Washington Wizards vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, Betting Tips & Odds | 03 Jan 2025

Can Wizards Stay Close to the Favorites?

Our prediction is that the Wizards can outperform their odds against the Pelicans. It leads us to a bet on the spread lines considering that +7 has been chalked up at -112.

Pelicans H2H Record Includes 7 Wins in 10

Washington Wizards have lost their previous twelve road games. Their latest appearance was a 125-107 home triumph at Capital One Arena against Chicago Bulls. Jordan Poole scored 30 points, with Justin Champagnie getting 15 and Jonas Valanciunas 14.

New Orleans Pelicans lost on the road in their last game, making it eleven straight defeats. Miami Heat won 119-108 at Kaseya Center. Trey Murphy was able to score 34 points, with CJ McCollum getting 22 and Brandon Boston Jr. 14.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Pelicans have claimed victories in the last two matchups against the Wizards. At Capital One Arena, the scoreline was 142-122 and then we saw 133-126 at Smoothie King Center. In the past 10 games between the teams, the Pelicans have won seven.

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	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

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The Wizards have 3 wins and 7 losses in the past 10 games. They are averaging 112.0 points, 47.2 rebounds, 26.2 assists, 7.9 steals and 6.1 blocks while shooting 45.1% from the field and 79.0% from the free-throw line. The opposition average 119.5 points and 49.8 rebounds per contest.

Jordan Poole is averaging 18.6 points and 3.5 (40.7%) 3-pointers made. Jonas Valanciunas averages 8.4 rebounds and Bilal Coulibaly 4.4 assists.

The Pelicans have lost all of their last 10 contests. Averaging 112.0 points, 41.5 rebounds, 26.5 assists, 9.8 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field and 79.4% from the free-throw line. Their opponents have an average of 121.5 points and 46.0 rebounds.

Trey Murphy is averaging 24.5 points and 3.7 (39.8%) 3-pointers made. Yves Missi has an average of 9.5 rebounds and Dejounte Murray 8.6 assists.

Confirmed Starting Lineups

Washington Wizards lineup: Bub Carrington, Justin Champagnie, Jordan Poole, Alex Sarr, Kyle Kuzma.

New Orleans Pelicans lineup: Herbert Jones, CJ McCollum, Dejounte Murray, Yves Missi, Trey Murphy.

Washington Wizards vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction & Betting Tips

We’re confident of Wizards staying close in this NBA contest, with our pick being that they’ll cover the spread. The +7 line looks generous at odds of -112.

In order to come up with the best basketball predictions, we like to know the team news and study the latest form. There are also plenty of numbers to crunch from the available NBA stats.

Key Wizards vs Pelicans stats:

• The +7 line has been covered by Wizards in 3 of their last 5 games.
• The -7 line hasn’t been covered by Pelicans in any of their last 10 games.
• The -7 line hasn’t been covered by Pelicans in any of their last 20 games.
• The -7 line hasn’t been covered by Pelicans in 20 consecutive games.

Wizards +7 Probability

The sportsbooks imply that our pick has a 52.9% prospect of winning. Based on our in-depth research, we calculate the actual probability to be 55-60%. This is why we regard this as a value bet.

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Our Pick

Wizards +7 @ -112 Bet Now

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Player Prop Picks

Jordan Poole Over 22.5 Points -115

Jordan Poole (Wizards) has racked up Over 22.5 points in 5 straight games. We think that the line looks really appealing at -115 for this Player Points wager as we’re expecting him to cover this total.

Latest Jordan Poole Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 19.5

-122

Under 19.5

-108

Assists

Over 4.5

-161

Under 4.5

+120

Rebounds

Over 3.5

+125

Under 3.5

-167

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Dejounte Murray Under 17.5 Points -105

Dejounte Murray (Pelicans) has totaled Under 17.5 points in 5 of the past 5 games. Using this stat, we’re happy to take the -105 when it comes to him failing to cover the line on Player Points.

Latest Dejounte Murray Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 20.5

-120

Under 20.5

-112

Assists

Over 7.5

-147

Under 7.5

+110

Rebounds

Over 6.5

-137

Under 6.5

+104

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Correct Score Prediction

Wizards 112 - 114 Pelicans

There are huge odds available when it comes to the Pelicans landing a 114-112 win. A close game is anticipated between two evenly-matched teams.

