Portland Trail Blazers vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NBA, 08 Jan 2025

Pelicans Too Much for Blazers?

We’re keeping our prediction nice and simple by heading to the Moneyline. Take the -140 that the Pelicans are able to secure a victory over the Trail Blazers.

Pelicans Have 7 Wins in Previous 10 H2H Matchups

Portland Trail Blazers were beaten in their previous game and this was on the road at Little Caesars Arena. Detroit Pistons claimed a 118-115 win. Anfernee Simons scored 36 points, with Shaedon Sharpe getting 20 and DeAndre Ayton 18.

New Orleans Pelicans lost their last game, being beaten at home to Minnesota Timberwolves 104-97 at Smoothie King Center. Dejounte Murray was able to score 29 points, with Zion Williamson getting 22 and Jose Alvarado 13.

The Blazers have claimed victories in the last two matchups against the Pelicans. At Moda Center, the scoreline was 125-103 and then we saw 118-100 at Smoothie King Center. The past 10 games between the teams have seen the Pelicans win seven times.

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

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4 wins and 6 losses in the past 10 games. The Blazers are averaging 111.4 points, 44.6 rebounds, 25.6 assists, 7.2 steals and 4.5 blocks while shooting 47.6% from the field and 76.2% from the free-throw line. The opposition have an average of 118.7 points and 42.5 rebounds per matchup.

Anfernee Simons is averaging 21.8 points, 6.3 assists and 3.8 (40.4%) 3-pointers made, while DeAndre Ayton averages 9.4 rebounds.

The Pelicans have won 2 and lost 8 of their previous 10 contests. Averaging 113.0 points, 41.2 rebounds, 28.4 assists, 10.1 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field and 78.2% from the free-throw line. Their opponents average 118.6 points and 45.9 rebounds.

CJ McCollum is averaging 23.5 points and 3.6 (42.4%) 3-pointers made. Yves Missi has an average of 8.3 rebounds and Dejounte Murray 8.9 assists.

Confirmed Starting Lineups

Portland Trail Blazers lineup: Anfernee Simons, DeAndre Ayton, Deni Avdija, Shaedon Sharpe, Toumani Camara.

New Orleans Pelicans lineup: Herbert Jones, CJ McCollum, Dejounte Murray, Yves Missi, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl.

Expert NBA Analysis

The first port of call is to check out the team news for each franchise and then scroll through the form guide. We take this information and apply it to the latest available stats to come up with a verdict.

Key Trail Blazers vs Pelicans stats:

• Blazers have lost 9 of their last 10 games on the road.
• Blazers have lost 16 of their last 20 games on the road.
• Pelicans have won 7 of their last 10 games against Blazers.

Trail Blazers vs Pelicans Prediction

There are attractive odds about New Orleans Pelicans and our pick is for the home team to win this NBA showdown. They can get the better of their opponents in various departments and you can get -140.

The spread lines provide you with the opportunity to get more juice on your bets. You can move the line for the Pelicans and choose the odds to suit you.

Pelicans Moneyline Probability

The sportsbooks make it a 58.3% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. Taking all factors into consideration, our analysts think there’s a stronger chance of success and have a probability interval between 65-70%. The wager can be recommended for this precise reason.

Our Pick

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Player Props

Anfernee Simons Over 22.5 Points -105

Anfernee Simons (Blazers) has racked up Over 22.5 points in 4 straight games. He should therefore be capable of going over the line, with -105 available when it comes to having a wager on Player Points.

Latest Anfernee Simons Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 22.5

-122

Under 22.5

-109

Assists

Over 5.5

-141

Under 5.5

+106

Rebounds

Over 2.5

-185

Under 2.5

+138

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Yves Missi Under 9.5 Rebounds -108

Yves Missi (Pelicans) has recorded Under 9.5 rebounds in 4 of the past 5 games. We’re expecting the same thing to happen here, with this Player Rebounds wager available at -108.

Latest Yves Missi Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 11.5

-114

Under 11.5

-118

Rebounds

Over 10.5

+108

Under 10.5

-143

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Correct Score Prediction

Trail Blazers 116 - 118 Pelicans

We’re expecting a close game so it might be worth going for the Pelicans to win by a 118-116 scoreline. You can get a huge price and we should hopefully get a run for our money.

