The Portland Trail Blazers (12-23) are just 2.5-point underdogs against the New Orleans Pelicans (7-30) at Smoothie King Center on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. The game begins at 8:00 PM ET on KATU, KUNP, and Gulf Coast Sports.

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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 has covered the spread 14 times in 37 games.
• Portland has 18 wins in 35 games against the spread this year.
• The Pelicans are 3-3 as 2.5-point favorites or more.
• The Trail Blazers have an ATS record of 17-14 as 2.5-point underdogs or greater.

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Pick OU:

Under (226.5)

• The Pelicans and their opponents have combined to score more than 226.5 points in 19 of 37 games this season.
• The Trail Blazers have played 16 games this season that have gone over 226.5 combined points scored.
• The average total in New Orleans’ outings this year is 223.6, 2.9 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
• Portland’s contests this season have a 225-point average over/under, 1.5 fewer points than this game’s total.
• The Trail Blazers are the league’s 27th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 19th-ranked Pelicans.
• The Pelicans are the NBA’s 28th-ranked scoring defense while the Trail Blazers are the 17th-ranked.

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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 chosen as underdogs in 33 games this year and have walked away with the win 11 times (33.3%) in those games.
• This season, New Orleans has won four of its six games when favored by at least -145 on the moneyline.
• This season, Portland has come away with a win 10 times in 31 chances when named as an underdog of at least +120 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 59.2% chance of a victory for the Pelicans.

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