Portland Trail Blazers vs. New Orleans Pelicans odds, tips and betting trends

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01 March 2023

Portland Trail Blazers vs. New Orleans Pelicans odds, tips and betting trends

The New Orleans Pelicans (30-32) hope to end a three-game road losing streak at the Portland Trail Blazers (29-32) on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET.

The Trail Blazers enter their game as a 2.5-point favorite against the Pelicans. The game’s point total is set at 232.

Trail Blazers vs. Pelicans Betting Odds

Spread: Portland -2.5
Total: 232
Moneyline: Portland -136, New Orleans +115

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Pelicans at Trail Blazers odds, spread, & more

Prediction

Pick ATS: Pelicans (+ 2.5)
Pick OU:
Under (232)
Prediction:
Trail Blazers 116 – Pelicans 113

Portland has won 18, or 60%, of the 30 contests in which it was the favorite this year.
This year, Portland has won 17 of 26 games when listed as at least -136 or better on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies Portland has a 57.6% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

New Orleans has been the moneyline underdog 32 total times this season. NOLA has gone 10-22 in those games.
When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +115 or longer, New Orleans has gone 5-19 (20.8%).
Based on this game’s moneyline, New Orleans has an implied win probability of 46.5%.

The Trail Blazers average 115.0 points per game, just 1.5 more points than the 113.5 the Pelicans give up.
Portland is 20-7 against the spread and 22-5 overall when scoring more than 113.5 points.
New Orleans is 22-9-1 against the spread and 23-9 overall when allowing fewer than 115.0 points.
The Pelicans’ 114.3 points per game are just 1.1 fewer points than the 115.4 the Trail Blazers allow.
New Orleans is 20-8 against the spread and 21-7 overall when it scores more than 115.4 points.
Portland’s record is 18-10-1 against the spread and 19-10 overall when it allows fewer than 114.3 points.
The Trail Blazers are the NBA’s 12th-ranked scoring team (115.0 PPG), while the Pelicans rank 17th in points per game allowed (113.5) in the league.
The 15th-ranked scoring NBA team (114.3 PPG) is New Orleans, while the Portland squad ranks 18th in the league defensively (115.4 PPG).
The Trail Blazers have been out-scored by 27 points this season (0.4 points per game on average), while the Pelicans have put up 48 more points than their opponents on the year (0.8 per game).

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Portland has an average implied point total equal to its implied total in Wednesday’s game (117).
This season, Portland has scored more than 117 points 23 times.
New Orleans’ average implied point total on the season (116.9 points) is 1.9 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (115 points).

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