Utah Jazz at New Orleans Pelicans odds, picks and prediction
The Utah Jazz (27-7) visit the New Orleans Pelicans (14-19) Monday. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. at Smoothie King Center. Below, we analyze the Jazz-Pelicans odds and lines, with NBA picks and predictions.
The Jazz are coming off a 1-1 swing through Florida as part of the first half of a four-game road trip. They lost to the Miami Heat 124-116 Friday as 6.5-point favorites and rebounded with a 124-109 victory at the Orlando Magic Saturday as 9.5-point faves. Against Orlando, SG Donovan Mitchell scored 25 of his team-high 31 points in the second half.
The Pelicans return home from an 0-2 road trip in which they lost by a combined 7 points. They dropped a 129-125 thriller at the Milwaukee Bucks Thursday but covered the spread as 8-point underdogs, and they lost 117-114 at the San Antonio Spurs Saturday as 2.5-point favorites. PF Zion Williamson had 34 points in the loss to the Bucks and tallied 23 points and 14 rebounds against the Spurs.
This is third regular-season meeting between the Jazz and the Pelicans. Utah, which owns the NBA's best record, swept New Orleans in a two-game set in mid-January, covering both games as a 6.5-point home favorite. In the opening 118-102 victory, Mitchell scored 28 points, and the Jazz hit 21 3-pointers. Two nights later, despite being outscored 43-31 in the first quarter, the Jazz claimed a 129-118 win, and Mitchell finished with 36 points.
Jazz at Pelicans: Odds, spread and lines
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- Money line : Jazz -275 (bet $275 to win $100) | Pelicans +220 (bet $100 to win $220)
- Against the spread/ATS : Jazz -7 (-110) | Pelicans +7 (-110)
- Over/Under : 235.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Jazz at Pelicans: Key injuries
Jazz
- None
Pelicans
- SG J.J. Redick (hamstring) questionable
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Jazz at Pelicans: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Jazz 123, Pelicans 119
Money line (ML)
PASS. The projection has the Jazz coming out on top, but it's not wise and too risky to bet a -275 money line.
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Against the spread (ATS)
NEW ORLEANS +7 (- 110) is worth a HALF-UNIT play. The Pelicans will be fired up to make a statement against the NBA's top team. Behind Williamson, who has averaged 29.8 PPG over his past 10 games, they'll give the Jazz everything they can.
The reason for caution is because the Jazz own the league's best ATS record at 25-9 and also feature an NBA-best 23 wins by double-digit margins.
ATS records: Jazz 25-9 | Pelicans 14-19
Over/Under (O/U)
OVER 235.5 ( -110) is the STRONGEST PLAY - 1½ times your usual wager. Before Saturday's Under game vs. the Magic, the Jazz played 11 Overs in a row. Across their last 12 games, the Jazz averaged 120.8 PPG.
Meanwhile, the Pelicans lead the NBA with a 24-9 O/U record, including a league-best 14-2 O/U mark at home. In their 15 February games, the Pels averaged 121.4 PPG and allowed 119.1 PPG.
O/U records: Jazz 16-17-1 | Pelicans 24-9
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| JOHNNY PARLAY'S RECORD | W-L | SP | ROI |
| 2020-21 NBA | 2-4 | 2-1 | -1.95 |
| 2019-20 NBA | 31-26-2 | 15-12 | N/A |
| 2021 record (all sports) | 79-57-1 | 39-28 | +24.35 |
| *- SP: Strongest plays; ROI: Return on investment | |||
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Also see:
- 2021 NBA Mock Draft consensus 2.0 (Rookie Wire)
- Hoops Hype rumors : Jazz | Pelicans
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