Pelicans vs. Jazz Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – January 17
Published 5:16 am Friday, January 17, 2025
The New Orleans Pelicans (10-32) face the Utah Jazz (10-29) as heavy, 11.5-point favorites on Friday, January 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ.
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Pelicans vs. Jazz Game Info & Odds
- Date: Friday, January 17, 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 114 – Jazz 113
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Spread & Total Prediction for Pelicans vs. Jazz
- Pick ATS: Jazz (+ 11.5)
- Computer Predicted Spread: Pelicans (-1.2)
- Pick OU:
Under (230.5)
- Computer Predicted Total: 226.9
- The Jazz have a 21-18-0 ATS record this season compared to the 18-24-0 mark of the Pelicans.
- When it comes to topping the total in 2024-25, Utah and its opponents do it more often (56.4% of the time) than New Orleans and its opponents (54.8%).
- The Pelicans have a .455 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (5-6) this season, better than the .237 winning percentage for the Jazz as a moneyline underdog (9-29).
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Pelicans Performance Insights
- Offensively, the Pelicans are averaging 108.3 points per game (25th-ranked in league). They are giving up 117 points per contest at the other end (25th-ranked).
- New Orleans ranks fourth-worst in the NBA with 46.1 rebounds allowed per contest. Meanwhile, it is grabbing 42.9 boards per game (24th-ranked in league).
- So far this season, the Pelicans rank 21st in the league in assists, averaging 25 per game.
- This season, New Orleans is committing 13.8 turnovers per game (15th-ranked in NBA) and forcing 14.1 turnovers per contest (12th-ranked).
- The Pelicans have struggled to rack up threes, ranking fifth-worst in the league with 12 threes made per game. They rank 25th with a 34.1% shooting percentage from beyond the arc this season.
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Jazz Performance Insights
- In 2024-25, the Jazz are 20th in the NBA offensively (110.9 points scored per game) and fifth-worst on defense (117.6 points conceded).
- Utah is 10th in the NBA in rebounds per game (45.1) and fourth-best in rebounds allowed (42.2).
- This season the Jazz are ranked 22nd in the NBA in assists at 24.9 per game.
- Utah is the worst squad in the league in turnovers per game (17) and worst in turnovers forced (11.5).
- The Jazz are 11th in the NBA in 3-pointers made (14 per game) and 15th in 3-point percentage (36.2%).
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