The New Orleans Pelicans (5-29) are 5.5-point favorites as they look to break a seven-game home losing streak when they take on the Washington Wizards (6-25) on Friday, January 3, 2025 at Smoothie King Center. The matchup airs at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and MNMT.

If you want to gain an edge on Friday’s game, check out the best bets available in this article (according to our computer predictions).

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Pelicans vs. Wizards Game Info

• When: Friday, January 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
• Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
• TV: Gulf Coast Sports and MNMT

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Pelicans vs. Wizards Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Wizards (+ 5.5)

• New Orleans has 12 wins in 34 games against the spread this year.
• Washington is 13-18-0 against the spread this year.
• The Pelicans are winless ATS (0-2) when playing as at least 5.5-point favorites this year.
• The Wizards have an ATS record of 11-18 as 5.5-point underdogs or more.

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Pick OU:

Under (232.5)

• Pelicans games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 232.5 points 11 times.
• The Wizards have played 14 games this season that finished with a point total above 232.5 points.
• New Orleans has had an average of 223.1 points in its games this season, 9.4 fewer than this matchup’s total.
• The average over/under for Washington’s contests this season is 231.7, 0.8 fewer points than this game’s total.
• The Pelicans score the 17th-most points in the NBA this season, while the Wizards’ offense racks up the 29th-most.
• The Pelicans are the NBA’s 26th-ranked scoring defense while the Wizards are the 20th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Pelicans (-250)

• This season, the Pelicans have been favored seven times and won two of those games.
• The Wizards have won in six, or 19.4%, of the 31 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• New Orleans has played as a favorite of -250 or more twice this season and split those games.
• This year, Washington has won two of 25 games when listed as at least +200 or better on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from the Pelicans, based on the moneyline, is 71.4%.

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