New Orleans Pelicans vs Washington Wizards: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 1/27/2021

The New Orleans Pelicans (5-10) are 8-point favorites as they ready to take the court against the Washington Wizards (3-10) on January 27, 2021. A 226-point over/under has been set for the matchup.

How to Watch

Time: 9:00 PM EST
TV Channel: NBCS-DC

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Pelicans vs. Wizards Betting Data

Pelicans Betting Data

• New Orleans has a losing 4-9 record against the spread this season.
• New Orleans has covered the over/under the majority of the time, in 14 of 15 games (93.3%).

Wizards Betting Data

• Washington has a losing (2-9) record against the spread this season.
• Washington hit the over in a majority of its games this season: 13 of 13 games (100%).

Point Total Insights

• New Orleans' games this year have resulted in a higher total score than Wednesday's matchup total (226 points) in six out of 15 opportunities (40% of matchups).
• In Washington's games this season, the competing teams combined for a higher point total than Wednesday's matchup total in eight out of 13 matchups (61.5%).
• The over/under for the game of 226 is 1.3 points more than the combined points per game averages for the Pelicans (108.2 points per game) and the Wizards (116.5 points per game).
• The 231.7 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 5.7 more than the 226 over/under in this contest.
• This season the average total for Pelicans games is 219.7 points, 6.3 fewer than the over/under of 226 points for this contest.
• The over/under for this game is 10.6 points fewer than the average over/under in Wizards' games this season (236.6 points).

Previous Matchups

In the last 10 head-to-head meetings, Washington has won seven games against New Orleans, while the Pelicans perform better against the spread, putting together a 1-0 record ATS in those contests against the Wizards.

Pelicans Players to Watch

• Zion Williamson leads the Pelicans in scoring, tallying 23.4 points per game to go with 7.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists.
• Steven Adams leads New Orleans in rebounding, averaging 9.1 per game, while Lonzo Ball leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 4.7 in each contest.
• The Pelicans get the most three-point shooting production out of Ball, who makes 2.1 threes per game.
• Ball and Brandon Ingram lead New Orleans on the defensive end, with Ball leading the team in steals averaging 1.3 per game and Ingram in blocks averaging 0.9 per contest.

Wizards Players to Watch

• Russell Westbrook has tallied 9.7 boards and 10.2 assists per game, putting him atop the Wizards leaderboards in those stat categories.
• Washington's Bradley Beal averages 34.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game, making him the top scorer on the squad.
• Davis Bertans is the top shooter from the three-point line for the Wizards, hitting 2.8 threes per game.
• Washington's leader in steals is Raul Neto with 1.2 per game, and its leader in blocks is Thomas Bryant with 0.8 per game.

Injury Report

Pelicans: None

Wizards: Moritz Wagner: Out (Health and Safety Protocols), Ish Smith: Out (Health and Safety Protocols), Davis Bertans: Out (Health and Safety Protocols), Rui Hachimura: Out (Health and Safety Protocols), Troy Brown Jr.: Out (Health and Safety Protocols), Raul Neto: Day To Day (Groin), Russell Westbrook: Out (Rest), Thomas Bryant: Out For Season (Left knee), Deni Avdija: Out (Health and Safety Protocols)