Pelicans vs. Jazz Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for January 17

Pelicans vs. Jazz Game Info

• Date: Friday, January 17, 2025
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• Venue: Smoothie King Center -- New Orleans, Louisiana
• Coverage: Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ

The New Orleans Pelicans (10-32) square off against the Utah Jazz (10-29) as 9-point favorites on Friday, January 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ. The matchup has an over/under of 227.5 points.

Pelicans vs. Jazz Odds & Spread

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Pelicans vs. Jazz Prediction & Pick

All NBA win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Pelicans win (63.9%)

Pelicans vs. Jazz Betting Trends

• The Pelicans have covered the spread in a game 18 times this season (18-24-0).
• The Jazz have played 39 games, with 20 wins against the spread.
• Pelicans games have gone over the total 23 times out of 39 chances this season.
• Jazz games this season have hit the over 53.8% of the time (21 out of 39 games with a set point total).
• New Orleans owns a better record against the spread in home games (11-11-0) than it does in away games (7-13-0).
• The Pelicans have exceeded the total in 13 of 22 home games (59.1%), compared to 10 of 20 road games (50%).
• Against the spread, Utah has had better results away (13-8-0) than at home (7-10-1).
• In 2024-25 a lower percentage of the Jazz's games have finished above the over/under at home (44.4%, eight of 18) compared to on the road (61.9%, 13 of 21).

Pelicans Leaders

• Yves Missi is averaging 9.1 points, 8.2 boards and 1.4 assists. Defensively, he averages 0.6 steals and 1.4 blocked shots.
• Dejounte Murray is averaging 17.2 points, 6.5 boards and 7.6 assists. At the other end, he averages 2.3 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
• CJ McCollum averages 21.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists, shooting 44.4% from the floor and 36.5% from downtown, with 3 made 3-pointers per contest.
• Trey Murphy III is averaging 21.6 points, 2.8 assists and 5 rebounds.
• Javonte Green is averaging 6.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists.

Jazz Leaders

• Collin Sexton's numbers on the season are 18.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. He is also draining 47.7% of his shots from the field and 42% from beyond the arc, with an average of 1.9 triples.
• The Jazz receive 10.8 points per game from Walker Kessler, plus 11.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists.
• The Jazz are getting 16 points, 3.4 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game from Keyonte George.
• Brice Sensabaugh averages 10 points, 2.8 boards and 1.4 assists. He is draining 47.3% of his shots from the floor and 41.4% from 3-point range, with 1.8 triples per game.
• Kyle Filipowski averages 6.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists. He is draining 48.9% of his shots from the floor.

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