The Portland Trail Blazers (12-23) are just 2.5-point underdogs against the New Orleans Pelicans (7-30) at Smoothie King Center on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. The game tips at 8:00 PM ET on KATU, KUNP, and Gulf Coast Sports.

For the best bets you can place on Wednesday’s game, based on our computer predictions, keep reading.

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Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers Game Info

• When: Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
• Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
• TV: KATU, KUNP, and Gulf Coast Sports
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Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Trail Blazers (+ 2.5)

• New Orleans’ record against the spread is 14-23-0.
• Portland has 18 wins in 35 games against the spread this season.
• The Pelicans have an ATS record of 3-3 as 2.5-point favorites or greater.
• The Trail Blazers have an ATS record of 17-14 as 2.5-point underdogs or greater.

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Pick OU:

Under (226.5)

• The Pelicans and their opponents have combined to score more than 226.5 points in 19 of 37 games this season.
• The Trail Blazers have played 16 games this season that ended with a combined score higher than 226.5 points.
• The average point total in New Orleans’ games this season is 223.6, 2.9 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
• Portland has had an average of 225 points scored in its games so far this season, 1.5 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
• The Trail Blazers are the league’s 27th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 19th-ranked Pelicans.
• The Trail Blazers have allowed the 17th-fewest points in the league this season, while the Pelicans have given up the 28th-fewest.

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Moneyline Pick: Pelicans (-145)

• The Pelicans have won four of the nine games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• The Trail Blazers have been chosen as underdogs in 33 games this year and have walked away with the win 11 times (33.3%) in those games.
• This season, New Orleans has won four of its six games when favored by at least -145 on the moneyline.
• This season, Portland has come away with a win 10 times in 31 chances when named as an underdog of at least +120 or worse on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from the Pelicans, based on the moneyline, is 59.2%.

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