Pelicans vs. Wizards Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – January 5

Published 8:16 pm Saturday, January 4, 2025

The New Orleans Pelicans (6-29) are 3.5-point favorites as they look to stop a 15-game road losing streak when they visit the Washington Wizards (6-26) on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at Capital One Arena. The contest airs at 6:00 PM ET on MNMT and Gulf Coast Sports.

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Pelicans vs. Wizards Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Sunday, January 5, 2025
  • Time: 6:00 PM ET
  • How to watch on TV: MNMT and Gulf Coast Sports
  • Location: Washington D.C.
  • Venue: Capital One Arena

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Pelicans vs. Wizards Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    Wizards 116 – Pelicans 113

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Spread & Total Prediction for Pelicans vs. Wizards

  • Pick ATS: Wizards (+ 3.5)
  • Computer Predicted Spread: Wizards (-2.9)
  • Pick OU:

    Under (235.5)

  • Computer Predicted Total: 228.5
  • The Pelicans (13-22-0 ATS) have covered the spread 37.1% of the time, 3.5% less often than the Wizards (13-19-0) this year.
  • New Orleans covers the spread when it is a 3.5-point favorite or more 50% of the time. That’s more often than Washington covers as an underdog of 3.5 or more (40.6%).
  • Washington and its opponents have gone over the total 53.1% of the time this season (17 out of 32). That’s less often than New Orleans and its opponents have (20 out of 35).
  • As a moneyline favorite this year, the Pelicans are 3-5, a better record than the Wizards have put up (6-26) 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 107.4 (fourth-worst), they rank 25th in the league with 118 points allowed per contest.
  • New Orleans ranks 25th in the NBA with 42.4 rebounds per game, but it is allowing 45.5 rebounds per game, which ranks fourth-worst in the league.
  • So far this year, the Pelicans rank 22nd in the league in assists, delivering 24.9 per game.
  • New Orleans is committing 14.2 turnovers per game (18th-ranked in NBA) this season, while forcing 14.3 turnovers per contest (11th-ranked).
  • The Pelicans have been struggling when it comes to threes this season, ranking second-worst in the NBA in threes made per game (11.4) and fifth-worst in three-point percentage (33.7%).

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Wizards Performance Insights

  • In 2024-25, the Wizards are 23rd in the NBA on offense (109.3 points scored per game) and worst on defense (122.2 points allowed).
  • On the boards, Washington is 14th in the NBA in rebounds (44.1 per game). It is the worst in rebounds conceded (48.3 per game).
  • This season the Wizards are ranked 19th in the league in assists at 25.2 per game.
  • In terms of turnovers, Washington is fourth-worst in the NBA in committing them (15.8 per game). And it is fifth-worst in forcing them (12.8 per game).
  • In 2024-25 the Wizards are 21st in the league in 3-point makes (12.3 per game) and fourth-worst in 3-point percentage (33.2%).

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