Portland Trail Blazers vs New Orleans Pelicans Betting Preview: Point Spread, Moneylines, Odds

The New Orleans Pelicans (30-32) are only 1.5-point underdogs as they look to break a three-game road slide when they square off against the Portland Trail Blazers (29-32) on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at Moda Center. The game airs at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN, ROOT Sports NW, and BSNO. The matchup has an over/under set at 232.5 points.

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Trail Blazers vs. Pelicans Game Time and Odds

  • Game Day: Wednesday, March 1, 2023
  • Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
  • TV Channel: ESPN, ROOT Sports NW, and BSNO
  • Location: Portland, Oregon
  • Arena: Moda Center
  • Moneyline favorite: Trail Blazers (-121)
  • Spread: Trail Blazers (-1.5)
  • Total: 232.5

Trail Blazers vs. Pelicans Betting Stats and Trends

  • The Trail Blazers have covered the spread in a game 29 times this season (29-31-1).
  • In games it was favored in by 1.5 points or more so far this season, Portland has gone 16-12 against the spread.
  • This season, 30 of the Trail Blazers’ games have gone over the point total out of 62 chances.
  • Portland’s games this season have gone over 232.5 points 28 out of 61 times.
  • The average total in Trail Blazers games this season is 230.4, 2.1 points fewer than Wednesday’s over/under of 232.5.
  • The Pelicans are 28-33-1 against the spread this season.
  • In games this year when an underdog by 1.5 points or more, New Orleans has gone 12-18-1 against the spread.
  • This year, Pelicans games have hit the over 33 times.
  • So far this season, 45.2% of New Orleans’ games (28-of-62) have had more combined points than Wednesday’s total of 232.5.
  • In 2022-23, games involving the Pelicans have averaged a total of 227.9 points, 4.6 fewer than this game’s set over/under.

Trail Blazers vs. Pelicans Statistics and Rankings

Trail Blazers Rank Trail Blazers AVG Pelicans AVG Pelicans Rank
12th 115 Points Scored 114.3 15th
18th 115.4 Points Allowed 113.5 17th
27th 41.2 Rebounds 43.9 11th
19th 9.8 Off. Rebounds 11 11th
8th 13.2 3pt Made 10.7 25th
21st 24.2 Assists 25.6 8th
18th 13.8 Turnovers 14.2 22nd

Trail Blazers vs. Pelicans Stats and Trends

  • The Trail Blazers have a 4-6 record straight-up in their past 10 matchups, while covering the spread four times in those games.
  • The final score of the past 10 Portland games has exceeded the set total seven times.
  • Portland’s last 10 games have ended with an average of 236.4 points scored. That’s 3.9 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • Across their last 10 games, the Trail Blazers have scored 3.7 more points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.
  • The Pelicans have a 4-5-1 record against the spread while going 4-6 overall in their past 10 contests.
  • In its past 10 contests, New Orleans has hit the over four times.
  • New Orleans’ average total over the last 10 games is 3.2 points fewer than the 232.5 over/under given for this matchup.
  • In their last 10 games, the Pelicans’ per-game scoring average is 111.0, 3.3 points lower than their season-long per-game average.

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