The New Orleans Pelicans (1-0) hit the court against the Portland Trail Blazers (0-1) as 5.5-point favorites on Friday, October 25, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET on KATU and Gulf Coast Sports.

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Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers Game Info & Odds

• Date: Friday, October 25, 2024
• Time: 10:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: KATU and Gulf Coast Sports
• Location: Portland, Oregon
• Venue: Moda Center

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Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Trail Blazers 121 – Pelicans 118

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Spread & Total Prediction for Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers

• Pick ATS: Trail Blazers (+ 5.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Trail Blazers (-3.0)
• Pick OU:

  Over (218.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 239.0

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• The Pelicans put up 115.1 points per game and allowed 110.7 last season, ranking them 13th in the NBA on offense and eighth defensively.
• New Orleans collected 44 rebounds per game and gave up 42.3 boards last season, ranking 12th and seventh, respectively, in the league.
• The Pelicans were 12th in the NBA in assists (27 per game) last year.
• With 12.4 turnovers committed per game and 13.4 turnovers forced last year, New Orleans was 13th and sixth in the league, respectively.
• Last season, the Pelicans were 18th in the NBA in 3-point makes (12.5 per game) and fourth-best in 3-point percentage (38.3%).

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Trail Blazers Performance Insights

• While the Trail Blazers ranked in the bottom five in the NBA in points per game last season with 106.4 (second-worst), they ranked 19th in the league with 115.4 points given up per contest.
• Portland grabbed 42.7 rebounds per game (22nd-ranked in NBA) last season, while allowing 43.8 rebounds per contest (17th-ranked).
• The Trail Blazers put up only 23.1 assists per game, which ranked worst in the league.
• While Portland ranked in the bottom five in the NBA in turnovers per game with 14.4 (fourth-worst), it ranked sixth in the league with 13.4 forced turnovers per contest.
• It was rough sledding for the Trail Blazers in terms of threes, as they accumulated only 11.5 made threes per game (fifth-worst in NBA) and made just 34.5% of their attempted three-pointers (worst).

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