Pelicans Predictions: Win Total Pick, Best Bet & NBA Futures Odds for 2025-26

New Orleans is headed in the wrong direction after a few years of promise, and our NBA experts are skeptical of a quick turnaround.
Pictured: New Orleans Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III (25) dunks on the Houston Rockets during an NBA preseason game at Legacy Arena at BJCC. Photo by Vasha Hunt / Imagn Images.

The future looked bright for the New Orleans Pelicans as recently as last summer, but the tide has shifted for New Orleans, which enters this year as a title long shot with a preseason win total set at Over/Under 30.5 wins. Below, our NBA experts break down the Pelicans' betting odds, win total pick, and best NBA futures bet for the 2025-26 season.


📊 New Orleans Pelicans odds & futures bets 2025-26

Follow all of our NBA picks and the latest NBA odds for the 2025-26 season.


💰 Pelicans win total prediction

Here's why our NBA expert Corey Scott expects the Pelicans to finish Under 30.5 wins as one of his NBA win total predictions for the 2025-26 season:

⬇️ Under 30.5 wins

The Pelicans have three starters who scored 20 or more points per game last season. However, the injury concerns surrounding Zion Williamson will always bring this number down, and the roster projects to be one of the worst defensive teams in the league, despite its offensive firepower when healthy. There are just too many red flags here to bet the Over.

✅ Prediction: Under 30.5 wins (+100 via BetMGM)


🔮 Best Pelicans futures bet

Here's why our NBA expert Liam Fox is betting on Trey Murphy III to average 4+ threes as one of his best NBA futures bets for the 2025-26 season:

‼️ Trey Murphy III to average 4+ threes

I'm projecting a leap from Trey Murphy III here after he averaged 3.2 threes per game last season. Though the Pelicans are in dire straits, Murphy should increase his shooting volume from deep without CJ McCollum and Brandon Ingram alongside him. That alone makes this worth a wager with these odds implying a 5.88% hit rate.

✅ Best bet: Trey Murphy III to average 4+ threes (+1600 via DraftKings)


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