Sportsbooks don’t view the New Orleans Pelicans (0-0) as serious championship contenders, with +5000 odds to win it all in as they prepare for the 2024-25 season opener, a matchup at home against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, October 23 at 8:00 PM ET.
New Orleans is favored by 7.5, and the total is 222.5.
Based on their most recent odds (+5000), the Pelicans have a 2% chance of winning the NBA Championship.
Pelicans futures odds
- Odds to win the NBA Championship: +5000 (15th in NBA)
- To make the NBA playoffs: -140 (16th among NBA teams with odds)
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:10 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
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Pelicans 2023-24 stats
- The Pelicans outscored opponents by 4.4 points per game last season (posting 115.1 points per game, 13th in the NBA, and allowing 110.7 per outing, eighth in the NBA) and had a +362 scoring differential.
- Dejounte Murray’s team-leading 22.5 points per game ranked him 24th in the NBA.
- New Orleans scored 105.5 points per game when playing at home last year, compared to 92 points per game on the road, a difference of 13.5 points per contest.
- New Orleans gave up 104 points per game when playing at home last year, compared to 109 when playing on the road.
