The New Orleans Pelicans (7-30) play the Portland Trail Blazers (12-23) as only 2.5-point favorites on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET on KATU, KUNP, and Gulf Coast Sports.

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Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers Game Info & Odds

• Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: KATU, KUNP, and Gulf Coast Sports
• 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. Trail Blazers Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Pelicans 113 – Trail Blazers 112

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Spread & Total Prediction for Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers

• Pick ATS: Trail Blazers (+ 2.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Pelicans (-0.3)
• Pick OU:

  Under (226.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 224.6

• The Trail Blazers sport an 18-17-0 ATS record this season compared to the 14-23-0 mark of the Pelicans.
• When the spread is set as 2.5 or more this season, New Orleans (3-3) covers a lower percentage of those games when it is the favorite (50%) than Portland (17-14) does as the underdog (54.8%).
• New Orleans and its opponents have exceeded the point total 54.1% of the time this season (20 out of 37). That’s more often than Portland and its opponents have (17 out of 35).
• As a moneyline underdog this year, the Trail Blazers are 11-22, while the Pelicans are 4-5 as moneyline favorites.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• While the Pelicans rank in the bottom five in the NBA in points per game with 107.2 (third-worst), they rank 24th in the league with 117.1 points surrendered per contest.
• New Orleans ranks fifth-worst in the NBA with 45.7 rebounds allowed per contest. Meanwhile, it is grabbing 42.7 boards per game (24th-ranked in league).
• The Pelicans are averaging 24.8 assists per game, which ranks them 21st in the NBA in 2024-25.
• New Orleans is committing 14.1 turnovers per game (16th-ranked in NBA) this season, while forcing 14.3 turnovers per contest (11th-ranked).
• When it comes to three-pointers, the Pelicans are struggling, as they rank third-worst in the league in treys made (11.6 per game) and fifth-worst in three-point percentage (33.7%).

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Trail Blazers Performance Insights

• The Trail Blazers are 25th in the league in points scored (108.1 per game) and 23rd in points allowed (116.8).
• Portland is 22nd in the NBA in rebounds per game (43.2) and 20th in rebounds allowed (44.5).
• The Trail Blazers are third-worst in the NBA in assists (23.2 per game) in 2024-25.
• In 2024-25, Portland is fifth-worst in the NBA in turnovers committed (15.8 per game) and 11th in turnovers forced (14.3).
• The Trail Blazers are 24th in the NBA in 3-pointers made (12 per game) and fourth-worst in 3-point percentage (33.6%).

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