NBA Best Bets: Pelicans vs. Jazz Picks for January 20

Published 11:39 pm Sunday, January 19, 2025

The New Orleans Pelicans (11-32) are heavy, 11.5-point favorites as they try to build on a three-game winning streak when they host the Utah Jazz (10-30) on Monday, January 20, 2025 at Smoothie King Center. The matchup airs at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ.

Why don’t you take a look at the best bets available (based on our computer predictions) for Monday’s game, before you place a wager on this contest?

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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
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Pelicans vs. Jazz Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Jazz (+ 11.5)

  • Against the spread, New Orleans is 19-24-0 this year.
  • Utah has covered the spread 21 times in 40 games.
  • The Pelicans have covered every time (1-0) as a 11.5-point favorite or greater this season.
  • The Jazz are 3-3 as 11.5-point underdogs or more.

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Pick OU:

Under (232.5)

  • In 16 of 43 games this season, the Pelicans and their opponents have combined to total more than 232.5 points.
  • The Jazz have combined with their opponent to score more than 232.5 points in 18 of 40 games this season.
  • The average point total in New Orleans’ games this season is 224.2, 8.3 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The average total for Utah’s games this season is 227.4 points, 5.1 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • The Pelicans score the 14th-most points in the league this season, while the Jazz’s offense racks up the 27th-most.
  • The Pelicans are the league’s 29th-ranked scoring defense while the Jazz are the 17th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Pelicans (-649)

  • This season, the Pelicans have won six out of the 12 games, or 50%, in which they’ve been favored.
  • The Jazz have won in nine, or 23.1%, of the 39 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
  • 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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