The New Orleans Pelicans (8-27) will look to turn around a five-game losing skid when hosting the Portland Trail Blazers (14-20) on Friday, January 2, 2026 at Smoothie King Center. This matchup is at 8 p.m. ET on KUNP, Gulf Coast Sports, and Pelicans+.
The Trail Blazers are a slight 1-point favorite against the Pelicans. The over/under for the matchup is set at 242.5.
Trail Blazers vs. Pelicans betting odds
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Spread: Portland -1Total: 242.5Moneyline: Portland -111, New Orleans -106
Trail Blazers at Pelicans odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Trail Blazers (- 1)Pick OU:
Under (242.5)Prediction:
Trail Blazers 120 – Pelicans 118MoneylineThe Trail Blazers have been the moneyline favorite 12 total times this season. They’ve gone 6-6 in those games.Portland has gone 6-6 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -111 or shorter (winning 50%).Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Trail Blazers’ implied win probability is 52.6%.This season, the Pelicans have won six out of the 33 games, or 18.2%, in which they’ve been the underdog.New Orleans has a record of 5-27, a 15.6% win rate, when it is set as the underdog by -106 or more by oddsmakers this season.The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 51.5% chance of a victory for the Pelicans.Against the spreadThe 116.2 points per game the Trail Blazers put up are 6.9 fewer points than the Pelicans allow (123.1).When Portland puts up more than 123.1 points, it is 4-5 against the spread and 7-2 overall.When it scores more than 120.2 points, New Orleans is 9-2 against the spread and 4-7 overall.Portland is 7-4 against the spread and 6-5 overall when it allows fewer than 115.6 points.The Trail Blazers are at the 17th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (116.2 PPG), while the Pelicans allow the 28th-fewest points per game (123.1) in the league.New Orleans is the NBA’s 20th-ranked offense (115.6 PPG), while Portland is the 25th-ranked defense (120.2).The Trail Blazers have a -138-point scoring differential on the season (-4 per game). The Pelicans have also been out-scored by opponents on average this year (263 total points, 7.5 per game).Over/UnderPortland has an average implied point total of 120.1 this year, which is 1.9 points lower than its implied total in Friday’s game (122).So far this season, Portland has scored more than 122 points in a game 11 times.The average implied point total on the year for New Orleans (121.2) is 1.2 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (120).How to watch Trail Blazers vs. PelicansGame day: Friday, January 2, 2026Game time: 8 p.m. ETLocation: New Orleans, LouisianaArena: Smoothie King CenterTV channel: Rip City TV – KUNSDT2Live stream: Watch this game on Fubo