NBA Best Bets: Pelicans vs. Jazz Picks for January 20

Published 11:40 pm Sunday, January 19, 2025

The New Orleans Pelicans (11-32) are heavily favored (-11.5) to extend a three-game win streak when they host the Utah Jazz (10-30) at 8:00 PM ET on Monday, January 20, 2025 at Smoothie King Center. The contest airs on Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ.

Why don’t you check out the best bets available (based on our computer predictions) for Monday’s game, before you make a wager on this matchup?

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Pelicans vs. Jazz Game Info

  • When: Monday, January 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
  • Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • TV: Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Pelicans vs. Jazz Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Jazz (+ 11.5)

  • Against the spread, New Orleans is 19-24-0 this season.
  • Utah is 21-19-0 against the spread this year.
  • The Pelicans are unbeaten ATS (1-0) as a 11.5-point favorite or greater this season.
  • The Jazz’s ATS record as 11.5-point underdogs or more is 3-3.

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Pick OU:

Under (232.5)

  • In 16 games this season, the Pelicans and their opponents have scored more than 232.5 combined points.
  • The Jazz have played 18 games this season that finished with a combined score over 232.5 points.
  • New Orleans has an average point total of 224.2 in its contests this year, 8.3 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • Utah’s contests this season have a 227.4-point average over/under, 5.1 fewer points than this game’s point total.
  • The Pelicans score the 14th-most points in the NBA this season, while the Jazz’s offense racks up the 27th-most.
  • The Pelicans are the NBA’s 29th-ranked scoring defense while the Jazz are the 17th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Pelicans (-649)

  • This season, the Pelicans have been favored 12 times and won six, or 50%, of those games.
  • The Jazz have been chosen as underdogs in 39 games this year and have walked away with the win nine times (23.1%) in those games.
  • New Orleans has played as a favorite of -649 or more once this season and won that game.
  • Utah has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +450 or worse on the moneyline this season.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 86.6% chance of a victory for the Pelicans.

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