It’s Wednesday, January 8, and the Portland Trail Blazers (12-23) and New Orleans Pelicans (7-30) are all set to square off from Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.
New Orleans lost last night at home to the Timberwolves, 104-97. Zion Williamson had 22 on 9 of 15 shooting in the loss. The Blazers lost in Motown Monday night to the Pistons 118-115. Anfernee Simons had 36 in the loss.
The Trail Blazers are currently 4-15 on the road with a point differential of -10.1, while the Pelicans have a 2-8 record in their last ten games at home.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details re: Trail Blazers vs. Pelicans today
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Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
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Time: 8:00 pm EST
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Site: Smoothie King Center
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City: New Orleans, LA
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Game odds for Trail Blazers vs. Pelicans
The latest odds as of Wednesday:
That gives the Trail Blazers an implied team point total of 112.02, and the Pelicans 113.07.
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Expert picks & predictions for Wednesday’s Trail Blazers vs. Pelicans game
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Drew Dinsick (@whale_capper) likes the points and the Trail Blazers: Portland Trail Blazers +2
“The Pels are still somewhat lost as they try to integrate their key players back into a system that is not working. The rested Blazers can take advantage of this in a competitive contest.”
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Trail Blazers & Pelicans game:
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Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the New Orleans Pelicans on the Moneyline.
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Spread: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play ATS on the Portland Trail Blazers at +2.
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Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the UNDER on the Game Total of 225.
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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Trail Blazers vs. Pelicans on Wednesday
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The Trail Blazers have lost 15 of their 19 road games this season
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The UNDER is 21-18 in the Pelicans’ home games and the Trail Blazers’ road games combined this season
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The Trail Blazers have covered the spread in 4 of their last 5 road games against teams with worse records
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The Pelicans have won 12 of their last 20 home games against teams with losing records
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