The New Orleans Pelicans (10-32) play the Utah Jazz (10-29) as 8.5-point favorites on Friday, January 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ.

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Pelicans vs. Jazz Game Info & Odds

• Date: Friday, January 17, 2025
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ
• 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. Jazz Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Pelicans 114 – Jazz 113

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Spread & Total Prediction for Pelicans vs. Jazz

• Pick ATS: Jazz (+ 8.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Pelicans (-1.3)
• Pick OU:

  Under (228.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 226.9

• The Pelicans (18-24-0 ATS) have covered the spread 42.9% of the time, 10.9% less often than the Jazz (21-18-0) this year.
• When it comes to exceeding the point total in 2024-25, Utah and its opponents do it more often (56.4% of the time) than New Orleans and its opponents (54.8%).
• As a moneyline favorite this season, the Pelicans are 5-6, while the Jazz are 9-29 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 108.3 (fifth-worst), they rank 25th in the league with 117.0 points given up per contest.
• New Orleans ranks fourth-worst in the NBA with 46.1 rebounds allowed per game. Meanwhile, it is grabbing 42.9 rebounds per game (24th-ranked in league).
• The Pelicans rank 21st in the NBA with 25.0 dimes per game.
• New Orleans is committing 13.8 turnovers per game (15th-ranked in NBA) this season, while forcing 14.1 turnovers per contest (11th-ranked).
• While the Pelicans rank in the bottom five in the NBA in three-pointers per game with 12.0 (fifth-worst), they rank 25th in the league with a 34.1% three-point percentage.

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Jazz Performance Insights

• On offense the Jazz are the 20th-ranked squad in the NBA (110.9 points per game). On defense they are fifth-worst (117.6 points allowed per game).
• Utah is 10th in the NBA in rebounds per game (45.1) and fourth-best in rebounds allowed (42.2).
• This season the Jazz are ranked 22nd in the league in assists at 24.9 per game.
• Utah is the worst squad in the league in turnovers per game (17.0) and worst in turnovers forced (11.5).
• With 14.0 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 36.2% from downtown, the Jazz are 11th and 15th in the NBA, respectively, in those categories.

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