The Washington Wizards (6-25) visit the New Orleans Pelicans (5-29) after losing 12 straight road games. The Pelicans are favored by 6.5 points in the contest, which starts at 8:00 PM ET on Friday, January 3, 2025.

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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 (13-18-0 ATS) have covered the spread 35.3% of the time, 6.6% more often than the Pelicans (12-22-0) this year.
• 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.
• Washington and its opponents have exceeded the point total 51.6% of the time this season (16 out of 31). That’s less often than New Orleans and its opponents have (19 out of 34).
• As a moneyline underdog this year, the Wizards are 6-25, while the Pelicans are 2-5 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 106.7 (third-worst), they rank 25th in the league with 118 points given up 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.
• This season, the Pelicans rank 23rd in the league in assists, averaging 24.5 per game.
• So far this year, New Orleans is averaging 14.4 turnovers per game (18th-ranked in NBA) and forcing 14.1 turnovers per contest (14th-ranked).
• It’s been a difficult stretch for the Pelicans in terms of threes, as they are tallying just 11.2 made threes per game (second-worst in NBA) and are sinking just 33.3% of their attempted three-pointers (fifth-worst).

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Wizards Performance Insights

• Offensively the Wizards are the 23rd-ranked team in the NBA (108.9 points per game). On defense they are the worst (121.9 points conceded per game).
• On the boards, Washington is 14th in the league in rebounds (44 per game). It is the worst in rebounds conceded (48.6 per game).
• The Wizards are 19th in the league in assists (25.1 per game) in 2024-25.
• Washington is the fifth-worst team in the league in turnovers per game (15.6) and 24th in turnovers forced (13).
• In 2024-25 the Wizards are 21st in the league in 3-point makes (12.4 per game) and fourth-worst in 3-point percentage (33.2%).

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