The New Orleans Pelicans (5-29) will attempt to break an 11-game win streak when they host the Washington Wizards (6-25) on Friday, January 3, 2025 at Smoothie King Center as 7.5-point favorites. The game airs at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and MNMT.

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Pelicans vs. Wizards Game Info & Odds

• Date: Friday, January 3, 2025
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: Gulf Coast Sports and MNMT
• Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Venue: Smoothie King Center

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Pelicans vs. Wizards Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Pelicans 115 – Wizards 113

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Spread & Total Prediction for Pelicans vs. Wizards

• Pick ATS: Wizards (+ 7.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Pelicans (-2.4)
• Pick OU:

  Under (232.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 227.7

• The Wizards’ .419 ATS win percentage (13-18-0 ATS Record) is higher than the Pelicans’ .353 mark (12-22-0 ATS Record) in 2024-25.
• When it comes to going over the over/under in 2024-25, Washington and its opponents don’t do it as often (51.6% of the time) as New Orleans and its opponents (55.9%).
• The Pelicans have a .286 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (2-5) this season while the Wizards have a .194 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (6-25).

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• While the Pelicans rank in the bottom five in the NBA in points per game with 106.7 (third-worst), they rank 25th in the league with 118 points given up per contest.
• New Orleans ranks 25th in the NBA with 42.6 rebounds per contest, but it is giving up 45.4 rebounds per game, which ranks fifth-worst in the league.
• The Pelicans rank 23rd in the NBA with 24.5 assists per game.
• New Orleans ranks 18th in the NBA with 14.4 turnovers per game so far this season. Meanwhile, it ranks 14th with 14.1 forced turnovers per game.
• In terms of three-pointers, the Pelicans have been inefficient, as they rank second-worst in the league in treys made (11.2 per game) and fifth-worst in three-point percentage (33.3%).

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Wizards Performance Insights

• On offense the Wizards are the 23rd-ranked squad in the league (108.9 points per game). On defense they are the worst (121.9 points conceded per game).
• Washington is 14th in the league in rebounds per game (44) and worst in rebounds conceded (48.6).
• The Wizards are 19th in the league in assists (25.1 per game) in 2024-25.
• In terms of turnovers, Washington is fifth-worst in the NBA in committing them (15.6 per game). And it is ranked 24th in forcing them (13 per game).
• Beyond the arc, the Wizards are 21st in the NBA in 3-pointers made per game (12.4). They are fourth-worst in 3-point percentage at 33.2%.

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