Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – October 27

Published 9:19 pm Saturday, October 26, 2024

The New Orleans Pelicans (2-0) take on the Portland Trail Blazers (0-2) as 5.5-point favorites on Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET on KATU and Gulf Coast Sports.

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Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Sunday, October 27, 2024
  • Time: 6:00 PM ET
  • How to watch on TV: KATU and Gulf Coast Sports
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
  • Location: Portland, Oregon
  • Venue: Moda Center

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Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    Pelicans 113 – Trail Blazers 111

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Spread & Total Prediction for Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers

  • Pick ATS: Trail Blazers (+ 5.5)
  • Computer Predicted Spread: Pelicans (-2.3)
  • Pick OU:

    Over (218.5)

  • Computer Predicted Total: 223.5

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Pelicans Performance Insights

  • Last season, the Pelicans were 13th in the NBA offensively (115.1 points scored per game) and eighth on defense (110.7 points conceded).
  • New Orleans collected 44 rebounds per game and gave up 42.3 boards last year, ranking 12th and seventh, respectively, in the NBA.
  • Last season the Pelicans were ranked 12th in the NBA in assists with 27 per game.
  • New Orleans committed 12.4 turnovers per game last year and forced 13.4 per game, ranking 13th and sixth, respectively, in the league.
  • The Pelicans were 18th in the NBA in 3-pointers made (12.5 per game) and fourth-best in 3-point percentage (38.3%) last year.

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Trail Blazers Performance Insights

  • While the Trail Blazers ranked in the bottom five in the NBA in points per game last season with 106.4 (second-worst), they ranked 19th in the league with 115.4 points surrendered per contest.
  • Portland was 22nd in the NBA with 42.7 boards per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 17th with 43.8 rebounds allowed per game.
  • In terms of assists, the Trail Blazers averaged just 23.1 assists per game (worst in league).
  • Portland struggled in the turnover area last year, ranking fourth-worst in the league with 14.4 turnovers per game. It ranked sixth with 13.4 forced turnovers per contest.
  • In terms of three-pointers, the Trail Blazers came up short, as they ranked fifth-worst in the league in treys made (11.5 per game) and worst in three-point percentage (34.5%).

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