The Utah Jazz (10-29) are 9.5-point underdogs against the New Orleans Pelicans (10-32) at Smoothie King Center on Friday, January 17, 2025. The game tips at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ.

If you hope to make an informed wager on Friday’s game, check out the best bets available in this article (based on our computer predictions).

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Pelicans vs. Jazz Game Info

• When: Friday, January 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
• Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
• TV: Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ
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Pelicans vs. Jazz Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Jazz (+ 9.5)

• Against the spread, New Orleans is 18-24-0 this year.
• Utah has beaten the spread 21 times in 39 games.
• Against the spread as 9.5-point underdogs or greater, the Jazz are 4-7.

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Pick OU:

Under (230.5)

• Pelicans games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 230.5 points 16 times.
• The Jazz have played 19 games this season that ended with a combined score over 230.5 points.
• New Orleans has an average point total of 224.1 in its contests this year, 6.4 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
• The average total for Utah’s games this season is 227.3 points, 3.2 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
• The Pelicans are the 14th-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Jazz have scored the 23rd-most points.
• This contest features the NBA’s 18th-ranked (Jazz) and 29th-ranked (Pelicans) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Pelicans (-500)

• The Pelicans have entered the game as favorites 11 times this season and won five, or 45.5%, of those games.
• The Jazz have won in nine, or 23.7%, of the 38 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• New Orleans has not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -500.
• Utah has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +375 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• The Pelicans have a 83.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

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