The New Orleans Pelicans (7-30) take on 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 (18-17-0 ATS) have covered the spread 37.8% of the time, 13.6% more often than the Pelicans (14-23-0) this season.
• Portland covers the spread when it is a 2.5-point underdog or more 54.8% of the time. That’s more often than New Orleans covers as a favorite of 2.5 or more (50%).
• When it comes to topping the over/under in 2024-25, New Orleans does it better (54.1% of the time) than Portland (48.6%).
• The Pelicans have a .444 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (4-5) this season while the Trail Blazers have a .333 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (11-22).

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• While the Pelicans rank in the bottom five in the NBA in points per game with 107.2 (third-worst), they rank 24th in the league with 117.1 points given up per contest.
• New Orleans, who ranks 24th in the league with 42.7 boards per game, is allowing 45.7 rebounds per contest, which is fifth-worst in the NBA.
• The Pelicans rank 21st in the NBA with 24.8 dimes per game.
• New Orleans is 16th in the NBA with 14.1 turnovers per game so far this season. Meanwhile, it ranks 11th with 14.3 forced turnovers per game.
• The Pelicans have been struggling in terms of three-pointers this season, ranking third-worst in the NBA in treys made per game (11.6) and fifth-worst in three-point percentage (33.7%).

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Trail Blazers Performance Insights

• Offensively the Trail Blazers are the 25th-ranked squad in the league (108.1 points per game). On defense they are 23rd (116.8 points allowed per game).
• Portland is 22nd in the NBA in rebounds per game (43.2) and 20th in rebounds conceded (44.5).
• The Trail Blazers are third-worst in the NBA in assists (23.2 per game) in 2024-25.
• In 2024-25, Portland is fifth-worst in the NBA in turnovers committed (15.8 per game) and 11th in turnovers forced (14.3).
• Beyond the arc, the Trail Blazers are 24th in the league in 3-pointers made per game (12). They are fourth-worst in 3-point percentage at 33.6%.

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