- The Trail Blazers are -6.5 favorites vs. the Pelicans
- Total (Over/Under): 232.5 points
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The New Orleans Pelicans visit Moda Center to take on the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday. Tipoff is scheduled for 10:00 pm in Portland, OR.
The Trail Blazers are betting favorites in this NBA matchup, with the spread sitting at -6.5 (-110).
The Pelicans vs Trail Blazers Over/Under is 232.5 total points for the game.
So far this NBA season, the Pelicans are 43-32 against the spread, while the Trail Blazers are 41-36 against the spread.
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Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers Odds, Over/Under & Moneyline
Trail Blazers vs Pelicans Prediction for Tonight’s Game:
The winning team model predicts the Trail Blazers will win Thursday‘s game with 70.0% confidence, factoring in game simulations, player injuries, key player performances and recent matchups for both Pelicans and Trail Blazers.
Trail Blazers vs Pelicans Spread Prediction:
Based on recent against-the-spread (ATS) trends, the model predicts the Pelicans will cover the spread for Thursday‘s game with 68.0% confidence.
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Pelicans Best Bets for Tonight:
- The New Orleans Pelicans have covered the 3Q Spread in 12 of their last 14 games (+9.70 Units / 59% ROI)
- The New Orleans Pelicans have hit the 2Q Game Total Under in 31 of their last 50 games (+9.65 Units / 17% ROI)
- The New Orleans Pelicans have hit the 3Q Moneyline in 9 of their last 14 games (+9.05 Units / 53% ROI)
- The New Orleans Pelicans have hit the 2Q Moneyline in 23 of their last 40 games (+9.05 Units / 19% ROI)
- The New Orleans Pelicans have hit the 2H Moneyline in 10 of their last 13 games (+8.70 Units / 51% ROI)
Trail Blazers Best Bets for Tonight:
- The Portland Trail Blazers have hit the 2Q Moneyline in 16 of their last 20 games (+12.05 Units / 34% ROI)
- The Portland Trail Blazers have hit the 2H Game Total Under in 15 of their last 18 games (+11.67 Units / 56% ROI)
- The Portland Trail Blazers have hit the 3Q Game Total Under in 15 of their last 18 games (+11.60 Units / 56% ROI)
- The Portland Trail Blazers have hit the 1Q Game Total Over in 29 of their last 45 games (+10.45 Units / 20% ROI)
- The Portland Trail Blazers have covered the 2Q Spread in 15 of their last 20 games (+9.30 Units / 40% ROI)
New Orleans Pelicans Against the Spread (ATS) Record This Season:
Against the spread this NBA season, the Pelicans have gone 43-32 (+7.8 Units / 9.33% ROI).
- 25-51 against the Moneyline (-16.15 Units / -17.21% ROI)
- 38-38 against the Over for game total points (-3.8 Units / -4.55% ROI)
- 38-38 against the Under for game total points (-3.8 Units / -4.55% ROI)
Portland Trail Blazers Against the Spread (ATS) Record This Season:
Against the spread this NBA season, the Trail Blazers have gone 41-36 (+1.4 Units / 1.65% ROI).
