The New Orleans Pelicans will take on the Toronto Raptors in NBA action at Smoothie King Center on Wednesday, beginning at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations and today’s injury updates, Dimers’ advanced NBA model predicts the Raptors as the most likely winner of the Raptors vs. Pelicans game.

This prediction follows the latest NBA Injury Report, which suggests the Pelicans lineup will feature stars like Zion Williamson, Trey Murphy and Saddiq Bey, while the Raptors will look to Brandon Ingram, RJ Barrett and Scottie Barnes.

This article offers further insights into Wednesday’s matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and player prop picks.

Raptors vs. Pelicans prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Wednesday’s NBA game between the Raptors and Pelicans 10,000 times as part of our NBA predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives the Raptors a 57% chance of beating the Pelicans. Our predicted final score has the Raptors winning 116-114.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and the Raptors and Pelicans each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 233.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of staying under.

 

Raptors vs. Pelicans odds

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

Bet Type
Raptors
Pelicans

Spread
-2.5 (-102)
+2.5 (-118)

Moneyline
-124
+110

Total
o233.5 (-110)
u233.5 (-110)

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

Raptors vs. Pelicans picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: