New Orleans Pelicans vs. Phoenix Suns odds, tips and betting trends
The Phoenix Suns (22-18) will try to continue a three-game winning streak when visiting the New Orleans Pelicans (25-17) on Friday, January 19, 2024 at Smoothie King Center. This game is at 8:00 PM ET on WVUE and AZFamily.
The Pelicans are a 2.5-point favorite against the Suns when Pelicans and Suns hit the court. The point total for the matchup is 235.
Pelicans vs. Suns Betting Odds
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- Spread: New Orleans -2.5
- Total: 235
- Moneyline: New Orleans -142, Phoenix +120
- Pick ATS: Pelicans (- 2.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (235)
- Prediction:
Pelicans 119 – Suns 111
- New Orleans has been chosen as the favorite in 22 games this year and has walked away with the win 13 times (59.1%) in those games.
- This season, New Orleans has come away with a win 12 times in 19 chances when named as a favorite of at least -142 or better on the moneyline.
- New Orleans has an implied victory probability of 58.7% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- Phoenix has won three of the 11 games it was listed as the moneyline underdog this season (27.3%).
- Phoenix has a record of 2-6 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +120 or longer (25%).
- Phoenix has a 45.5% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- The 116.9 points per game the Pelicans record are only 2.5 more points than the Suns allow (114.4).
- New Orleans is 20-5 against the spread and 19-6 overall when scoring more than 114.4 points.
- Phoenix has put together a 9-13-2 ATS record and a 17-7 overall record in games it scores more than 112 points.
- New Orleans has an ATS record of 20-7-1 and a 22-6 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 115.9 points.
- The Pelicans are at the 11th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (116.9 PPG), while the Suns allow the 15th-fewest points per game (114.4) in the league.
- The 14th-ranked scoring NBA team (115.9 PPG) is Phoenix, while the New Orleans squad ranks 10th in the league defensively (112 PPG).
- The Pelicans have totaled 203 more points than their opponents this season (4.9 per game on average), and the Suns have scored 60 more points than their opponents (1.5 per game).
- New Orleans’ average implied point total this season is 1.8 fewer points than its implied total in Friday’s game (117.2 implied points on average compared to 119 implied points in this game).
- So far this season, New Orleans has put up more than 119 points in 17 games.
- Phoenix’s average implied point total on the season (117.7 points) is 1.7 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (116 points).
- Game Day: Friday, January 19, 2024
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: WVUE and AZFamily
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Arena: Smoothie King Center
- TV Channel: KPHE – Arizona’s Family Sports
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