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

• When: Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
• Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
• TV: KATU, KUNP, and Gulf Coast Sports
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Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Trail Blazers (+ 2.5)

• New Orleans has 14 wins in 37 games against the spread this season.
• Against the spread, Portland is 18-17-0 this season.
• The Pelicans have an ATS record of 3-3 as 2.5-point favorites or greater.
• Against the spread as 2.5-point underdogs or more, the Trail Blazers are 17-14.

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Pick OU:

Under (226.5)

• Pelicans games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 226.5 points 19 times.
• The Trail Blazers have played 16 games this season that finished with a combined score higher than 226.5 points.
• New Orleans has had an average of 223.6 points in its games this season, 2.9 fewer than this matchup’s total.
• Portland’s games this season have had an average of 225 points, 1.5 fewer points than this game’s total.
• The Trail Blazers are the league’s 27th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 19th-ranked Pelicans.
• The Pelicans are the league’s 28th-ranked scoring defense while the Trail Blazers are the 17th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Pelicans (-145)

• The Pelicans have entered the game as favorites nine times this season and won four of those games.
• The Trail Blazers have won in 11, or 33.3%, of the 33 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• This season, New Orleans has won four of its six games when favored by at least -145 on the moneyline.
• This season, Portland has come away with a win 10 times in 31 chances when named as an underdog of at least +120 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Pelicans have a 59.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

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