Portland Trail Blazers vs New Orleans Pelicans Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Close Contest Likely According to the Books

There are betting odds of -123 that New Orleans Pelicans land victory, with Portland Trail Blazers alternatively at +106. The sportsbooks award a 49% probability that the road team will be settled as a winning NBA bet.

The current spread is 1 and total points is 224.5. There are many ways to wager on basketball including the Totals. There’s an opportunity to bet Over 224.5 at -110.

You can back the Pelicans to make a fast start and hit the 20-point mark first. The favorites are -115 to achieve this, with the Blazers -115 to win the race to this total.

If you’re wagering on basketball, we recommend heading to the betting sites and scanning through the hundreds of team props and game lines. There’s the opportunity to bet pre-game and in-game.

Betting Lines & Odds

Moneyline

Blazers

+106

Pelicans

-123

Point Spread

Blazers +1

-106

Pelicans -1

-114

Total Points

Under 224.5

-110

Over 224.5

-110

C.J. McCollum Favorite to Get Most Points

C.J. McCollum is the favorite to score most points. He is priced at -110 to score Over 25.5 points. Alternatively, you can back Under at -120.

Player Points

C.J. McCollum (Pelicans)

Over 25.5

-110

Under 25.5

-120

Anfernee Simons (Blazers)

Over 22.5

-122

Under 22.5

-109

Dejounte Murray (Pelicans)

Over 20.5

-105

Under 20.5

-123

Shaedon Sharpe (Blazers)

Over 19.5

-125

Under 19.5

-108

Deni Avdija (Blazers)

Over 16.5

-118

Under 16.5

-114

Deandre Ayton (Blazers)

Over 15.5

-105

Under 15.5

-127

Herb Jones (Pelicans)

Over 12.5

-108

Under 12.5

-125

Scoot Henderson (Blazers)

Over 11.5

-118

Under 11.5

-110

Yves Missi (Pelicans)

Over 11.5

-114

Under 11.5

-118

Toumani Camara (Blazers)

Over 11.5

-109

Under 11.5

-122

Player Assists

Dejounte Murray (Pelicans)

Over 8.5

+110

Under 8.5

-143

Anfernee Simons (Blazers)

Over 5.5

-141

Under 5.5

+106

C.J. McCollum (Pelicans)

Over 4.5

-109

Under 4.5

-122

Scoot Henderson (Blazers)

Over 4.5

-154

Under 4.5

+119

Deni Avdija (Blazers)

Over 3.5

-133

Under 3.5

-100

Herb Jones (Pelicans)

Over 3.5

-130

Under 3.5

-103

Shaedon Sharpe (Blazers)

Over 2.5

-164

Under 2.5

+123

Player Rebounds

Deandre Ayton (Blazers)

Over 11.5

-114

Under 11.5

-118

Yves Missi (Pelicans)

Over 10.5

+108

Under 10.5

-143

Deni Avdija (Blazers)

Over 7.5

-106

Under 7.5

-127

Dejounte Murray (Pelicans)

Over 6.5

+113

Under 6.5

-147

Toumani Camara (Blazers)

Over 6.5

+118

Under 6.5

-159

Shaedon Sharpe (Blazers)

Over 5.5

+123

Under 5.5

-164

C.J. McCollum (Pelicans)

Over 4.5

+123

Under 4.5

-164

Herb Jones (Pelicans)

Over 4.5

+118

Under 4.5

-159

Scoot Henderson (Blazers)

Over 3.5

+118

Under 3.5

-154

Anfernee Simons (Blazers)

Over 2.5

-185

Under 2.5

+138

Last 5 & H2H

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Team News

Injuries & Suspensions

Starting Lineups

New Orleans Pelicans Confirmed Lineup

2 Herbert Jones

3 CJ McCollum

5 Dejounte Murray

21 Yves Missi

50 Jeremiah Robinson-Earl

Portland Trail Blazers Confirmed Lineup

1 Anfernee Simons

2 DeAndre Ayton

8 Deni Avdija

17 Shaedon Sharpe

33 Toumani Camara

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Division Conference League

East Atlantic	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

East Southeast	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Northwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Southwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

• W = Wins
• L = Losses
• PCT = Winning Percentage
• PPG = Points Per Game
• OPP PPG = Opponent Points Per Game
• DIFF = Average Point Differential
• Home = Home Record
• Road = Away Record
• Div = Division Record
• Conf = Conference Record
• Last 10 = Record last 10 games
• Strk = Current Streak

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