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’ .514 ATS win percentage (18-17-0 ATS Record) is higher than the Pelicans’ .378 mark (14-23-0 ATS Record) in 2024-25.
• 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%).
• New Orleans’ games have gone over the total 54.1% of the time this season (20 out of 37), which is more often than Portland’s games have (17 out of 35).
• As a moneyline favorite this season, the Pelicans are 4-5, while the Trail Blazers are 11-22 as moneyline underdogs.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• The Pelicans have struggled to put up points this season, ranking third-worst in the league with 107.2 points per game. They’ve fared better at the other end, ranking 24th by surrendering 117.1 points per contest.
• New Orleans ranks 24th in the NBA with 42.7 rebounds per contest, but it is giving up 45.7 rebounds per game, which ranks fifth-worst in the league.
• The Pelicans are delivering 24.8 dimes per game, which ranks them 21st in the NBA in 2024-25.
• New Orleans is 16th in the NBA with 14.1 turnovers per game this season. Meanwhile, it ranks 11th with 14.3 forced turnovers per game.
• It’s been a tough stretch for the Pelicans in terms of threes, as they are recording only 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

• At 108.1 points scored per game and 116.8 points conceded, the Trail Blazers are 25th in the NBA on offense and 23rd defensively.
• On the glass, Portland is 22nd in the league in rebounds (43.2 per game). It is 20th in rebounds conceded (44.5 per game).
• The Trail Blazers are third-worst in the NBA in assists (23.2 per game) in 2024-25.
• Portland is the fifth-worst squad in the league in turnovers per game (15.8) and 11th in turnovers forced (14.3).
• In 2024-25 the Trail Blazers are 24th in the NBA in 3-point makes (12 per game) and fourth-worst in 3-point percentage (33.6%).

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