The New Orleans Pelicans (3-22) will try to stop a four-game home losing skid when hosting the Portland Trail Blazers (9-15) on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at Smoothie King Center, airing at 8 p.m. ET on Gulf Coast Sports and KUNP.
The Trail Blazers enter their game against the Pelicans as a 5.5-point favorite. The matchup features an over/under of 237.5.
Trail Blazers vs. Pelicans betting odds
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Spread: Portland -5.5Total: 237.5Moneyline: Portland -211, New Orleans +176
Trail Blazers at Pelicans odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Pelicans (+ 5.5)Pick OU:
Under (237.5)Prediction:
Trail Blazers 121 – Pelicans 116MoneylineThe Trail Blazers are 3-5 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 37.5% of those games).Portland has played as a moneyline favorite of -211 or shorter twice this season, and split 1-1.The Trail Blazers have an implied moneyline win probability of 67.8% in this matchup.This season, the Pelicans have been the underdog 24 times and won two of those games.This season, New Orleans has won one of its 17 games, or 5.9%, when it is the underdog by at least +176 on the moneyline.The Pelicans have a 36.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Against the spreadThe 117.4 points per game the Trail Blazers average are 6.3 fewer points than the Pelicans give up (123.7).Portland is 2-4 against the spread and 4-2 overall when scoring more than 123.7 points.New Orleans is 5-2 against the spread and 1-6 overall when it scores more than 120.6 points.Portland has an ATS record of 4-0 and a 4-0 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 113 points.The Trail Blazers are the league’s 14th-ranked scoring team (117.4 PPG), while the Pelicans allow the rank 28th in points per game (123.7) in NBA play.The 24th-ranked scoring NBA team (113 PPG) is New Orleans, while the Portland squad ranks 25th in the league defensively (120.6 PPG).The Trail Blazers have a negative point differential on the season (-78 total points, -3.2 per game), as do the Pelicans (-266 total points, -10.7 per game).Over/UnderPortland has an average implied point total of 120 this season, which is two points lower than its implied total in Thursday’s game (122).This season, Portland has scored more than 122 points eight times.The average implied point total on the year for New Orleans (120.1) is 4.1 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (116).How to watch Trail Blazers vs. PelicansGame day: Thursday, December 11, 2025Game time: 8 p.m. ETLocation: New Orleans, LouisianaArena: Smoothie King CenterTV channel: Gulf Coast Sports NetworkLive stream: Watch this game on Fubo