NBA Best Bets: Pelicans vs. Jazz Picks for January 20

Published 9:33 pm Sunday, January 19, 2025

The New Orleans Pelicans (11-32) are heavily favored (-10.5) to build on a three-game win streak when they host the Utah Jazz (10-30) at 8:00 PM ET on Monday, January 20, 2025 at Smoothie King Center. The matchup airs on Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ.

Prior to making a wager on this matchup, have a look at the best bets available on Monday based on our computer predictions.

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Pelicans vs. Jazz Game Info

  • When: Monday, January 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
  • Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • TV: Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Pelicans vs. Jazz Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Jazz (+ 10.5)

  • Against the spread, New Orleans is 19-24-0 this year.
  • Utah is 21-19-0 against the spread this year.
  • The Pelicans are yet to lose ATS (1-0) as a 10.5-point favorite or greater this season.
  • The Jazz are 4-6 as 10.5-point underdogs or more.

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Pick OU:

Under (233.5)

  • The Pelicans and their opponents have combined to score more than 233.5 points in 16 of 43 games this season.
  • The Jazz have played 18 games this season that finished with a combined score over 233.5 points.
  • The average total in New Orleans’ outings this year is 224.2, 9.3 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • Utah has a 227.4-point average over/under in its outings this season, 6.1 fewer points than this game’s point total.
  • The Jazz are the NBA’s 24th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 14th-ranked Pelicans.
  • The Pelicans are the league’s 29th-ranked scoring defense while the Jazz are the 18th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Pelicans (-649)

  • This season, the Pelicans have been favored 12 times and won six, or 50%, of those games.
  • The Jazz have been underdogs in 39 games this season and have come away with the win nine times (23.1%) in those contests.
  • New Orleans has played as a favorite of -649 or more once this season and won that game.
  • Utah has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +450 or worse on the moneyline this season.
  • Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pelicans have a 86.6% chance to win.

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