Washington Wizards 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.

Pelicans Could Have the Edge Say the Books

The New Orleans Pelicans odds have been priced up by the sportsbooks and they are -323 betting favorites to land victory in this NBA game which means a 76% chance of winning. Washington Wizards are trading at bigger odds than their opponents and they can be backed at +260.

The current spread is 7.5 and total points is 233.5. Having a bet on the Totals is one of the most popular basketball wagers. Those who wager Under 233.5 can get -112.

If you’re keen on the Pelicans reaching 20 points before their opponents, the favorites are -160 to oblige. Conversely, the Wizards can be backed at +130 to make this total first.

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Betting Lines & Odds

Moneyline

Wizards

+260

Pelicans

-323

Point Spread

Wizards +7.5

-110

Pelicans -7.5

-110

Total Points

Under 233.5

-112

Over 233.5

-108

Trey Murphy III Favorite to Get the Most Buckets

Trey Murphy III is the market leader to land the most baskets. He is priced at -118 to score Over 22.5 points. Alternatively, you can back Under at -114.

Player Points

Trey Murphy III (Pelicans)

Over 22.5

-118

Under 22.5

-114

C.J. McCollum (Pelicans)

Over 21.5

-114

Under 21.5

-118

Dejounte Murray (Pelicans)

Over 20.5

-120

Under 20.5

-112

Jordan Poole (Wizards)

Over 19.5

-122

Under 19.5

-108

Kyle Kuzma (Wizards)

Over 14.5

-106

Under 14.5

-127

Malcolm Brogdon (Wizards)

Over 14.5

-103

Under 14.5

-132

Jonas Valanciunas (Wizards)

Over 11.5

-137

Under 11.5

+102

Alex Sarr (Wizards)

Over 11.5

-109

Under 11.5

-122

Yves Missi (Pelicans)

Over 11.5

-104

Under 11.5

-128

Herb Jones (Pelicans)

Over 10.5

-127

Under 10.5

-105

Carlton Carrington (Wizards)

Over 8.5

-120

Under 8.5

-112

Jordan Hawkins (Pelicans)

Over 8.5

-118

Under 8.5

-110

Player Assists

Dejounte Murray (Pelicans)

Over 7.5

-147

Under 7.5

+110

C.J. McCollum (Pelicans)

Over 4.5

-109

Under 4.5

-122

Jordan Poole (Wizards)

Over 4.5

-161

Under 4.5

+120

Malcolm Brogdon (Wizards)

Over 4.5

-100

Under 4.5

-132

Herb Jones (Pelicans)

Over 3.5

+118

Under 3.5

-156

Carlton Carrington (Wizards)

Over 3.5

-152

Under 3.5

+114

Trey Murphy III (Pelicans)

Over 2.5

-143

Under 2.5

+107

Kyle Kuzma (Wizards)

Over 2.5

-100

Under 2.5

-130

Player Rebounds

Yves Missi (Pelicans)

Over 10.5

-125

Under 10.5

-106

Jonas Valanciunas (Wizards)

Over 8.5

-108

Under 8.5

-122

Dejounte Murray (Pelicans)

Over 6.5

-137

Under 6.5

+104

Alex Sarr (Wizards)

Over 6.5

-125

Under 6.5

-108

Trey Murphy III (Pelicans)

Over 5.5

-112

Under 5.5

-120

Kyle Kuzma (Wizards)

Over 5.5

+110

Under 5.5

-147

C.J. McCollum (Pelicans)

Over 4.5

-103

Under 4.5

-130

Herb Jones (Pelicans)

Over 4.5

-118

Under 4.5

-114

Carlton Carrington (Wizards)

Over 4.5

-104

Under 4.5

-128

Jordan Poole (Wizards)

Over 3.5

+125

Under 3.5

-167

Malcolm Brogdon (Wizards)

Over 3.5

-152

Under 3.5

+114

Jordan Hawkins (Pelicans)

Over 2.5

-119

Under 2.5

-109

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

25 Trey Murphy

Washington Wizards Confirmed Lineup

8 Bub Carrington

9 Justin Champagnie

13 Jordan Poole

20 Alex Sarr

33 Kyle Kuzma

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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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