The New Orleans Pelicans (5-29) are 6.5-point favorites as they look to stop a seven-game home losing streak when they take on 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.

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Pelicans vs. Wizards Game Info & Odds

• Date: Friday, January 3, 2025
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: Gulf Coast Sports and MNMT
• Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Venue: Smoothie King Center

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Pelicans vs. Wizards Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Pelicans 115 – Wizards 113

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Spread & Total Prediction for Pelicans vs. Wizards

• Pick ATS: Wizards (+ 6.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Pelicans (-2.3)
• Pick OU:

  Under (232.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 227.7

• The Wizards have a 13-18-0 ATS record this season compared to the 12-22-0 mark of the Pelicans.
• New Orleans hasn’t covered the spread as a 6.5-point favorite or more this season, while Washington covers as an underdog of 6.5 or more 38.5% of the time.
• New Orleans’ games have gone over the total 55.9% of the time this season (19 out of 34), which is more often than Washington’s games have (16 out of 31).
• The Pelicans have a .286 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (2-5) this season, higher than the .194 winning percentage for the Wizards as a moneyline underdog (6-25).

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• While the Pelicans rank in the bottom five in the NBA in points per game with 106.7 (third-worst), they rank 25th in the league with 118 points allowed per contest.
• New Orleans, who ranks 25th in the league with 42.6 boards per game, is allowing 45.4 rebounds per contest, which is fifth-worst in the NBA.
• The Pelicans are delivering 24.5 assists per game, which ranks them 23rd in the NBA in 2024-25.
• New Orleans is committing 14.4 turnovers per game (18th-ranked in NBA) this season, while forcing 14.1 turnovers per contest (14th-ranked).
• In terms of threes, the Pelicans have been inefficient, as they rank second-worst in the league in threes made (11.2 per game) and fifth-worst in three-point percentage (33.3%).

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Wizards Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Wizards are 23rd in the league offensively (108.9 points scored per game) and worst on defense (121.9 points allowed).
• Washington is 14th in the league in rebounds per game (44) and worst in rebounds conceded (48.6).
• With 25.1 assists per game, the Wizards are 19th in the NBA.
• In terms of turnovers, Washington is fifth-worst in the league in committing them (15.6 per game). And it is ranked 24th in forcing them (13 per game).
• In 2024-25 the Wizards are 21st in the NBA in 3-point makes (12.4 per game) and fourth-worst in 3-point percentage (33.2%).

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