The Utah Jazz (10-30) and New Orleans Pelicans (11-32) meet on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to wrap up a 2-game set. Tip-off from Smoothie King Center is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET Monday. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NBA odds around the Jazz vs. Pelicansodds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Pelicans lead 1-0
In the Friday opener of the 2-game set, the Pelicans covered as 12-point favorites with a 136-123 home victory over the Jazz as the Over (232.5) hit. G CJ McCollum hit his first five 3’s, finishing 8-for-16 from deep with a game-high 26 points. F Zion Williamson scored 24 points and grabbed 14 rebounds but is questionable for Monday with an illness.
Jazz G Keyonte George had a team-high 26 points in the loss. G Collin Sexton added 24 points but isn’t expected to play Monday. Utah is 3-5 straight up in its last 8 games but has gone 6-2 against the spread (ATS).
Jazz at Pelicans odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:51 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Jazz +450 (bet $100 to win $450) | Pelicans -650 (bet $650 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Jazz +11.5 (-115) | Pelicans -11.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 231.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Jazz at Pelicans key injuries
Jazz
- G Jordan Clarkson (foot) out
- F John Collins (hip) out
- G Johnny Juzang (hand) out
- F Lauri Markkanen (back) out
- G Collin Sexton (rest) out
Pelicans
- F Brandon Ingram (ankle) out
- F Herbert Jones (shoulder) out
- C Yves Missi (illness) questionable
- G Dejounte Murray (elbow) probable
- F Zion Williamson (illness) questionable
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
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Jazz at Pelicans picks and predictions
Prediction
Pelicans 116, Jazz 110
Moneyline
The Pelicans (-650) will likely beat the Jazz (+450) for the second time in 4 days Monday, but the price on New Orleans ML is too high for a team with so many injuries.
PASS. Take the points and/or bet the total instead.
Against the spread
Utah is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games as an underdog and has only lost by 12-plus points once in its last 8 overall.
New Orleans has won 4 of its last 5 games and covered 5 in a row, but it may not have any real motivation to blow out the Jazz after already beating them by 13 points Friday. The Pelicans’ next game is hosting the Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday, and it wouldn’t come as a shock if they were looking ahead to that matchup instead.
BET JAZZ +11.5 (-115).
Over/Under
The Pelicans will likely need to score 122 or more points for this game to go Over. New Orleans has scored 119 or fewer in 34 of its 43 games this season, while Utah has allowed 119 or fewer in 7 of its last 9.
This total opened at 236.5 Sunday night and has since been bet all the way down to 231.5. The number is too low to confidently recommend a play, but with so many key players on the injury report, the Under still looks like the better option.
LEAN UNDER 231.5 (-110).
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