The New Orleans Pelicans (1-0) hit the court against the Portland Trail Blazers (0-1) as 5.5-point favorites on Friday, October 25, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET on KATU and Gulf Coast Sports.

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Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers Game Info & Odds

• Date: Friday, October 25, 2024
• Time: 10:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: KATU and Gulf Coast Sports
• Location: Portland, Oregon
• Venue: Moda Center

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Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Trail Blazers 121 – Pelicans 118

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Spread & Total Prediction for Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers

• Pick ATS: Trail Blazers (+ 5.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Trail Blazers (-3.0)
• Pick OU:

  Over (218.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 238.5

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• Offensively, the Pelicans were the 13th-ranked team in the league (115.1 points per game) last year. Defensively, they were eighth (110.7 points conceded per game).
• New Orleans collected 44 rebounds per game and conceded 42.3 boards last season, ranking 12th and seventh, respectively, in the NBA.
• With 27 assists per game last year, the Pelicans were 12th in the NBA.
• New Orleans was 13th in the league in turnovers per game (12.4) and sixth in turnovers forced (13.4) last season.
• Beyond the arc, the Pelicans were 18th in the league in 3-pointers made per game (12.5) last year. They were fourth-best in 3-point percentage at 38.3%.

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Trail Blazers Performance Insights

• The Trail Blazers put up just 106.4 points per game (second-worst in NBA) last season, but they played more consistently at the other end, where they gave up 115.4 points per game (19th-ranked).
• With 42.7 rebounds per game, Portland was 22nd in the NBA. It allowed 43.8 rebounds per contest, which ranked 17th in the league.
• The Trail Blazers averaged only 23.1 dimes per game, which ranked worst in the league.
• While Portland ranked in the bottom five in the NBA in turnovers per game with 14.4 (fourth-worst), it ranked sixth in the league with 13.4 forced turnovers per game.
• In terms of threes, the Trail Blazers came up short, as they ranked fifth-worst in the league in treys made (11.5 per game) and worst in three-point percentage (34.5%).

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