The New Orleans Pelicans (7-30) square off 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.

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Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers Game Info & Odds

• Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: KATU, KUNP, and Gulf Coast Sports
• 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. Trail Blazers Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Pelicans 113 – Trail Blazers 112

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Spread & Total Prediction for Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers

• Pick ATS: Trail Blazers (+ 2.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Pelicans (-0.3)
• Pick OU:

  Under (226.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 224.6

• The Trail Blazers have put together an 18-17-0 ATS record this season as opposed to the 14-23-0 mark of the Pelicans.
• New Orleans (3-3) covers a lower percentage of games when it is favored by 2.5 points or more this season (50%) than Portland (17-14) does as a 2.5+-point underdog (54.8%).
• When it comes to exceeding the point total in 2024-25, New Orleans does it better (54.1% of the time) than Portland (48.6%).
• The Pelicans have a .444 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (4-5) this season, better than the .333 winning percentage for the Trail Blazers as a moneyline underdog (11-22).

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• While the Pelicans rank in the bottom five in the NBA in points per game with 107.2 (third-worst), they rank 24th in the league with 117.1 points surrendered per contest.
• New Orleans ranks fifth-worst in the NBA with 45.7 rebounds allowed per game. Meanwhile, it is grabbing 42.7 boards per game (24th-ranked in league).
• So far this season, the Pelicans rank 21st in the league in assists, dishing out 24.8 per game.
• New Orleans ranks 16th in the NBA with 14.1 turnovers per game this year. Meanwhile, it ranks 11th with 14.3 forced turnovers per contest.
• It’s been a tough stretch for the Pelicans in terms of three-pointers, as they are averaging just 11.6 made threes per game (third-worst in NBA) and are making just 33.7% of their attempted three-pointers (fifth-worst).

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Trail Blazers Performance Insights

• The Trail Blazers put up 108.1 points per game and give up 116.8, ranking them 25th in the NBA on offense and 23rd on defense.
• Portland is 22nd in the league in rebounds per game (43.2) and 20th in rebounds conceded (44.5).
• This season the Trail Blazers are third-worst in the league in assists at 23.2 per game.
• Portland is the fifth-worst squad in the league in turnovers per game (15.8) and 11th in turnovers forced (14.3).
• Beyond the arc, the Trail Blazers are 24th in the NBA in 3-pointers made per game (12). They are fourth-worst in 3-point percentage at 33.6%.

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