The New Orleans Pelicans (5-26) are 9.5-point underdogs as they attempt to turn around an eight-game losing streak when they host the Memphis Grizzlies (21-10) on Friday, December 27, 2024 at Smoothie King Center. The game airs at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and FDSSE.

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Grizzlies vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Friday, December 27, 2024
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: Gulf Coast Sports and FDSSE
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Venue: Smoothie King Center

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Grizzlies vs. Pelicans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Grizzlies 122 – Pelicans 108

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Spread & Total Prediction for Grizzlies vs. Pelicans

• Pick ATS: Grizzlies (- 9.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Grizzlies (-13.4)
• Pick OU:

  Under (239.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 230.3

• The Grizzlies have a 21-10-0 ATS record this season as opposed to the 11-20-0 mark from the Pelicans.
• As a 9.5-point favorite or more in 2024-25, Memphis is 4-2 against the spread compared to the 3-6 ATS record New Orleans puts up as a 9.5-point underdog.
• New Orleans and its opponents have eclipsed the point total 51.6% of the time this season (16 out of 31). That’s less often than Memphis and its opponents have (19 out of 31).
• The Grizzlies have a .739 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (17-6) this season, better than the .125 winning percentage for the Pelicans as a moneyline underdog (3-21).

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Grizzlies Performance Insights

• The Grizzlies own a top-five offense this year, ranking best in the league with 123.7 points per game. Defensively, they rank 16th with 113.4 points allowed per contest.
• Memphis is allowing 43.8 boards per game this season (14th-ranked in NBA), but it has shined by grabbing 48.7 rebounds per game (second-best).
• The Grizzlies have been piling up assists in 2024-25, ranking second-best in the NBA with 30.6 dimes per contest.
• Although Memphis is averaging 16.3 turnovers per game (second-worst in NBA), it ranks third-best in the league by forcing 16.1 turnovers per contest.
• The Grizzlies are 12th in the NBA with 14.1 three-pointers per game this season. Meanwhile, they rank 14th with a 37.1% shooting percentage from beyond the arc.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• The Pelicans are the worst squad in the league in points scored (105.9 per game) and 25th in points allowed (117.5).
• In 2024-25, New Orleans is 21st in the NBA in rebounds (43.1 per game) and fourth-worst in rebounds conceded (46).
• This season the Pelicans are ranked 25th in the NBA in assists at 24.2 per game.
• In terms of turnovers, New Orleans is 16th in the league in committing them (14.4 per game). It is 15th in forcing them (14.1 per game).
• The Pelicans are the worst squad in the league in 3-pointers made (11.1 per game) and fourth-worst in 3-point percentage (33.2%).

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