Wizards vs. Pelicans Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for January 5

Wizards vs. Pelicans Game Info

• Date: Sunday, January 5, 2025
• Time: 6:00 PM ET
• Venue: Capital One Arena -- Washington D.C.
• Coverage: MNMT and Gulf Coast Sports

The New Orleans Pelicans (6-29) are favored (by 5 points) to break a 15-game road losing streak when they visit the Washington Wizards (6-26) on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET. The matchup has an over/under of 232.5 points.

Wizards vs. Pelicans Odds & Spread

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Wizards vs. Pelicans Prediction & Pick

All NBA win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Pelicans win (57.3%)

Wizards vs. Pelicans Betting Trends

• The Pelicans have put together a 13-22-0 record against the spread this season.
• The Wizards are 12-19-1 against the spread this year.
• This season, 20 of the Pelicans' games have gone over the point total out of 32 chances.
• The Wizards have gone over the point total 53.1% of the time this year (17 of 32 games with a set point total).
• New Orleans has done a better job covering the spread in home games (10-9-0) than it has in road tilts (3-13-0).
• At home, the Pelicans eclipse the over/under 63.2% of the time (12 of 19 games). They've hit the over in 50% of games on the road (eight of 16 contests).
• In 2024-25 against the spread, Washington has a better winning percentage at home (.444, 8-10-0 record) than away (.286, 4-9-1).
• In terms of the over/under, Wizards games have gone over less frequently at home (nine of 18, 50%) than on the road (eight of 14, 57.1%).

Pelicans Leaders

• Yves Missi averages 9.4 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists.
• CJ McCollum is averaging 22.7 points, 3.8 boards and 4 assists. At the other end, he averages 1 steal and 0.5 blocked shots.
• Trey Murphy III's numbers on the season are 20.6 points, 4.5 boards and 2.7 assists per contest, shooting 44.6% from the field and 36.2% from downtown, with an average of 3.1 made 3-pointers.
• Dejounte Murray is averaging 15.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 7.7 assists.
• Brandon Ingram is averaging 22.2 points, 5.6 boards and 5.2 assists. At the other end, he averages 0.9 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.

Wizards Leaders

• Per game, Jordan Poole gives the Wizards 21.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 5 assists. He also averages 1.6 steals and 0.5 blocks.
• Jonas Valanciunas' numbers on the season are 11.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest. He is sinking 55.3% of his shots from the floor.
• Per game, Bilal Coulibaly gives the Wizards 12.8 points, 5.5 boards and 3.6 assists, plus 1.4 steals and 0.8 blocks.
• The Wizards receive 11.9 points per game from Alex Sarr, plus 6.3 boards and 2.3 assists.
• Per game, Bub Carrington provides the Wizards 9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4 assists, plus 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocks.

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