NBA Best Bets: Celtics vs. Pelicans Picks for January 31
Published 11:39 pm Thursday, January 30, 2025
The New Orleans Pelicans (12-36) are heavy underdogs (+10.5) as they attempt to stop a four-game losing streak when they host the Boston Celtics (33-15) at 8:00 PM ET on Friday, January 31, 2025 at Smoothie King Center. The matchup airs on Gulf Coast Sports and NBCS-BOS.
For the best bets you can make on Friday’s game, based on our computer predictions, see below.
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Celtics vs. Pelicans Game Info
- When: Friday, January 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
- Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
- TV: Gulf Coast Sports and NBCS-BOS
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Celtics vs. Pelicans Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Celtics (- 10.5)
- Against the spread, Boston is 20-28-0 this season.
- New Orleans has covered the spread 20 times in 48 games.
- The Celtics have an ATS record of 11-15 as 10.5-point favorites or greater.
- The Pelicans are 3-4 as 10.5-point underdogs or more.
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Pick OU:
Under (231.5)
- The Celtics and their opponents have gone over 231.5 combined points in 17 of 48 games this season.
- The Pelicans have combined with their opponents to score more than 231.5 points in 20 of 48 games this season.
- Boston has an average point total of 227.7 in its outings this year, 3.8 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- New Orleans has a 225.3-point average over/under in its contests this season, 6.2 fewer points than this game’s point total.
- The Celtics are the fifth-highest scoring team in the NBA this year. The Pelicans have scored the 13th-most points.
- The Pelicans have allowed the 27th-fewest points in NBA play this season, while the Celtics have given up the 12th-fewest.
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Moneyline Pick: Celtics (-599)
- The Celtics have won 33, or 71.7%, of the 46 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- The Pelicans have come away with five wins in the 33 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- Boston has a record of 16-5, a 76.2% win rate, when it’s favored by -599 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +425 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- The Celtics have a 85.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
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