- 39-38 against the Moneyline (+2.2 Units / 1.35% ROI)
- 40-37 against the Over for game total points (-0.7 Units / -0.83% ROI)
- 37-40 against the Under for game total points (-7 Units / -8.26% ROI)
Negative Value Bets Against the Spread for the Trail Blazers:
- The Portland Trail Blazers have only hit the 2H Game Total Over in 18 of their last 50 games (-18.78 Units / -33% ROI)
- The Portland Trail Blazers have only hit the 1Q Game Total Under in 16 of their last 45 games (-16.85 Units / -33% ROI)
- The Portland Trail Blazers have only hit the 3Q Game Total Over in 20 of their last 50 games (-14.75 Units / -25% ROI)
- The Portland Trail Blazers have only hit the 4Q Game Total Over in 20 of their last 50 games (-14.45 Units / -25% ROI)
- The Portland Trail Blazers have only hit the 1H Game Total Under in 13 of their last 35 games at home (-12.35 Units / -31% ROI)
Negative Value Bets Against the Spread for the Pelicans:
- The New Orleans Pelicans have only covered the 4Q Spread in 16 of their last 45 games (-18.25 Units / -35% ROI)
- The New Orleans Pelicans have only hit the 2Q Game Total Over in 19 of their last 50 games (-16.85 Units / -29% ROI)
- The New Orleans Pelicans have only hit the Moneyline in 9 of their last 40 away games (-15.20 Units / -34% ROI)
- The New Orleans Pelicans have only hit the 1H Moneyline in 12 of their last 40 away games (-11.65 Units / -26% ROI)
- The New Orleans Pelicans have only hit the 4Q Moneyline in 17 of their last 45 games (-11.55 Units / -23% ROI)
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- New Orleans Pelicans Defensive stats
- Portland Trail Blazers Defensive stats
New Orleans Pelicans: Keys to the Game vs. the Portland Trail Blazers
The Pelicans are 1-19 (.050) when allowing their opponent to shoot 40% or better from three this season — lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: .301
The Pelicans are 9-60 (.130) when allowing their opponent to shoot 40% or better from three since the start of the 2023-24 season — 2nd lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: .305
The Pelicans are 4-24 (.143) when allowing their opponent to shoot 50% or better from the field this season — 10th lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: .218
The Pelicans are 3-29 (.094) when allowing 15 or more three-pointers this season — 3rd lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: .364
Portland Trail Blazers: Keys to the Game vs. the New Orleans Pelicans
The Trail Blazers are 5-23 (.179) when scoring fewer than 10 second chance points since the start of the 2023-24 season — 2nd lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: .445
The Trail Blazers are 2-48 (.040) when allowing an eFG of 60% or better since the start of the 2023-24 season — 3rd lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: .158
The Trail Blazers are 6-19 (.240) when allowing 15 or more three-pointers this season — 9th lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: .364
The Trail Blazers are 13-2 (.867) when assisting on 30 or more field goals this season — 10th best among NBA teams; League Avg: .718
New Orleans Pelicans Offensive Stats & Trends
The Pelicans have averaged 60.4 points in the paint per game (2,356 points/39 games) at home this season — best among NBA teams; League Avg: 49.7
The Pelicans have averaged 57.4 points in the paint per game (4,364 points/76 games) this season — 2nd best among NBA teams; League Avg: 49.7
The Pelicans are shooting 33% from three (417/1,250) at home this season — lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: 36%
The Pelicans are shooting 35% from three (853/2,460) this season — tied for 6th lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: 36%
Portland Trail Blazers Offensive Stats & Trends
The Trail Blazers have averaged 8.9 turnovers per game (683 turnovers/77 games) in the second half this season — highest among NBA teams; League Avg: 7.3
The Trail Blazers have an assist to turnover ratio of 1.3 (906 assists/ 683 TOs) in the second half this season — lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: 1.8
The Trail Blazers have averaged 17.4 turnovers per game (1,340 turnovers/77 games) this season — highest among NBA teams; League Avg: 14.5
The Trail Blazers are shooting 32% from three (491/1,538) in the second half this season — lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: 36%
New Orleans Pelicans Defensive Stats & Trends
The Pelicans have averaged 8.8 steals per game (668 steals/76 games) this season — tied for 9th best among NBA teams; League Avg: 8.4
The Pelicans have averaged 34.1 defensive rebounds per game (2,591 rebounds/76 games) this season — tied for 10th lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: 34.8
The Pelicans have averaged 5.2 blocks per game (396 blocks/76 games) this season — 9th best among NBA teams; League Avg: 4.8
The Pelicans have averaged 8.6 steals per game (2,053 steals/240 games) since the start of the 2023-24 season — tied for 6th best among NBA teams; League Avg: 8.0
Portland Trail Blazers Defensive Stats & Trends
The Trail Blazers have averaged 33.5 defensive rebounds per game (8,074 rebounds/241 games) since the start of the 2023-24 season — 3rd lowest among NBA teams; League Avg: 35.1
The Trail Blazers have averaged 5.5 blocks per game (421 blocks/77 games) this season — tied for 6th best among NBA teams; League Avg: 4.8
The Trail Blazers have blocked 421 shots this season — 6th most among NBA teams
The Trail Blazers have allowed 12.7 made three-pointers per game this season — tied for 8th best among NBA defenses; League Avg: 13.3
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