The Portland Trail Blazers (12-23) are only 2.5-point underdogs against the New Orleans Pelicans (7-30) at Smoothie King Center on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. The game starts at 8:00 PM ET on KATU, KUNP, and Gulf Coast Sports.

Why don’t you take a look at the best bets available (based on our computer predictions) for Wednesday’s game, before you make a wager on this contest?

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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’ record against the spread is 14-23-0.
• Portland has covered the spread 18 times in 35 games.
• The Pelicans have an ATS record of 3-3 as 2.5-point favorites or greater.
• The Trail Blazers have an ATS record of 17-14 as 2.5-point underdogs or greater.

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Pick OU:

Under (226.5)

• The Pelicans and their opponents have scored more than 226.5 points in 19 of 37 games this season.
• Trail Blazers games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 226.5 points in 16 of 35 outings.
• The average total in New Orleans’ matchups this year is 223.6, 2.9 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
• Portland’s games this season have had an average of 225 points, 1.5 fewer points than this game’s total.
• The Pelicans are the 19th-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Trail Blazers have scored the 27th-most points.
• The Trail Blazers have surrendered the 17th-fewest points in the league this season, while the Pelicans have given up the 28th-fewest.

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Moneyline Pick: Pelicans (-145)

• This season, the Pelicans have been favored nine times and won four of those games.
• The Trail Blazers have been chosen as underdogs in 33 games this year and have walked away with the win 11 times (33.3%) in those games.
• New Orleans has a record of 4-2 when it’s favored by -145 or more by bookmakers this season.
• 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 oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 59.2% chance of a victory for the Pelicans.

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