Wizards vs. Pelicans Prediction: New Orleans Predicted to Win Friday's NBA Matchup [1/3/2025]

The New Orleans Pelicans will take on the Washington Wizards in NBA action at Smoothie King Center on Friday, starting at 8:00PM ET.

The Pelicans, with star players such as Dejounte Murray, CJ McCollum and Trey Murphy, are set to take on the Wizards, who feature Jordan Poole, Kyle Kuzma and Malcolm Brogdon.

Based on the latest 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 Washington-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 72%, while the Wizards' is 28%."

For further insights into Friday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and player prop picks, visit our interactive Wizards vs. Pelicans predictions page.

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Wizards vs. Pelicans Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's action between the Pelicans and Wizards at Smoothie King Center is scheduled to begin at 8:00PM ET.

• Who: Washington Wizards vs. New Orleans Pelicans
• Date: Friday, January 3, 2025
• Time: 8:00PM ET/5:00PM PT
• Venue: Smoothie King Center
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster
• Merchandise: Buy Pelicans and Wizards gear at Fanatics

Dimers.com's full preview of Friday's Wizards vs. Pelicans matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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

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

Our independent predictive model gives the Pelicans a 72% chance of defeating the Wizards. Our predicted final score has the Pelicans winning 119-112.

According to our model, the Wizards (+7.5) have a 53% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 232.5 points has a 51% chance of staying under.

Pre-Game Probabilities

Last Updated: 12:34AM, Jan 4

Spread

Over / Under

Moneyline

Wizards

Wizards +7.5

53%

47%

-105

-108

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Pelicans

Wizards WAS

-105

Wizards +7.5

53%

47%

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Pelicans NOP

-108

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Wizards vs. Pelicans Odds

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

Wizards vs. Pelicans Picks

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Wizards vs. Pelicans Player Props

Looking for Washington vs. New Orleans NBA player props? We have crunched the numbers to project how each team's leading players will perform at Smoothie King Center.

Jordan Poole is expected to lead the Wizards in scoring, while Dejounte Murray is projected to be the top scorer for the Pelicans.

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Conclusion

We predict the Pelicans, with a 72% win probability, will likely beat the Wizards on Friday.

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