The New Orleans Pelicans (5-29) are 7.5-point favorites as they look to end a seven-game home losing streak when they square off against the Washington Wizards (6-25) on Friday, January 3, 2025 at Smoothie King Center. The game airs at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and MNMT. The over/under is 233 in the matchup.
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Pelicans Cover -7.5 vs Wizards -109
Pelicans vs. Wizards betting lines
- Pelicans odds to win: -293
- Wizards odds to win: +235
- Spread: Pelicans (-7.5)
- Total: 233
Pelicans Statistics, Trends and More
As the Home Team
- New Orleans is 4-14 in home contests and have covered the spread nine times at home.
- The Pelicans have hit the over on a set point total in a home game 11 times this year.
- This season at home New Orleans and its opponents have averaged a total of 223.9 points per contest, 9.1 points fewer than the over/under for this contest.
Pelicans Recent Trends
- The Pelicans are 0-10 overall and 4-6 against the spread over their past 10 contests.
- The final score of the last 10 Pelicans games has gone over the set total seven times.
- The Pelicans’ last 10 outings have ended with an average of 225.7 points scored. That’s 7.3 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
- Over their last 10 games, the Pelicans have a points-per-game average 5.3 points above their season-long scoring average.
Pelicans Betting Records
- The Pelicans have compiled a 2-5 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 28.6% of those games).
- New Orleans has not yet played as a moneyline favorite of -293 or shorter.
- The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Pelicans a 74.6% chance to win.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44.1 (29th in NBA) | 48.6 (29th) | 42.6 (25th) | 45.4 (26th) | 24.5 (23rd) | 14.4 (18th) |
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Wizards Statistics, Trends and More
As the Away Team
- The Wizards are 1-12 in road contests with a 4-8-1 record against the spread on the road.
- Wizards road games have gone over the set point total seven times this year.
- The Wizards and their opponents have averaged a total of 230.9 points per road contest this year, 2.1 points fewer than this game’s projected total.
Wizards Recent Trends
- The Wizards are 3-7 overall and 6-4 against the spread in their past 10 contests.
- Wizards’ past 10 outings saw five hit the over.
- The last 10 Wizards games averaged 230.2 total points, 2.8 fewer points than this matchup’s over/under.
- Over the past 10 games, the Wizards are scoring 112.0 points per game compared to their 108.9 season average.
Wizards Betting Records
- This season, Washington has been the underdog 31 times and won six, or 19.4%, of those games.
- The Wizards have a record of 2-23 in games where oddsmakers have them as underdogs of at least +235 on the moneyline.
- The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 29.9% chance of a victory for the Wizards.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44.4 (27th in NBA) | 47.3 (20th) | 44.0 (14th) | 48.6 (30th) | 25.1 (19th) | 15.6 (26th) |
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