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

Published 5:16 am Monday, January 20, 2025

The New Orleans Pelicans (11-32) will look to continue a three-game winning streak when they host the Utah Jazz (10-30) on Monday, January 20, 2025 at Smoothie King Center as big, 11.5-point favorites. The game airs at 8:00 PM ET 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 (+ 11.5)
  • Computer Predicted Spread: Pelicans (-2.0)
  • Pick OU:

    Under (232.5)

  • Computer Predicted Total: 227.7
  • The Pelicans (19-24-0 ATS) have covered the spread 44.2% of the time, 8.3% less often than the Jazz (21-19-0) this year.
  • When the spread is set as 11.5 or more this season, New Orleans (1-0) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (100%) than Utah (3-3) does as the underdog (50%).
  • When it comes to eclipsing the over/under in 2024-25, New Orleans does it in fewer games (55.8% of the time) than Utah (57.5%).
  • As a moneyline favorite this season, the Pelicans are 6-6, a better record than the Jazz have put up (9-30) as moneyline underdogs.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

  • Offensively, the Pelicans are putting up 108.9 points per game (24th-ranked in league). They are allowing 117.2 points per contest on defense (25th-ranked).
  • New Orleans ranks fourth-worst in the NBA with 45.9 rebounds allowed per game. Meanwhile, it is pulling down 43.2 rebounds per game (23rd-ranked in league).
  • The Pelicans rank 19th in the NBA with 25.2 dimes per contest.
  • New Orleans is averaging 13.8 turnovers per game (15th-ranked in NBA) this season, while forcing 14.1 turnovers per contest (11th-ranked).
  • With 12.2 threes per game, the Pelicans are 24th in the NBA. They have a 34.4% shooting percentage from downtown, which ranks 23rd in the league.

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Jazz Performance Insights

  • Offensively the Jazz are the 18th-ranked squad in the league (111.3 points per game). Defensively they are fifth-worst (118.1 points allowed per game).
  • At 45 rebounds per game and 42.5 rebounds conceded, Utah is 10th and sixth in the league, respectively.
  • The Jazz are 21st in the NBA in assists (25 per game) in 2024-25.
  • In 2024-25, Utah is worst in the league in turnovers committed (16.9 per game) and worst in turnovers forced (11.5).
  • In 2024-25, the Jazz are 11th in the NBA in 3-point makes (14 per game) and 16th in 3-point percentage (36.1%).

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