New Orleans Pelicans vs. Brooklyn Nets odds, tips and betting trends

The Brooklyn Nets (15-18) will be attempting to stop a three-game losing skid when hitting the road against the New Orleans Pelicans (19-14) on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at Smoothie King Center. It airs at 8:00 PM ET on BSNO and YES.

The Pelicans are a 6.5-point favorite against the Nets when the Pelicans and the Nets square off. The point total for the game is 230.5.

Pelicans vs. Nets Betting Odds

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• Spread: New Orleans -6.5
• Total: 230.5
• Moneyline: New Orleans -270, Brooklyn +218

• Pick ATS: Pelicans (- 6.5)
• Pick OU:

  Over (230.5)
  

• Prediction:
  Pelicans 119 – Nets 112

• New Orleans has won 10, or 55.6%, of the 18 contests in which it was the favorite this year.
• This season, New Orleans has come away with a win five times in seven chances when named as a favorite of at least -270 or shorter on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies New Orleans has a 73% chance of walking away with the win.

• Brooklyn has won 25% of the games this season it was the underdog on the moneyline (5-15).
• Brooklyn has not yet won a game when entering as a moneyline underdog with odds of +218 or longer in five chances.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, Brooklyn’s implied win probability is 31.4%.

• The Pelicans score 116 points per game, only 0.4 fewer points than the 116.4 the Nets give up.
• New Orleans is 13-2 against the spread and 12-3 overall when scoring more than 116.4 points.
• Brooklyn is 12-7-1 against the spread and 10-10 overall when it scores more than 113 points.
• New Orleans has an ATS record of 14-6-1 and a 16-5 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 115.6 points.
• The Pelicans are the league’s 12th-ranked scoring team (116 PPG), while the Nets allow the rank 20th in points per game (116.4) in NBA play.
• Brooklyn is the NBA’s 13th-ranked offense (115.6 PPG), while New Orleans is the 12th-ranked defense (113).
• The Pelicans have totaled 99 more points than their opponents this season (three per game on average), while the Nets have been out-scored by 25 total points (0.8 per game average differential).

• The average implied total for New Orleans this season is 117 points, two fewer points than its implied total of 119 points in Tuesday’s game.
• So far this season, New Orleans has scored more than 119 points 13 times.
• The average implied point total on the season for Brooklyn (117.4) is 5.4 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (112).

• Game Day: Tuesday, January 2, 2024
• Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: BSNO and YES
• Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Arena: Smoothie King Center
• TV Channel: Bally Sports
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