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New Orleans Pelicans vs Washington Wizards Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA
by Devesh Jaganath | in NBA Predictions
The Washington Wizards and New Orleans Pelicans will face off at the Smoothie King Center in the NBA on Saturday. The Pels (5-29) are bottom of the Western Conference, while the Wizards (6-25) are bottom in the East. Let’s get into the match prediction.
The New Orleans Pelicans have been in dismal form this season and lost their 11th match on the bounce on Thursday when they were beaten 119-108 on the road by the Miami Heat.
Trey Murphy managed 34 points and CJ McCollum added 22 points. As a team, New Orleans shot 50% from the field but made just nine of 34 attempts from the three-point line.
The Pels are a bottom-six team on both ends this season, averaging 106.7 points per game (28th) while allowing 118.0 (25th overall).
Meanwhile, the Washington Wizards have also been very poor this season, but they did manage to notch up a much-needed 125-107 home win over the Bulls on Thursday.
Jordan Poole led the way with 30 points. Washington shot 49% from the field and 17 of 36 from long range, as they pulled away in the second half with 70 points.
The Wizards are bottom-eight on both ends, 23rd in the scoring charts (108.9 PPG) and 30th on defence (121.9 PPG against).
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The Best Betting Odds for New Orleans Pelicans v Washington Wizards Match
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1.33 | 3.4 |
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1.33 | 3.3 |
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1.3 | 3.53 |
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1.31 | 3.6 |
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1.36 | 3.3 |
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1.33 | 3.25 |
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1.32 | 3.6 |
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1.31 | 3.5 |
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1.3 | 3.4 |
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1.3 | 3.6 |
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Who will win the New Orleans Pelicans vs Washington Wizards Basketball game?
Our prediction for the New Orleans Pelicans vs Washington Wizards match is: Washington Wizards +7.5.
The best winner predictions and betting odds for the New Orleans Pelicans vs Washington Wizards game on 03/01/2025 of the current NBA season:
- New Orleans Pelicans has a 60.54% chance to pick up the win against Washington Wizards according to Unibet ⭐ with the odds of 1.36.
- There is a probability of 39.46% ⭐ for Washington Wizards to win vs New Orleans Pelicans with odds of 3.6 at Tonybet.
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New Orleans Pelicans and Washington Wizards's standings in the NBA
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New Orleans Pelicans - Washington Wizards Key Points
- The Pelicans are on an 11-match losing streak.
- The Pelicans are 4-14 at home this season.
- The Pelicans are 12-22 ATS on the season.
- The Wizards have covered the spread in six of their last nine games.
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Our New Orleans Pelicans vs Washington Wizards Prediction
While both these teams have been poor this season, this line is a little baffling given just how terrible the Pelicans have been lately - now on an 11-match losing streak and having won only one of their last 21 games.
Sure, the Wizards aren’t great either, but they are entering this match off the back of an impressive showing against the Bulls and have covered six of their last nine. We’ll go with the road dog in this one. Our New Orleans Pelicans vs Washington Wizards prediction is Washington Wizards +7.5.
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