The New Orleans Pelicans (7-30) hit the court against the Portland Trail Blazers (12-23) as just 2.5-point favorites on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET on KATU, KUNP, and Gulf Coast Sports.

If you hope to gain an edge on Wednesday’s game, discover the best bets available in this article (based on our computer predictions).

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Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers Game Info

• When: Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
• Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
• TV: KATU, KUNP, and Gulf Coast Sports
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Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Trail Blazers (+ 2.5)

• New Orleans’ record against the spread is 14-23-0.
• Against the spread, Portland is 18-17-0 this year.
• The Pelicans’ ATS record as 2.5-point favorites or more is 3-3.
• The Trail Blazers’ ATS record as 2.5-point underdogs or greater is 17-14.

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Pick OU:

Under (226.5)

• Pelicans games this season have featured more combined points than this contest’s total of 226.5 points 19 times.
• The Trail Blazers have played 16 games this season that ended with a combined score higher than 226.5 points.
• The average total in New Orleans’ games this season is 223.6, 2.9 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
• Portland has had an average of 225 points scored in its games so far this season, 1.5 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
• The Pelicans are the 19th-highest scoring team in the NBA this year. The Trail Blazers have scored the 27th-most points.
• This outing features the league’s 17th-ranked (Trail Blazers) and 28th-ranked (Pelicans) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Pelicans (-145)

• This season, the Pelicans have won four out of the nine games in which they’ve been favored.
• The Trail Blazers have been underdogs in 33 games this season and have come away with the win 11 times (33.3%) in those contests.
• This season, New Orleans has won four of its six games when favored by at least -145 on the moneyline.
• This year, Portland has won 10 of 31 games when listed as at least +120 or better on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 59.2% chance of a victory for the Pelicans.

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