Pelicans vs. Jazz Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – March 2
Published 6:16 am Sunday, March 2, 2025
The New Orleans Pelicans (16-44) play the Utah Jazz (15-44) as 6.5-point favorites on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET on KJZZ and Gulf Coast Sports.
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Pelicans vs. Jazz Game Info & Odds
- Date: Sunday, March 2, 2025
- Time: 8 p.m. ET
- How to watch on TV: KJZZ and Gulf Coast Sports
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
- Venue: Delta Center
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Pelicans vs. Jazz Score Prediction
- Prediction:
Jazz 117 – Pelicans 113
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Spread & Total Prediction for Pelicans vs. Jazz
- Pick ATS: Jazz (+ 6.5)
- Computer Predicted Spread: Jazz (-4.0)
- Pick OU:
Under (232.5)
- Computer Predicted Total: 230.5
- The Pelicans have been less successful against the spread than the Jazz this season, sporting an ATS record of 26-34-0, compared to the 31-28-0 record of the Jazz.
- When the spread is set as 6.5 or more this season, New Orleans (2-3) covers a lower percentage of those games when it is the favorite (40%) than Utah (20-22) does as the underdog (47.6%).
- New Orleans and its opponents have exceeded the over/under 56.7% of the time this season (34 out of 60). That’s less often than Utah and its opponents have (35 out of 59).
- The Pelicans have a .529 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (9-8) this season while the Jazz have a .241 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (14-44).
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Pelicans Performance Insights
- The Pelicans’ defense ranks fifth-worst in the NBA with 118.7 points allowed per contest, but their offense has provided a lift, averaging 110.7 points per game (21st-ranked in league).
- New Orleans, who ranks 23rd in the league with 43.6 rebounds per game, is allowing 46.6 rebounds per contest, which is fourth-worst in the NBA.
- The Pelicans rank 20th in the NBA with 25.3 dimes per game.
- New Orleans is averaging 13.6 turnovers per game (17th-ranked in NBA) this season, while forcing 13.7 turnovers per contest (15th-ranked).
- With 12.2 threes per game, the Pelicans rank 25th in the NBA. They have a 34.8% shooting percentage from three-point land, which ranks 22nd in the league.
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Jazz Performance Insights
- In 2024-25, the Jazz are 19th in the NBA on offense (112.3 points scored per game) and fourth-worst defensively (119.3 points conceded).
- Utah is the fifth-best squad in the league in rebounds per game (45.7) and is ranked seventh in rebounds allowed (42.9).
- The Jazz are 17th in the league in assists (25.9 per game) in 2024-25.
- In 2024-25, Utah is worst in the NBA in turnovers committed (16.6 per game) and worst in turnovers forced (11.3).
- The Jazz make 14 3-pointers per game and shoot 35.6% from beyond the arc, ranking ninth and 17th, respectively, in the league.
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