The New Orleans Pelicans (5-29) are favored (-6.5) to end an 11-game losing streak when they host the Washington Wizards (6-25) at 8:00 PM ET on Friday, January 3, 2025 at Smoothie King Center. The contest airs on Gulf Coast Sports and MNMT.

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Pelicans vs. Wizards Game Info

• When: Friday, January 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
• Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
• TV: Gulf Coast Sports and MNMT

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Pelicans vs. Wizards Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Wizards (+ 6.5)

• New Orleans has covered the spread 12 times in 34 games.
• Washington has 13 wins in 31 games against the spread this year.
• The Pelicans are winless ATS (0-2) when playing as at least 6.5-point favorites this year.
• As 6.5-point underdogs or more, the Wizards are 10-16 against the spread.

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Pick OU:

Under (232.5)

• Pelicans games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 232.5 points 11 times.
• The Wizards have combined with their opponent to score more than 232.5 points in 14 of 31 games this season.
• The average point total in New Orleans’ games this season is 223.1, 9.4 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
• Washington has had an average of 231.7 points scored in its games so far this season, 0.8 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
• The Wizards are the NBA’s 29th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 19th-ranked Pelicans.
• This matchup features the league’s 19th-ranked (Wizards) and 26th-ranked (Pelicans) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Pelicans (-275)

• The Pelicans have won two of the seven games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• The Wizards have come away with six wins in the 31 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• New Orleans has not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -275.
• This season, Washington has come away with a win two times in 25 chances when named as an underdog of at least +220 or longer on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pelicans have a 73.3% chance to win.

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