Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers betting: NBA preview for October 25

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The New Orleans Pelicans (1-0) play the Portland Trail Blazers (0-1) as 6.5-point favorites on Friday, October 25, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET on KATU and Gulf Coast Sports. The over/under is set at 219 for the matchup.

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Pelicans Cover -6.5 vs Trail Blazers -113

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Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers betting lines

  • Pelicans odds to win: -247
  • Trail Blazers odds to win: +200
  • Spread: Pelicans (-6.5)
  • Total: 219

Pelicans Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • New Orleans had a 24-15-3 record against the spread on the road and was 28-14 in road contests last season.
  • Last year New Orleans was 7-3-2 ATS in road games when playing as a 6.5-point favorite or more.
  • The Pelicans hit the over in 17 of their 42 road games last year with a set over/under (40.5%).
  • Using last season’s numbers on the road as a benchmark, New Orleans and its opponents had an average over/under of 226.4 points per contest, 7.4 points higher than this game’s listed total.

Pelicans ATS Trends Last Season

  • Against the spread, the Pelicans were 44-35-3 last season.
  • As 6.5-point favorites or more, the Pelicans went 15-8-2 against the spread last season.
  • Last year, 37 of the Pelicans’ 82 games hit the over.

Pelicans Betting Records

  • The Pelicans finished 30-19 in games they were favored on the moneyline last season (winning 61.2% of those games).
  • New Orleans had a record of 22-3 in games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -247 or shorter last year (88%).
  • The Pelicans have an implied moneyline win probability of 71.2% in this contest.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.6 (ninth in NBA) 46.4 (seventh) 44 (12th) 42.3 (seventh) 27 (12th) 12.4 (13th)

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Trail Blazers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • The Trail Blazers were 11-30 in home contests last season and covered the spread 19 times at home.
  • At home last year, Trail Blazers games went over the set point total 20 times.
  • The Trail Blazers and their opponents averaged a total of 223.2 points per home contest last season, 4.2 points greater than this game’s projected total.

Trail Blazers ATS Trends Last Season

  • Against the spread, the Trail Blazers were 40-41-1 last year.
  • Against the spread, as underdogs of 6.5 points or greater, the Trail Blazers went 27-29-1 last season.
  • In 82 Trail Blazers games last season, 40 of them hit the over.

Trail Blazers Betting Records

  • Portland was underdogs 76 times last season and won 20, or 26.3%, of those games.
  • The Trail Blazers entered 58 games last season as an underdog by +200 or more and were 10-48 in those contests.
  • Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Trail Blazers have a 33.3% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.9 (29th in NBA) 49.1 (25th) 42.7 (22nd) 43.8 (17th) 23.1 (30th) 14.4 (27th)
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