• Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
• TV: KATU, KUNP, and Gulf Coast Sports
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Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Trail Blazers (+ 2.5)

• New Orleans’ record against the spread is 14-23-0.
• Against the spread, Portland is 18-17-0 this year.
• As 2.5-point favorites or more, the Pelicans are 3-3 against the spread.
• The Trail Blazers’ ATS record as 2.5-point underdogs or more is 17-14.

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Pick OU:

Under (226.5)

• The Pelicans’ 37 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 226.5 points 19 times.
• The Trail Blazers and their opponents have combined to score more than 226.5 points in 16 of 35 games this season.
• New Orleans has had an average of 223.6 points in its games this season, 2.9 fewer than this matchup’s total.
• Portland’s games this season have had an average of 225 points, 1.5 fewer points than this game’s point total.
• The Trail Blazers are the NBA’s 27th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 19th-ranked Pelicans.
• The Trail Blazers have allowed the 17th-fewest points in NBA play this season, while the Pelicans have given up the 28th-fewest.

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Moneyline Pick: Pelicans (-145)

• The Pelicans have entered the game as favorites nine times this season and won four of those games.
• The Trail Blazers have been underdogs in 33 games this season and have come away with the win 11 times (33.3%) in those contests.
• This season, New Orleans has won four of its six games when favored by at least -145 on the moneyline.
• This season, Portland has come away with a win 10 times in 31 chances when named as an underdog of at least +120 or worse on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pelicans have a 59.2% chance to win.

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