The New Orleans Pelicans (1-0) play the Portland Trail Blazers (0-1) as 5.5-point favorites on Friday, October 25, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET on KATU and Gulf Coast Sports.

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Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers Game Info & Odds

• Date: Friday, October 25, 2024
• Time: 10:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: KATU and Gulf Coast Sports
• Location: Portland, Oregon
• Venue: Moda Center

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Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Trail Blazers 121 – Pelicans 118

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Spread & Total Prediction for Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers

• Pick ATS: Trail Blazers (+ 5.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Trail Blazers (-3.0)
• Pick OU:

  Over (218.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 239.0

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• On offense, the Pelicans were the 13th-ranked squad in the league (115.1 points per game) last season. On defense, they were eighth (110.7 points conceded per game).
• With 44 rebounds per game and 42.3 rebounds allowed, New Orleans was 12th and seventh in the NBA, respectively, last season.
• At 27 assists per game last year, the Pelicans were 12th in the NBA.
• New Orleans committed 12.4 turnovers per game last year and forced 13.4 per game, ranking 13th and sixth, respectively, in the league.
• Beyond the arc, the Pelicans were 18th in the NBA in 3-pointers made per game (12.5) last year. They were fourth-best in 3-point percentage at 38.3%.

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Trail Blazers Performance Insights

• The Trail Blazers put up only 106.4 points per game (second-worst in NBA) last year, but they played more consistently on defense, where they gave up 115.4 points per game (19th-ranked).
• Portland ranked 22nd in the NBA with 42.7 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 17th with 43.8 rebounds allowed per game.
• The Trail Blazers delivered just 23.1 dimes per game, which ranked worst in the league.
• While Portland was in the bottom five in the NBA in turnovers per game with 14.4 (fourth-worst), it ranked sixth in the league with 13.4 forced turnovers per game.
• It was a tough season for the Trail Blazers in terms of three-pointers, as they amassed only 11.5 made threes per game (fifth-worst in NBA) and made just 34.5% of their attempted treys (worst).

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