The New Orleans Pelicans (6-29) are favored (by 5.5 points) to stop a 15-game road losing streak when they visit the Washington Wizards (6-26) on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET.

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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 (+ 5.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Wizards (-2.8)
• Pick OU:

  Under (232.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 228.5

• The Pelicans have been less successful against the spread than the Wizards this season, recording an ATS record of 13-22-0, compared to the 13-19-0 mark of the Wizards.
• Washington covers the spread when it is a 5.5-point underdog or more 36.7% of the time. That’s more often than New Orleans covers as a favorite of 5.5 or more (33.3%).
• When it comes to topping the total in 2024-25, Washington and its opponents don’t do it as often (53.1% of the time) as New Orleans and its opponents (57.1%).
• As a moneyline favorite this season, the Pelicans are 3-5, a better record than the Wizards have recorded (6-26) as moneyline underdogs.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• While the Pelicans rank in the bottom five in the NBA in points per game with 107.4 (third-worst), they rank 25th in the league with 118 points surrendered per contest.
• New Orleans ranks fifth-worst in the NBA with 45.5 rebounds allowed per game. Meanwhile, it is averaging 42.4 rebounds per game (25th-ranked in league).
• The Pelicans rank 21st in the NBA with 24.9 assists per contest.
• New Orleans is averaging 14.2 turnovers per game (18th-ranked in league). It is forcing 14.3 turnovers per contest (11th-ranked).
• The Pelicans have been coming up short in terms of threes this season, ranking second-worst in the NBA in threes made per game (11.4) and fifth-worst in three-point percentage (33.7%).

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Wizards Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Wizards are 22nd in the league offensively (109.3 points scored per game) and worst defensively (122.2 points conceded).
• In 2024-25, Washington is 14th in the NBA in rebounds (44.1 per game) and worst in rebounds allowed (48.3).
• This season the Wizards are ranked 19th in the NBA in assists at 25.2 per game.
• In terms of turnovers, Washington is fifth-worst in the NBA in committing them (15.8 per game). And it is fifth-worst in forcing them (12.8 per game).
• Beyond the arc, the Wizards are 21st in the league in 3-pointers made per game (12.3). They are third-worst in 3-point percentage at 33.2%.

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