Wizards vs. Pelicans Odds, Lines: 2023 NBA Picks, Jan. 9 Predictions by Proven Computer Models

The Washington Wizards (17-23) return home from a four-game trip against the New Orleans Pelicans (24-16) on Monday night. Washington lost his final two games of this trip, and last Friday he lost to Oklahoma City in the finals 127-110. New Orleans has lost four of his last five games, including Saturday’s 127-117 loss to Dallas.

Tip-off is set for 7 PM ET. Caesars Sportsbook’s latest Wizards vs. Pelicans odds show Washington ahead of him by one point and over/under set to his 227.5. Before we enter the Pelicans vs. Wizards pick, we have to check out his NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine projection model has simulated every NBA game 10,000 times and, over the past four seasons, has returned well over $10,000 to $100 players on the highest-rated NBA picks. The model entered Week 13 of the 2022-23 NBA season and returned over $2,100 with his stunning 43-19 roll in all of the NBA’s highest-rated picks this season. Anyone who follows it sees huge profits.

Now the model has his sights set on Wizards vs. Pelicans. You can visit SportsLine to see their recommendations. Here are the NBA betting lines for the Pelicans vs. Wizards game:

• Wizards vs. Pelicans Spread: Wizards -1
• Wizards vs. Pelicans Over/Under: 227.5 points
• Wizards vs. Pelicans moneyline: Washington -120, New Orleans +100
• Wizards vs. Pelicans Pick: Here’s the pick

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Why Wizards Has You Covered

Not only are New Orleans in the middle of a five-game trip, they are also playing without star forward Zion Williamson (hamstring) and second-leading scorer Brandon Ingram (toe). The Pelicans were missing CJ McCollum (remaining) in his 127-117 loss to Dallas on Saturday. They have lost three straight away games and have lost six of his last seven games away.

Washington has played 10 of his last 12 games and is looking forward to returning home and playing in front of his fans. The Wizards have three players averaging 20 or more points per game, but leading scorer Bradley Beal is currently sidelined with a hamstring injury. They have covered the spread in 5 of their last 7 games, but New Orleans have covered him only once in their last 5 games.

Why the Pelicans Can Cover

New Orleans may have had its lowest score in the first quarter of the season on Saturday, but ended up falling one point short of covering the spread. The Pelicans edged Dallas 102-93 after he trailed 34-15 at the end of the first period. They’re going to have McCallum back on the court for this game, and he’s averaging 20.4 points per game.

McCallum is also the team’s top distributor with 6.0 assists per game. Third-year Nagy Marshall seized a chance against Dallas and scored a career-high 24 points. Washington turned the ball over his 20th and was trailed by up to 27 points in a loss to Oklahoma City on Friday.

How to make a Wizards vs. Pelicans pick

The model simulated Pelicans vs. Wizards 10,000 times and got the results. You can see that the model is tilted. It also generated point spread picks that were hit in almost 60% of the simulations. Picks can only be seen on SportsLine.

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