The New Orleans Pelicans (7-30) square off against the Portland Trail Blazers (12-23) as only 2.5-point favorites on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET on KATU, KUNP, and Gulf Coast Sports.

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Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers Game Info & Odds

• Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: KATU, KUNP, and Gulf Coast Sports
• 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. Trail Blazers Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Pelicans 113 – Trail Blazers 112

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Spread & Total Prediction for Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers

• Pick ATS: Trail Blazers (+ 2.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Pelicans (-0.3)
• Pick OU:

  Under (226.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 224.6

• The Trail Blazers (18-17-0 ATS) have covered the spread 37.8% of the time, 13.6% more often than the Pelicans (14-23-0) this year.
• When the spread is set as 2.5 or more this season, New Orleans (3-3) covers a lower percentage of those games when it is the favorite (50%) than Portland (17-14) does as the underdog (54.8%).
• Portland and its opponents have gone over the total 48.6% of the time this season (17 out of 35). That’s less often than New Orleans and its opponents have (20 out of 37).
• The Pelicans have a .444 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (4-5) this season, better than the .333 winning percentage for the Trail Blazers as a moneyline underdog (11-22).

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• The Pelicans are scoring only 107.2 points per game (third-worst in NBA), but they’ve played better at the other end, where they are surrendering 117.1 points per game (24th-ranked).
• New Orleans ranks fifth-worst in the NBA with 45.7 rebounds allowed per game. Meanwhile, it is pulling down 42.7 boards per game (24th-ranked in league).
• The Pelicans rank 21st in the NBA with 24.8 dimes per contest.
• New Orleans ranks 16th in the NBA with 14.1 turnovers per game this season. Meanwhile, it ranks 11th with 14.3 forced turnovers per game.
• In terms of threes, the Pelicans have been inefficient, as they rank third-worst in the league in three-pointers made (11.6 per game) and fifth-worst in three-point percentage (33.7%).

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Trail Blazers Performance Insights

• The Trail Blazers put up 108.1 points per game and allow 116.8, making them 25th in the league offensively and 23rd defensively.
• On the boards, Portland is 22nd in the NBA in rebounds (43.2 per game). It is 20th in rebounds allowed (44.5 per game).
• The Trail Blazers are third-worst in the NBA in assists (23.2 per game) in 2024-25.
• In terms of turnovers, Portland is fifth-worst in the league in committing them (15.8 per game). And it is ranked 11th in forcing them (14.3 per game).
• The Trail Blazers are 24th in the league in 3-pointers made (12 per game) and fourth-worst in 3-point percentage (33.6%).

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