Pelicans vs. Jazz Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – January 20
Published 5:16 am Monday, January 20, 2025
The New Orleans Pelicans (11-32) will try to extend a three-game winning streak when they host the Utah Jazz (10-30) on Monday, January 20, 2025 at Smoothie King Center as heavy, 11.5-point favorites. The contest airs at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ.
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Pelicans vs. Jazz Game Info & Odds
- Date: Monday, January 20, 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 115 – Jazz 113
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Spread & Total Prediction for Pelicans vs. Jazz
- Pick ATS: Jazz (+ 11.5)
- Computer Predicted Spread: Pelicans (-2.0)
- Pick OU:
Under (232.5)
- Computer Predicted Total: 227.7
- The Pelicans (19-24-0 ATS) have covered the spread 44.2% of the time, 8.3% less often than the Jazz (21-19-0) this year.
- New Orleans (1-0) covers a higher percentage of games when it is favored by 11.5 points or more this season (100%) than Utah (3-3) does as an 11.5+-point underdog (50%).
- New Orleans and its opponents have gone over the over/under 55.8% of the time this season (24 out of 43). That’s less often than Utah and its opponents have (23 out of 40).
- As a moneyline underdog this year, the Jazz are 9-30, while the Pelicans are 6-6 as moneyline favorites.
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Pelicans Performance Insights
- With 108.9 points per game on offense, the Pelicans rank 24th in the NBA. On defense, they surrender 117.2 points per contest, which ranks 25th in the league.
- New Orleans, who ranks 23rd in the league with 43.2 boards per game, is allowing 45.9 rebounds per contest, which is fourth-worst in the NBA.
- The Pelicans rank 19th in the NBA with 25.2 dimes per contest.
- New Orleans is averaging 13.8 turnovers per game (15th-ranked in league). It is forcing 14.1 turnovers per contest (11th-ranked).
- The Pelicans rank 24th in the NBA with 12.2 threes per game this year. Meanwhile, they rank 23rd with a 34.4% shooting percentage from beyond the arc.
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Jazz Performance Insights
- On offense the Jazz are the 18th-ranked team in the NBA (111.3 points per game). Defensively they are fifth-worst (118.1 points conceded per game).
- Utah grabs 45.0 rebounds per game and give up 42.5 boards, ranking 10th and sixth, respectively, in the league.
- The Jazz are 21st in the league in assists (25.0 per game) in 2024-25.
- In 2024-25, Utah is worst in the league in turnovers committed (16.9 per game) and worst in turnovers forced (11.5).
- With 14.0 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 36.1% from downtown, the Jazz are 11th and 16th in the league, respectively, in those categories.
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