The New Orleans Pelicans (6-29) are favored (by 3.5 points) to break a 15-game road losing streak when they visit the Washington Wizards (6-26) on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET.

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Pelicans vs. Wizards Game Info & Odds

• Date: Sunday, January 5, 2025
• Time: 6:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: MNMT and Gulf Coast Sports
• Location: Washington D.C.
• Venue: Capital One Arena

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Pelicans vs. Wizards Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Wizards 116 – Pelicans 113

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Spread & Total Prediction for Pelicans vs. Wizards

• Pick ATS: Wizards (+ 3.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Wizards (-2.9)
• Pick OU:

  Under (237.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 228.5

• The Wizards have put together a 13-19-0 ATS record this season compared to the 13-22-0 mark from the Pelicans.
• New Orleans covers the spread when it is a 3.5-point favorite or more 50% of the time. That’s more often than Washington covers as an underdog of 3.5 or more (40.6%).
• When it comes to topping the over/under in 2024-25, Washington and its opponents aren’t as successful (53.1% of the time) as New Orleans and its opponents (57.1%).
• As a moneyline favorite this year, the Pelicans are 3-5, a better tally than the Wizards have posted (6-26) as moneyline underdogs.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• The Pelicans have struggled to generate points this season, ranking fourth-worst in the league with 107.4 points per game. They’ve done better on defense, ranking 25th by surrendering 118 points per contest.
• New Orleans, who ranks 25th in the league with 42.4 rebounds per game, is allowing 45.5 rebounds per contest, which is fourth-worst in the NBA.
• The Pelicans rank 22nd in the NBA with 24.9 assists per contest.
• New Orleans is 18th in the NBA with 14.2 turnovers per game so far this year. Meanwhile, it ranks 11th with 14.3 forced turnovers per game.
• The Pelicans have been coming up short in terms of three-pointers this year, ranking second-worst in the NBA in threes made per game (11.4) and fifth-worst in three-point percentage (33.7%).

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Wizards Performance Insights

• On offense the Wizards are the 23rd-ranked squad in the NBA (109.3 points per game). On defense they are the worst (122.2 points allowed per game).
• Washington is 14th in the league in rebounds per game (44.1) and worst in rebounds conceded (48.3).
• At 25.2 assists per game, the Wizards are 19th in the league.
• In terms of turnovers, Washington is fourth-worst in the NBA in committing them (15.8 per game). And it is fifth-worst in forcing them (12.8 per game).
• In 2024-25 the Wizards are 21st in the NBA in 3-point makes (12.3 per game) and fourth-worst in 3-point percentage (33.2%).

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