NBA Best Bets: Pelicans vs. Jazz Picks for January 17

Published 11:39 pm Thursday, January 16, 2025

The New Orleans Pelicans (10-32) are heavy, 10.5-point favorites against the Utah Jazz (10-29) on Friday, January 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ.

Why don’t you take a look at the best bets available (according to our computer predictions) for Friday’s game, before you make a wager on this matchup?

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Pelicans vs. Jazz Game Info

  • When: Friday, January 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
  • Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • TV: Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ
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Pelicans vs. Jazz Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Jazz (+ 10.5)

  • New Orleans has beaten the spread 18 times in 42 games.
  • Utah has covered the spread 21 times in 39 games.
  • The Jazz’s ATS record as 10.5-point underdogs or more is 4-5.

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Pick OU:

Under (230.5)

  • In 16 of 42 games this season, the Pelicans and their opponents have combined to total more than 230.5 points.
  • The Jazz have played 19 games this season that ended with a point total over 230.5 points.
  • The average total in New Orleans’ contests this year is 224.1, 6.4 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • The average total for Utah’s games this season is 227.3 points, 3.2 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • The Pelicans are the 14th-highest scoring team in the NBA this year. The Jazz have scored the 23rd-most points.
  • The Jazz have surrendered the 18th-fewest points in NBA play this season, while the Pelicans have given up the 29th-fewest.

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Moneyline Pick: Pelicans (-500)

  • This season, the Pelicans have won five out of the 11 games, or 45.5%, in which they’ve been favored.
  • The Jazz have been victorious in nine, or 23.7%, of the 38 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
  • New Orleans has not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -500.
  • Utah has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +375 or worse on the moneyline this season.
  • The implied probability of a win from the Pelicans, based on the moneyline, is 83.3%.

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