The New Orleans Pelicans (10-32) square off against the Utah Jazz (10-29) as 8.5-point favorites on Friday, January 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ.

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Pelicans vs. Jazz Game Info & Odds

• Date: Friday, January 17, 2025
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: Gulf Coast Sports and KJZZ
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Venue: Smoothie King Center

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Pelicans vs. Jazz Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Pelicans 114 – Jazz 113

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Spread & Total Prediction for Pelicans vs. Jazz

• Pick ATS: Jazz (+ 8.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Pelicans (-1.3)
• Pick OU:

  Under (228.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 226.9

• The Jazz’s .538 ATS win percentage (21-18-0 ATS Record) is higher than the Pelicans’ .429 mark (18-24-0 ATS Record) in 2024-25.
• New Orleans’ games have gone over the total 54.8% of the time this season (23 out of 42), less often than Utah’s games have (22 out of 39).
• As a moneyline favorite this season, the Pelicans are 5-6, while the Jazz are 9-29 as moneyline underdogs.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• The Pelicans are scoring just 108.3 points per game (fifth-worst in NBA), but they’ve played more consistently on defense, where they are surrendering 117 points per game (25th-ranked).
• New Orleans, who ranks 24th in the league with 42.9 boards per game, is allowing 46.1 rebounds per contest, which is fourth-worst in the NBA.
• The Pelicans are averaging 25 assists per game, which ranks them 21st in the NBA in 2024-25.
• New Orleans is averaging 13.8 turnovers per game (15th-ranked in NBA) this year, while forcing 14.1 turnovers per contest (11th-ranked).
• The Pelicans have struggled to pile up threes, ranking fifth-worst in the league with 12 threes made per game. They rank 25th with a 34.1% shooting percentage from beyond the arc this season.

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Jazz Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Jazz are 20th in the league offensively (110.9 points scored per game) and fifth-worst on defense (117.6 points conceded).
• On the glass, Utah is 10th in the league in rebounds (45.1 per game). It is fourth-best in rebounds allowed (42.2 per game).
• At 24.9 assists per game, the Jazz are 22nd in the league.
• In 2024-25, Utah is worst in the league in turnovers committed (17 per game) and worst in turnovers forced (11.5).
• Beyond the arc, the Jazz are 11th in the league in 3-pointers made per game (14). They are 15th in 3-point percentage at 36.2%.

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