NBA Best Bets: Pelicans vs. Jazz Picks for January 20
Published 11:40 pm Sunday, January 19, 2025
The New Orleans Pelicans (11-32) are heavily favored (-11.5) to extend a three-game winning streak when they host the Utah Jazz (10-30) at 8:00 PM ET on Monday, January 20, 2025 at Smoothie King Center. The contest airs on Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ.
Prior to placing a wager on this game, take a peek at the best bets available on Monday according to our computer predictions.
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Pelicans vs. Jazz Game Info
- When: Monday, January 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
- Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
- TV: Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ
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Pelicans vs. Jazz Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Jazz (+ 11.5)
- New Orleans’ record against the spread is 19-24-0.
- Utah’s record against the spread is 21-19-0.
- The Pelicans are unbeaten ATS (1-0) as a 11.5-point favorite or greater this season.
- The Jazz have an ATS record of 3-3 as 11.5-point underdogs or more.
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Pick OU:
Under (232.5)
- Pelicans games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 232.5 points 16 times.
- The Jazz have played 18 games this season that finished with a combined score over 232.5 points.
- The average point total in New Orleans’ matchups this year is 224.2, 8.3 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- Utah has a 227.4-point average over/under in its contests this season, 5.1 fewer points than this game’s total.
- The Pelicans are the 14th-highest scoring team in the NBA this year. The Jazz have scored the 27th-most points.
- This outing features the league’s 17th-ranked (Jazz) and 29th-ranked (Pelicans) scoring defenses.
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Moneyline Pick: Pelicans (-649)
- The Pelicans have won six, or 50%, of the 12 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- The Jazz have been underdogs in 39 games this season and have come away with the win nine times (23.1%) in those contests.
- New Orleans has played as a favorite of -649 or more once this season and won that game.
- Utah has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +450 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- The implied probability of a win from the Pelicans, based on the moneyline, is 86.6%.
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