Pelicans vs. Jazz betting: NBA preview for January 17

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The New Orleans Pelicans (10-32) are heavy, 11-point favorites against the Utah Jazz (10-29) on Friday, January 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ. The matchup’s over/under is set at 231.5.

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Pelicans Cover -11 vs Jazz -112

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Pelicans vs. Jazz betting lines

  • Pelicans odds to win: -606
  • Jazz odds to win: +442
  • Spread: Pelicans (-11)
  • Total: 231.5
  • TV Channel: ROOT SPORTS Northwest
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Pelicans Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • New Orleans has an 11-11 ATS record in home games so far while putting up a record of 6-16 overall in those contests.
  • The Pelicans have hit the over on a set point total in a home game 13 times this season.
  • This season at home New Orleans and its opponents have averaged a total of 224.1 points per contest, 7.4 points fewer than the over/under for this contest.

Pelicans Recent Trends

  • The Pelicans are 5-5 overall and 7-3 against the spread over their last 10 games.
  • The final score of the last 10 Pelicans games has surpassed the set total six times.
  • The Pelicans’ past 10 outings have ended with an average of 226.3 points scored. That’s 5.2 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • During their past 10 games, the Pelicans have a points-per-game average 5.7 points above their season-long scoring average.

Pelicans Betting Records

  • The Pelicans have won 45.5% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (5-6).
  • New Orleans has not yet played as a moneyline favorite of -606 or shorter.
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Pelicans’ implied win probability is 85.8%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.2 (29th in NBA) 48.2 (28th) 42.9 (24th) 46.1 (27th) 25.0 (21st) 13.8 (15th)

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Jazz Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Jazz have covered the spread 13 times on the road and are 7-14 in road contests.
  • The Jazz have gone over a set point total in a road game 13 times this season.
  • Recent performance seems to go against the Jazz to beat the total. Their road games have averaged a total of 226.0 points per contest this season.

Jazz Recent Trends

  • The Jazz are 3-7 overall and 7-3 against the spread over their last 10 contests.
  • The Jazz and their opponents have hit the over in six of the past 10 games.
  • The past 10 Jazz games averaged 6.6 fewer points (224.9) than this matchup’s point total.
  • Across their past 10 games, the Jazz have scored 1.0 more point per contest compared to their 110.9 PPG season-long scoring average.

Jazz Betting Records

  • This season, Utah has won nine out of the 38 games, or 23.7%, in which it has been the underdog.
  • This season, the Jazz have been at least a +442 underdog on the moneyline five times, losing each of those contests.
  • The Jazz have a 18.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.7 (18th in NBA) 47.7 (24th) 45.1 (10th) 42.2 (fourth) 24.9 (22nd) 17.0 (30th)
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