Who’s playing
New Orleans Pelicans @ Washington Wizards
Current records: New Orleans 6-29, Washington 6-26
How to watch
- When: Sunday January 5, 2025 at 6 p.m. ET
- Or: Capital One Arena – Washington, District of Columbia
- TV: Gulf Coast Sports
- Follow: CBS Sports app
- Online broadcast: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $10.46
What you need to know
The New Orleans Pelicans will face the Washington Wizards on Sunday at 6 p.m. ET at Capital One Arena. The Pelicans are undoubtedly hoping to end a 15-game losing streak on the road.
The Pelicans just scored the most points they have all season. They won Friday against the Wizards by a score of 132-120. The victory was a much-needed relief for New Orleans as it ended their 11-game losing streak.
CJ McCollum had a dynamite game for the Pelicans, going 10 of 16 from beyond the arc en route to 50 points. Those ten threes gave McCollum a new career high.
The Pelicans worked as a unit and finished the game with 36 assists. It’s a new trend for them: they averaged 24 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they’ve averaged 30.
New Orleans’ victory ended a seven-game home drought and moved them to 6-29. As for Washington, they’ve been on a rocky road recently after losing three of their last four games, which is consistent with their 6-26 record this season.
Looking ahead, the Pelicans are the favorites as experts expect them to win by 4.5 points. Neither team has fared well against the spread this season; they are 13-22, while Washington is 13-18.
Odds
New Orleans is a 4.5-point favorite against Washington, according to the latest NBA Odds.
Oddsmakers had a good idea of the line for this one, as the game opened with the Pelicans as 4-point favorites.
The over/under is 234.5 points.
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History of the series
New Orleans has won 7 of its last 10 games against Washington.
- January 3, 2025 – New Orleans 132 vs. Washington 120
- February 14, 2024 – New Orleans 133 vs. Washington 126
- December 13, 2023 – New Orleans 142 vs. Washington 122
- January 28, 2023 – Washington 113 vs. New Orleans 103
- January 9, 2023 – New Orleans 132 vs. Washington 112
- November 24, 2021 – New Orleans 127 vs. Washington 102
- November 15, 2021 – Washington 105 vs. New Orleans 100
- April 16, 2021 – Washington 117 vs. New Orleans 115
- January 27, 2021 – New Orleans 124 vs. Washington 106
- August 7, 2020 – New Orleans 118 vs. Washington 107
