NBA Best Bets: Pelicans vs. Jazz Picks for January 20
Published 11:39 pm Sunday, January 19, 2025
The New Orleans Pelicans (11-32) will try to extend a three-game winning streak when they host the Utah Jazz (10-30) on Monday, January 20, 2025 at Smoothie King Center as big, 11.5-point favorites. The matchup airs at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ.
Our computer predictions below will assist you in choosing the best bets available for Monday’s game.
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Pelicans vs. Jazz Game Info
- When: Monday, January 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
- Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
- TV: Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ
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Pelicans vs. Jazz Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Jazz (+ 11.5)
- Against the spread, New Orleans is 19-24-0 this year.
- Against the spread, Utah is 21-19-0 this season.
- The Pelicans have covered every time (1-0) as a 11.5-point favorite or greater this year.
- Against the spread as 11.5-point underdogs or more, the Jazz are 3-3.
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Pick OU:
Under (232.5)
- In 16 of 43 games this season, the Pelicans and their opponents have gone over 232.5 points.
- The Jazz have played 18 games this season that ended with a point total higher than 232.5 points.
- The average total in New Orleans’ games this season is 224.2, 8.3 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
- The average over/under for Utah’s matchups this season is 227.4, 5.1 fewer points than this game’s point total.
- The Jazz are the NBA’s 27th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 14th-ranked Pelicans.
- This matchup features the league’s 17th-ranked (Jazz) and 29th-ranked (Pelicans) scoring defenses.
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Moneyline Pick: Pelicans (-649)
- The Pelicans have been favorites in 12 games this season and won six (50%) of those contests.
- The Jazz have won in nine, or 23.1%, of the 39 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
- New Orleans has played as a favorite of -649 or more once this season and won that game.
- Utah has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +450 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- The implied probability of a win from the Pelicans, based on the moneyline, is 86.6%.
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