The New Orleans Pelicans (6-29) are 3.5-point favorites as they try to stop a 15-game road losing streak when they take on the Washington Wizards (6-26) on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at Capital One Arena. The game airs at 6:00 PM ET on MNMT and Gulf Coast Sports.

Our computer predictions below will assist you in choosing the best bets available for Sunday’s game.

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Pelicans vs. Wizards Game Info

• When: Sunday, January 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET
• Where: Capital One Arena in Washington D.C.
• TV: MNMT and Gulf Coast Sports

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Pelicans vs. Wizards Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Wizards (+ 3.5)

• New Orleans is 13-22-0 against the spread this year.
• Against the spread, Washington is 13-19-0 this season.
• The Pelicans have two wins ATS (2-2) as a 3.5-point favorite or greater this year.
• The Wizards’ ATS record as 3.5-point underdogs or more is 13-19.

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Pick OU:

Under (235.5)

• The Pelicans and their opponents have scored more than 235.5 points in 11 of 35 games this season.
• The Wizards have played 13 games this season that have gone over 235.5 combined points scored.
• The average point total in New Orleans’ games this season is 223.4, 12.1 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
• The average total for Washington’s games this season is 231.7 points, 3.8 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
• The Pelicans score the 19th-most points in the league this season, while the Wizards’ offense puts up the 29th-most.
• The Pelicans are the league’s 27th-ranked scoring defense while the Wizards are the 20th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Wizards (+145)

• The Pelicans have won three of the eight games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• The Wizards have been chosen as underdogs in 32 games this year and have walked away with the win six times (18.8%) in those games.
• New Orleans has a record of 3-1 when it’s favored by -175 or more by bookmakers this season.
• This season, Washington has come away with a win five times in 31 chances when named as an underdog of at least +145 or longer on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from the Pelicans, based on the moneyline, is 63.6%.

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