The New Orleans Pelicans (7-30) take on the Portland Trail Blazers (12-23) as just 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 Pelicans have covered less often than the Trail Blazers this season, putting up an ATS record of 14-23-0, compared to the 18-17-0 mark of the Blazers.
• Portland covers the spread when it is a 2.5-point underdog or more 54.8% of the time. That’s more often than New Orleans covers as a favorite of 2.5 or more (50%).
• New Orleans and its opponents have eclipsed the over/under 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 favorite this year, the Pelicans are 4-5, a better tally than the Trail Blazers have put up (11-22) as moneyline underdogs.

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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 allowed per contest.
• New Orleans ranks 24th in the NBA with 42.7 rebounds per contest, but it is allowing 45.7 rebounds per game, which ranks fifth-worst in the league.
• The Pelicans rank 21st in the NBA with 24.8 dimes per game.
• New Orleans is committing 14.1 turnovers per game (16th-ranked in league). It is forcing 14.3 turnovers per contest (11th-ranked).
• The Pelicans have been coming up short in terms of threes this year, ranking third-worst in the NBA in three-pointers made per game (11.6) and fifth-worst in three-point percentage (33.7%).

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Trail Blazers Performance Insights

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

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