Pelicans vs. Jazz Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – January 20

Published 8:17 pm Sunday, January 19, 2025

The New Orleans Pelicans (11-32) are heavily favored (-10.5) to extend a three-game winning streak when they host the Utah Jazz (10-30) at 8:00 PM ET on Monday, January 20, 2025 at Smoothie King Center. The contest airs on Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ.

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Pelicans vs. Jazz Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Monday, January 20, 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 115 – Jazz 113

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Spread & Total Prediction for Pelicans vs. Jazz

  • Pick ATS: Jazz (+ 10.5)
  • Computer Predicted Spread: Pelicans (-2.0)
  • Pick OU:

    Under (235.5)

  • Computer Predicted Total: 227.7
  • The Jazz (21-19-0 ATS) have covered the spread 44.2% of the time, 8.3% more often than the Pelicans (19-24-0) this season.
  • As a 10.5-point favorite or more in 2024-25, New Orleans is 1-0 against the spread compared to the 4-6 ATS record Utah puts up as a 10.5-point underdog.
  • New Orleans and its opponents have exceeded the over/under 55.8% of the time this season (24 out of 43). That’s less often than Utah and its opponents have (23 out of 40).
  • As a moneyline favorite this season, the Pelicans are 6-6, a better tally than the Jazz have put up (9-30) as moneyline underdogs.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

  • Offensively, the Pelicans are posting 108.9 points per game (24th-ranked in league). They are ceding 117.2 points per contest at the other end (25th-ranked).
  • New Orleans ranks fourth-worst in the NBA with 45.9 rebounds allowed per contest. Meanwhile, it is grabbing 43.2 boards per game (23rd-ranked in league).
  • The Pelicans rank 19th in the NBA with 25.2 assists per contest.
  • New Orleans is committing 13.8 turnovers per game (15th-ranked in league). It is forcing 14.1 turnovers per contest (11th-ranked).
  • The Pelicans are making 12.2 treys per game (24th-ranked in league). They sport a 34.4% shooting percentage (23rd-ranked) from three-point land.

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Jazz Performance Insights

  • The Jazz are 19th in the league in points scored (111.3 per game) and fifth-worst in points allowed (118.1).
  • On the boards, Utah is 10th in the league in rebounds (45 per game). It is fifth-best in rebounds allowed (42.5 per game).
  • This season the Jazz are ranked 22nd in the NBA in assists at 25 per game.
  • In 2024-25, Utah is worst in the NBA in turnovers committed (16.9 per game) and worst in turnovers forced (11.5).
  • The Jazz make 14 3-pointers per game and shoot 36.1% from beyond the arc, ranking 11th and 17th, respectively, in the league.

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