In a game featuring one of the struggling squads in the NBA, the Washington Wizards (9-44) face the New Orleans Pelicans (32-22) at Smoothie King Center on February 14, 2024. The Wizards have lost seven in a row and are 2-8 in their past 10 games. They enter this matchup as underdogs by 14.5 points. The over/under is 234.5 for the matchup.
Our computer predictions in this article will help you decide what are the best bets available for Wednesday’s game.
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Spread: Pelicans (-14.5) to Cover
- Our computers expect the same result as DraftKings, but have the Pelicans winning by a considerably greater margin (18.1 points). Take the Pelicans.
- New Orleans has a 30-22-2 record against the spread this season.
- So far this season, Washington has put together a 25-27-1 record against the spread.
- The Wizards have been an underdog by 14.5 points or more once this season, and covered the spread.
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Total: Under 234.5
- The DraftKings point total for this game is just 1.3 points highter than the model projection.
- New Orleans’ games have finished with more than 234.5 points 19 times so far this year.
- Washington’s games have had over 234.5 points 27 times this season.
- A total of 25 out of the Pelicans’ 54 games this season have hit the over.
- The Wizards and their opponents have combined to hit the over 24 out of 53 times this season.
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Moneyline Winner: Pelicans (-1000)
- Prediction: Pelicans 126, Wizards 108
- New Orleans has won 19, or 63.3%, of the 30 games it has played as the favorite this season.
- Washington has won in nine, or 18%, of the 50 contests it has been named as the odds-on underdog this year.
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Kyle Kuzma Points Prop: Under 19.5
- Kyle Kuzma is putting up 21.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists per contest. He’s also sinking 45.6% of his shots from the floor and 32.9% from 3-point range, with 2.3 triples per contest.
- Wednesday’s prop bet for Kuzma is 19.5 points, 2.3 fewer than his season average.
- Kuzma has had a points prop in 54 games this season, and has gone over 27 times.
- With 116.1 points per game on offense, the Pelicans rank 14th in the NBA. At the other end, they surrender 112.0 points per contest, which ranks eighth in the league.
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