Pelicans vs. Jazz Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – January 17

Published 5:16 am Friday, January 17, 2025

The New Orleans Pelicans (10-32) play the Utah Jazz (10-29) as heavy, 11.5-point favorites on Friday, January 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ.

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Pelicans vs. Jazz Game Info & Odds

  • Date: Friday, January 17, 2025
  • Time: 8:00 PM ET
  • How to watch on TV: Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ
  • 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. Jazz Score Prediction

  • Prediction:
    Pelicans 114 – Jazz 113

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Spread & Total Prediction for Pelicans vs. Jazz

  • Pick ATS: Jazz (+ 11.5)
  • Computer Predicted Spread: Pelicans (-1.2)
  • Pick OU:

    Under (230.5)

  • Computer Predicted Total: 226.9
  • The Jazz’s .538 ATS win percentage (21-18-0 ATS Record) is higher than the Pelicans’ .429 mark (18-24-0 ATS Record) in 2024-25.
  • When it comes to topping the total in 2024-25, New Orleans does it in fewer games (54.8% of the time) than Utah (56.4%).
  • The Pelicans have a .455 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (5-6) this season while the Jazz have a .237 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (9-29).

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Pelicans Performance Insights

  • The Pelicans are scoring 108.3 points per game (25th-ranked in NBA) this year, while surrendering 117 points per contest (25th-ranked).
  • New Orleans ranks 24th in the NBA with 42.9 boards per game, but it is allowing 46.1 rebounds per game, which ranks fourth-worst in the league.
  • The Pelicans are delivering 25 assists per game, which ranks them 21st in the NBA in 2024-25.
  • New Orleans is 15th in the NBA with 13.8 turnovers per game so far this season. Meanwhile, it ranks 12th with 14.1 forced turnovers per contest.
  • The Pelicans are making 12 threes per game (fifth-worst in NBA), and they have a 34.1% three-point percentage (25th-ranked).

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Jazz Performance Insights

  • Offensively the Jazz are the 20th-ranked squad in the league (110.9 points per game). Defensively they are fifth-worst (117.6 points conceded per game).
  • On the glass, Utah is 10th in the NBA in rebounds (45.1 per game). It is fourth-best in rebounds conceded (42.2 per game).
  • The Jazz are 22nd in the league in assists (24.9 per game) in 2024-25.
  • Utah is the worst team in the NBA in turnovers per game (17) and worst in turnovers forced (11.5).
  • In 2024-25, the Jazz are 11th in the NBA in 3-point makes (14 per game) and 15th in 3-point percentage (36.2%).

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