Portland Trail Blazers vs New Orleans Pelicans Picks and Prediction for Wednesday, November 12, 2025
The Portland Trail Blazers (5-5, 4th Northwest) are on the road visiting the City of the Mardi Gras on Wednesday to play the New Orleans Pelicans (2-8, 5th Southwest). Portland lost to the Orlando Magic 115-112 on Monday night. The Trail Blazers have lost two straight and three of the last four. Portland trails first place in the Northwest division by 4.5 games. New Orleans lost to the Phoenix Suns 121-98 on Monday night for their second straight loss. The Pelicans trail first place in the Southwest Division by six games. Make sure to read this in-depth Portland Trail Blazers vs New Orleans Pelicans prediction. Fast breaks, big wins! See why our NBA picks for the Portland Trail Blazers at New Orleans Pelicans prediction stand above the rest.
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Portland’s offense is solid, but its defense needs to play better
The Portland Trail Blazers are 9th in scoring, averaging 120.6 points per game, but allow an average of 119.3 points per game, which is 23rd. Portland is shooting 44.6% overall and 33.3% from 3-point territory, which are both 24th. The Portland defense allows opponents to shoot 48.7% overall, which is 26th, and 34.9% from 3-point territory, which is 9th.
Portland has two players who are averaging over 20 points per game. Deni Avdija averages 25.3 points per game, and Jerami Grant averages 20.1 points per game. The Trail Blazers have three other players who average double figures in scoring. Portland averages 14.7 offensive and 29.1 defensive rebounds per game for a total of 43.8, led by Donovan Clingan with an average of 8.8 boards per contest. Jrue Holiday is the leader in assists, averaging 8.2 per game. Clingan is not only the leader on the boards but also averages a team-best 1.3 blocked shots per contest. Holiday is the leader in steals at 1.7 per game.
Portland will play without Blake Wesley and Matisse Thybulle.
New Orleans is struggling at both ends of the Court
The New Orleans Pelicans score an average of 108.0 points per game, which is 28th, while allowing an average of 121.3 points per game, which is 27th. New Orleans is shooting 43.3% overall and 35.4% from 3-point territory, which are 28th and 17th, respectively. The New Orleans defense allows opponents to shoot 49.8% overall, which is 28th, and 35.4% from 3-point territory, which is 13th.
| # | Handicapper | Profit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mark Ruelle | +1,975.00 |
| 2 |  David Hess | +1,920.00 |
| 3 |  Ben Burns | +1,904.00 |
| 4 |  Mike Lundin | +1,800.00 |
| 5 |  Stephen Nover | +1,565.00 |
Trey Murphy III has been the stats king thus far for New Orleans, leading the Pelicans in scoring at 17.8 points per game, rebounding at 6.7 per game, and assists at 3.6 per game. The second leading active scorer is Jeremiah Fears, averaging 13.8 points per game. Herbert Jones is the leader in steals at 1.4 per game, and Derik Queen leads in blocked shots at 0.7 per game. New Orleans averages 13.2 offensive and 28.9 defensive rebounds per game for a total of 42.1 boards per contest. Zion Williamson scores a team-best 22.8 points per game, but has played just five of nine games thus far and is questionable for Wednesday. Jordan Poole is third in scoring at 17.8 points per game, but is out injured.
New Orleans will play without Jordan Poole and Dejounte Murray, while Zion Williamson is questionable. 
Portland Trail Blazers vs. New Orleans Pelicans Pick
| # | Handicapper | Profit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ricky Tran | +4,680.00 |
| 2 |  David Delano | +4,650.00 |
| 3 |  Nick Parsons | +4,361.00 |
| 4 | Mark Ruelle | +4,278.00 |
| 5 |  Terry Edelmann | +2,224.00 |
Spread Pick for Trail Blazers vs. Pelicans
- Portland Trail Blazers -8 (5 units)
The New Orleans Pelicans are without their third leading scorer, Jordan Poole, while leading scorer Zion Williamson has missed four of nine games and is listed as questionable for Wednesday (edit: he's out). Portland is scoring well, averaging 120.6 points per game, which is 9th in the NBA, while New Orleans has struggled, averaging 108.0 points per game, which is 28th, and the Pelicans are giving up an average of 121.3 points per contest, which is 27th. New Orleans is being out-rebounded by its opponents by an average of 46.5 to 42.1. Portland has dominated this matchup of late, covering the spread in each of the last five games played between the two, and Portland has covered the spread in five of its last six games against the team from the Southwest Division. New Orleans has covered the spread in just one of its last 10 games against a team from the Northwest Division. As mentioned previously, Zion Williamson is listed as questionable for Wednesday, but in all likelihood will not play. He was listed on November 4 as being out for at least one week.
Over/Under Pick for Blazers vs. Pelicans
- Over 231 (4 units)
Portland will be on the road, but the Trail Blazers will dictate the pace of this matchup on Wednesday. Portland is 9th in scoring, while New Orleans is 27th in points allowed. The total has finished over in 5 of Portland's last seven games and in four of Portland's last five games against a team from the Western Conference. New Orleans does not score that well, sitting at 28th in the league, but the pace will be high enough to push the total over. As per Hollinger Team Stats on ESPN, Portland is second in pace of play at 108.2, and New Orleans is 15th at 100.6.
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