It’s Friday, January 31, and the Boston Celtics (33-15) and the New Orleans Pelicans (12-36) are all set to square off from Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.
The Pelicans have now lost four in a row. The Pelicans lost a tight one Wednesday night at home to the Dallas Mavericks, 137-136. New Orleans was led by Trey Murphy III with 32 points and Zion Williams who chipped in 29. Boston blasted the Bulls Wednesday night, 122-100. Kristaps Porzingis led all scorers with 34 points.
The Celtics are currently 17-6 on the road with a point differential of +9, while the Pelicans have a 4-6 record in their last ten games at home.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details re: Celtics vs. Pelicans today
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Date: Friday, January 31, 2025
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Time: 8:00PM EST
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Site: Smoothie King Center
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City: New Orleans, LA
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Game odds for Celtics vs. Pelicans
The latest odds as of Friday:
That gives the Celtics an implied team point total of 120.14, and the Pelicans 114.4.
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Expert picks & predictions for Friday’s Celtics vs. Pelicans game
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Celtics & Pelicans game:
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Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Boston Celtics on the Moneyline.
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Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the New Orleans Pelicans at +11.
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Total: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Game Total of 231.
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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Celtics vs. Pelicans on Friday
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The Celtics have won 4 of their last 5 road games against teams with losing records
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Each of the Celtics’ last 3 road games with the Pelicans have stayed UNDER the Total
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The Celtics have covered the Spread on their last 3 road games against the Pelicans
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Atlantic Division teams have won 4 of their last 5 games against Southwest Division sides
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