The New Orleans Pelicans (6-29) visit the Washington Wizards (6-26) after losing 15 road games in a row. The Pelicans are favored by 3.5 points in the matchup, which starts at 6:00 PM ET on Sunday, January 5, 2025.

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Pelicans vs. Wizards Game Info & Odds

• Date: Sunday, January 5, 2025
• Time: 6:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: MNMT and Gulf Coast Sports
• Location: Washington D.C.
• Venue: Capital One Arena

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Pelicans vs. Wizards Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Wizards 116 – Pelicans 113

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Spread & Total Prediction for Pelicans vs. Wizards

• Pick ATS: Wizards (+ 3.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Wizards (-2.9)
• Pick OU:

  Under (235.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 228.5

• The Wizards have put together a 13-19-0 ATS record this season compared to the 13-22-0 mark from the Pelicans.
• As a 3.5-point favorite or more in 2024-25, New Orleans is 2-2 against the spread compared to the 13-19 ATS record Washington racks up as a 3.5-point underdog.
• New Orleans and its opponents have gone over the total 57.1% of the time this season (20 out of 35). That’s more often than Washington and its opponents have (17 out of 32).
• As a moneyline underdog this season, the Wizards are 6-26, while the Pelicans are 3-5 as moneyline favorites.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• While the Pelicans rank in the bottom five in the NBA in points per game with 107.4 (third-worst), they rank 25th in the league with 118 points allowed per contest.
• New Orleans, who ranks 25th in the league with 42.4 boards per game, is allowing 45.5 rebounds per contest, which is fourth-worst in the NBA.
• The Pelicans rank 21st in the NBA with 24.9 assists per game.
• This year, New Orleans is averaging 14.2 turnovers per game (18th-ranked in NBA) and forcing 14.3 turnovers per contest (11th-ranked).
• The Pelicans have been struggling in terms of three-pointers this season, ranking second-worst in the NBA in threes made per game (11.4) and fifth-worst in three-point percentage (33.7%).

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Wizards Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Wizards are 22nd in the NBA offensively (109.3 points scored per game) and worst defensively (122.2 points allowed).
• On the glass, Washington is 14th in the league in rebounds (44.1 per game). It is the worst in rebounds allowed (48.3 per game).
• This season the Wizards are ranked 19th in the league in assists at 25.2 per game.
• Washington is the fourth-worst squad in the league in turnovers per game (15.8) and fifth-worst in turnovers forced (12.8).
• The Wizards are 21st in the league in 3-pointers made (12.3 per game) and fourth-worst in 3-point percentage (33.2%).

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