The New Orleans Pelicans (10-32) are favored by 8.5 points against the Utah Jazz (10-29) on Friday, January 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ.

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Pelicans vs. Jazz Game Info

• When: Friday, January 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
• Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
• TV: Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ
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Pelicans vs. Jazz Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Jazz (+ 8.5)

• Against the spread, New Orleans is 18-24-0 this season.
• Utah has 21 wins in 39 games against the spread this year.
• The Jazz’s ATS record as 8.5-point underdogs or greater is 8-7.

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Pick OU:

Under (228.5)

• The Pelicans’ 42 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 228.5 points 19 times.
• The Jazz have played 20 games this season that ended with a combined score above 228.5 points.
• New Orleans’ games this season have had an average of 224.1 points, 4.4 fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
• The average over/under for Utah’s contests this season is 227.3, 1.2 more points than this game’s total.
• The Pelicans are the 14th-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Jazz have scored the 23rd-most points.
• The Pelicans are the league’s 29th-ranked scoring defense while the Jazz are the 18th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Pelicans (-375)

• This season, the Pelicans have been favored 11 times and won five, or 45.5%, of those games.
• The Jazz have been victorious in nine, or 23.7%, of the 38 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• New Orleans has not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -375.
• Utah has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +300 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• The implied probability of a win from the Pelicans, based on the moneyline, is 78.9%.

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