Jazz vs. Pelicans Prediction: New Orleans Predicted to Win Friday's NBA Matchup [1/17/2025]

The New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz will lock horns in NBA action at Smoothie King Center on Friday, starting at 8:00PM ET.

The Pelicans, who have star players like CJ McCollum, Dejounte Murray and Trey Murphy, will face off against the Jazz, whose lineup includes Collin Sexton, Keyonte George and Brice Sensabaugh.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven NBA model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts the Pelicans as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's Utah-New Orleans game 10,000 times," said Damien Souness from Dimers.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict the Pelicans' chance of winning is 80%, while the Jazz' is 20%."

For expanded analysis of Friday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and player prop picks, visit our interactive Jazz vs. Pelicans predictions page.

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Jazz vs. Pelicans Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's matchup between the Pelicans and Jazz at Smoothie King Center is scheduled to start at 8:00PM ET.

• Who: Utah Jazz vs. New Orleans Pelicans
• Date: Friday, January 17, 2025
• Time: 8:00PM ET/5:00PM PT
• Venue: Smoothie King Center
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster
• Merchandise: Buy Pelicans and Jazz gear at Fanatics

Dimers.com's in-depth preview of Friday's Jazz vs. Pelicans matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Jazz vs. Pelicans Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Friday's NBA matchup between the Jazz and Pelicans 10,000 times as part of our NBA predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives the Pelicans an 80% chance of defeating the Jazz. Our predicted final score has the Pelicans winning 120-110.

According to our model, the Jazz (+11.5) have a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 232.5 points has a 52% chance of staying under.

Jazz vs. Pelicans Odds

We have sourced the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Jazz	Pelicans
Spread	+11.5 (-105)	-11.5 (-110)
Moneyline	+500	-650
Total	o232.5 (-108)	u232.5 (-106)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Jazz vs. Pelicans Picks

Our model's strongest edge in today's Jazz vs. Pelicans matchup is on the total.

Our expert predictions, aligned with the best odds, reveal the best NBA picks for every game throughout the season.

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Jazz vs. Pelicans Player Props

Betting on Jazz vs. Pelicans NBA player props? We use the best information available to project how each team's leading players will perform at Smoothie King Center.

Collin Sexton is expected to lead the Jazz in scoring, while CJ McCollum is projected to be the top scorer for the Pelicans.

Dimers Pro users can access a full range of player props and projected box scores, including points, assists, rebounds and more, for every NBA game this season.

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Conclusion

We predict the Pelicans, with an 80% win probability, will likely beat the Jazz on Friday.

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