The New Orleans Pelicans (6-29) are 3.5-point favorites as they attempt to break a 15-game road losing streak when they visit 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 Wizards (13-19-0 ATS) have covered the spread 37.1% of the time, 3.5% more often than the Pelicans (13-22-0) this year.
• 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%).
• When it comes to topping the over/under in 2024-25, Washington and its opponents aren’t as successful (53.1% of the time) as New Orleans and its opponents (57.1%).
• The Pelicans have a .375 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (3-5) this season, better than the .188 winning percentage for the Wizards as a moneyline underdog (6-26).

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• The Pelicans have found it difficult to generate points this season, ranking third-worst in the league with 107.4 points per game. They’ve played better at the other end, ranking 25th by allowing 118 points 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 dishing out 24.9 dimes per game, which ranks them 21st in the NBA in 2024-25.
• New Orleans is 18th in the NBA with 14.2 turnovers per game so far this year. Meanwhile, it ranks 11th with 14.3 forced turnovers per game.
• It’s been rough sledding for the Pelicans in terms of threes, as they are amassing just 11.4 made threes per game (second-worst in NBA) and are sinking just 33.7% of their attempted treys (fifth-worst).

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Wizards Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Wizards are 22nd in the league on offense (109.3 points scored per game) and worst defensively (122.2 points allowed).
• Washington is 14th in the NBA in rebounds per game (44.1) and worst in rebounds allowed (48.3).
• With 25.2 assists per game, the Wizards are 19th in the NBA.
• In 2024-25, Washington is fourth-worst in the NBA in turnovers committed (15.8 per game) and fifth-worst in turnovers forced (12.8).
• In 2024-25 the Wizards are 21st in the league in 3-point makes (12.3 per game) and fourth-worst in 3-point percentage (33.2%).

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