The New Orleans Pelicans (6-29) are 3.5-point favorites as they look to stop a 15-game road losing streak when they square off against the Washington Wizards (6-26) on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at Capital One Arena. The contest airs at 6:00 PM ET on MNMT and Gulf Coast Sports.

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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 Pelicans have covered the spread less often than the Wizards this season, tallying an ATS record of 13-22-0, compared to the 13-19-0 record of the Wizards.
• When the spread is set as 3.5 or more this season, New Orleans (2-2) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (50%) than Washington (13-19) does as the underdog (40.6%).
• New Orleans’ games have gone over the total 57.1% of the time this season (20 out of 35), which is more often than Washington’s games have (17 out of 32).
• The Pelicans have a .375 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (3-5) this season, higher than the .188 winning percentage for the Wizards as a moneyline underdog (6-26).

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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 (fourth-worst), they rank 25th in the league with 118 points given up 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 are delivering 24.9 assists per game, which ranks them 22nd in the NBA in 2024-25.
• With 14.2 turnovers per game, New Orleans is 18th in the NBA. It forces 14.3 turnovers per contest, which ranks 11th in the league.
• It’s been rough sledding for the Pelicans in terms of threes, as they are accumulating just 11.4 made threes per game (second-worst in NBA) and are draining just 33.7% of their attempted threes (fifth-worst).

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Wizards Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Wizards are 23rd in the league offensively (109.3 points scored per game) and worst defensively (122.2 points conceded).
• 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).
• With 25.2 assists per game, the Wizards are 19th in the league.
• Washington is the fourth-worst team in the NBA in turnovers per game (15.8) and fifth-worst in turnovers forced (12.8).
• Beyond the arc, the Wizards are 21st in the NBA in 3-pointers made per game (12.3). They are fourth-worst in 3-point percentage at 33.2%.

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