NBA Best Bets: Pelicans vs. Jazz Picks for January 17

Published 11:39 pm Thursday, January 16, 2025

The New Orleans Pelicans (10-32) are double-digit, 10.5-point favorites against the Utah Jazz (10-29) on Friday, January 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ.

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Pelicans vs. Jazz Game Info

  • When: Friday, January 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
  • Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • TV: Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Pelicans vs. Jazz Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Jazz (+ 10.5)

  • Against the spread, New Orleans is 18-24-0 this season.
  • Against the spread, Utah is 21-18-0 this season.
  • The Jazz have an ATS record of 4-5 as 10.5-point underdogs or more.

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Pick OU:

Under (230.5)

  • The Pelicans’ 42 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 230.5 points 16 times.
  • Jazz games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 230.5 points in 19 of 39 outings.
  • New Orleans has had an average of 224.1 points in its games this season, 6.4 fewer than this matchup’s total.
  • Utah has a 227.3-point average over/under in its matchups this season, 3.2 fewer points than this game’s point total.
  • The Pelicans score the 14th-most points in the league this season, while the Jazz’s offense racks up the 23rd-most.
  • The Pelicans are the league’s 29th-ranked scoring defense while the Jazz are the 18th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Pelicans (-500)

  • The Pelicans have been favorites in 11 games this season and won five (45.5%) of those contests.
  • The Jazz have won in nine, or 23.7%, of the 38 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
  • New Orleans has not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -500.
  • Utah has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +375 or worse on the moneyline this season.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pelicans have a 83.3% chance to win.

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