The Portland Trail Blazers (14-20) and New Orleans Pelicans (8-27) meet Friday at 8 p.m. ET from Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NBA odds around the Trail Blazers vs. Pelicans odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Tied 1-1
The Trail Blazers lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder 124-95 on Wednesday, failing to cover as a massive 16-point road underdog. The Under (232.5) cashed as F Sidy Cissoko tallied a team-high 19 points for the Blazers. Portland has gone just 2-4 over its last 6 games, failing to cover in each loss. The Blazers are 17-16-1 against the spread (ATS) on the season.
The Pelicans suffered their fifth straight defeat Wednesday, losing 134-118 to the Bulls in Chicago and failing to cover as a 2-point road underdog. The Over (249.5) hit. New Orleans was led by F Zion Williamson, who scored 31 points on 12-for-19 shooting. Despite its 5-game losing streak, New Orleans is 5-5 in its last 10 games and has gone 5-5 ATS in those contests. The Pelicans are 18-15-2 ATS on the season.
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Trail Blazers at Pelicans odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 10:30 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Trail Blazers -130 (bet $130 to win $100) | Pelicans +105 (bet $100 to win $105)
- Against the spread (ATS): Trail Blazers -1.5 (-115) | Pelicans +1.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 245.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Trail Blazers at Pelicans key injuries
Trail Blazers
- F Jerami Grant (Achilles) out
- G Scoot Henderson (hamstring) out
- G Jrue Holiday (calf) out
- G Matisse Thybulle (knee) out
Pelicans
- F Saddiq Bey (hip) questionable
- F Herbert Jones (ankle) out
- G Dejounte Murray (Achilles) out
- C Derik Queen (quad) questionable
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Trail Blazers at Pelicans picks and predictions
Prediction
Pelicans 121, Trail Blazers 118
BET PELICANS (+105).
The Pelicans might have struggled to win recently, but they’ve played some solid teams and are still 4-3 over their last 7 home games. New Orleans, with star Williamson healthy, has found some consistency offensively, scoring at least 114 points in 10 of its last 11 games.
The Trail Blazers haven’t rewarded bettors often on the road. They are 2-3 ATS and 1-4 straight up in their last 5 away games. The Portland offense is a far cry from that of the Pelicans lately, scoring 106 or fewer in 5 of its previous 7 contests.
Take the hotter side and back PELICANS (+105).
PASS.
While this is a playable option, the preferred route is the moneyline here.
BET UNDER 245.5 (-110).
Neither side has scored consistently at the level needed for the Over to hit here. The Trail Blazers are 2-5 O/U in their last 7 games and have tallied more than 120 points just once in that stretch.
Despite the Pelicans’ run of scoring at least 114 points noted above, they have scored more than 120 points in just one of their last 6 games and are 2-4 O/U in those. Considering those trends, take UNDER 245.5 (-110).
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