The New Orleans Pelicans (10-32) square off against the Utah Jazz (10-29) as heavy, 12.5-point favorites on Friday, January 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ.

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Pelicans vs. Jazz Game Info & Odds

• Date: Friday, January 17, 2025
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ
• 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. Jazz Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Pelicans 114 – Jazz 113

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Spread & Total Prediction for Pelicans vs. Jazz

• Pick ATS: Jazz (+ 12.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Pelicans (-1.2)
• Pick OU:

  Under (230.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 226.9

• The Jazz’s .538 ATS win percentage (21-18-0 ATS Record) is higher than the Pelicans’ .429 mark (18-24-0 ATS Record) in 2024-25.
• When it comes to topping the over/under in 2024-25, Utah and its opponents are more successful (56.4% of the time) than New Orleans and its opponents (54.8%).
• The Pelicans have a .455 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (5-6) this season while the Jazz have a .237 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (9-29).

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• So far this year, the Pelicans are scoring 108.3 points per game (25th-ranked in NBA) and ceding 117 points per contest (25th-ranked).
• New Orleans ranks fourth-worst in the NBA with 46.1 rebounds allowed per game. Meanwhile, it is pulling down 42.9 boards per game (24th-ranked in league).
• This year, the Pelicans rank 21st in the league in assists, delivering 25 per game.
• New Orleans is 15th in the NBA with 13.8 turnovers per game this season. Meanwhile, it ranks 12th with 14.1 forced turnovers per game.
• While the Pelicans are in the bottom five in the NBA in three-pointers per game with 12 (fifth-worst), they rank 25th in the league with a 34.1% three-point percentage.

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Jazz Performance Insights

• Offensively the Jazz are the 20th-ranked team in the NBA (110.9 points per game). On defense they are fifth-worst (117.6 points allowed per game).
• Utah is 10th in the NBA in rebounds per game (45.1) and fourth-best in rebounds allowed (42.2).
• The Jazz are 22nd in the NBA in assists (24.9 per game) in 2024-25.
• In 2024-25, Utah is worst in the league in turnovers committed (17 per game) and worst in turnovers forced (11.5).
• With 14 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 36.2% from beyond the arc, the Jazz are 11th and 15th in the NBA, respectively, in those categories.

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