Trail Blazers vs. Pelicans betting: NBA preview for Dec. 11

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The New Orleans Pelicans (3-22) are underdogs (+4) as they try to stop a seven-game losing streak when they host the Portland Trail Blazers (9-15) at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at Smoothie King Center. The matchup airs on Gulf Coast Sports and KUNP. The point total for the matchup is set at 241.5.

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Trail Blazers vs. Pelicans betting lines

  • Trail Blazers odds to win: -171
  • Pelicans odds to win: +143
  • Spread: Trail Blazers (-4)
  • Total: 241.5
  • TV Channel: Gulf Coast Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Trail Blazers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Portland is 6-9 in road contests and has covered the spread seven times on the road.
  • This year, Portland is 0-1 ATS on the road as 4-point favorites or more.
  • The Trail Blazers have hit the over on a set point total in a road game nine times this year.
  • Portland and its opponents have averaged a total of 234.0 points per road contest this year, 7.5 points fewer than this game’s posted total.

Trail Blazers Recent Trends

  • The Trail Blazers have covered the spread seven times in their past 10 contests while putting up a 3-7 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final score of the last 10 Trail Blazers games has gone over the set total four times.
  • The past 10 Trail Blazers games averaged 5.7 fewer points (235.8) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • In their last 10 games, the Trail Blazers have a points-per-game average 4.7 points below their season-long scoring average.

Trail Blazers Betting Records

  • The Trail Blazers have gone 3-5 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 37.5% of those games).
  • Portland has played as a moneyline favorite of -171 or shorter twice this season, and split 1-1.
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Trail Blazers have an implied win probability of 63.1%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.2 (29th in NBA) 47.9 (22nd) 45.8 (fifth) 44.3 (18th) 24.6 (27th) 16.0 (28th)

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Pelicans Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Pelicans games have hit the over on the set point total 10 times at home this year.
  • The Pelicans are 2-12 in home contests and have covered the spread nine times at home.
  • This season at home the Pelicans and their opponents have averaged a total of 232.4 points per contest, 9.1 points fewer than the over/under for this contest.

Pelicans Recent Trends

  • The Pelicans have a 1-9 record straight-up in their past 10 matchups, while covering the spread seven times in those games.
  • The Pelicans and their opponents have hit the over in six of the past 10 games.
  • The Pelicans’ last 10 games have ended with an average of 232.9 points scored. That’s 8.6 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • During their last 10 games, the Pelicans have scored 6.2 more points per contest compared to their 113.0 PPG season-long scoring average.

Pelicans Betting Records

  • New Orleans has won two, or 8.3%, of the 24 games it has played as underdogs this season.
  • The Pelicans have a record of 2-19 in games where bookmakers have them as underdogs of at least +143 on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 41.2% chance of a victory for the Pelicans.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.8 (21st in NBA) 49.8 (30th) 42.0 (24th) 44.7 (19th) 24.4 (28th) 13.6 (seventh)
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