The New Orleans Pelicans came out on top in 49 games last season and lost in the of the playoffs. Bookmakers have set their 2024-25 over/under at 46.5 wins.
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Pelicans win total futures odds
- Win total over/under: 46.5
- Over 46.5 wins payout: -110
- Under 46.5 wins payout: -110
Pelicans betting stats from 2023-24
- The Pelicans won 44 games against the spread last season, failing to cover 38 times.
- New Orleans won 31 of the 50 games it was the moneyline favorite last season (62%).
- Last season, NOLA was the underdog 32 times and won 18, or 56.2%, of those games.
- The Pelicans had a 21-19 record at home and were 28-14 on the road last year.
- The Pelicans had a couple of wins when favored by three or fewer points last season (2-9), and won 29 contests when favored by three or more points (29-10).
- NOLA was 6-5 last season when an underdog by three points or fewer, and 12-9 when its opponent was favored by 3.5 points or more.
Pelicans futures betting trends
- The Pelicans are facing the 16th-ranked schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total from last year).
- New Orleans will have the fifth-easiest divisional schedule in the NBA, based on its Southwest Division opponents’ combined win total last year (560).
- The Pelicans have 51 games scheduled against teams that had winning records in 2023-24, including 22 games versus squads that had 50 or more wins and 16 contests against teams with fewer than 26 wins last year.
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New Orleans 2023-24 player stats
- Dejounte Murray: 22.5 PTS, 6.4 AST, 1.4 STL, 45.9 FG%, 36.3 3PT% (201-for-554)
- Zion Williamson: 22.9 PTS, 5.0 AST, 1.1 STL, 57.0 FG%, 33.3 3PT% (6-for-18)
- CJ McCollum: 20.0 PTS, 45.9 FG%, 42.9 3PT% (239-for-557)
- Herbert Jones: 11.0 PTS, 1.4 STL, 49.8 FG%, 41.8 3PT% (114-for-273)
