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Utah Jazz at New Orleans Pelicans

NBA April 08, 2026 12:00 AM ET
Ω OMEGA PICK
58% Lean
58% Lean
SPREAD
Utah Jazz
11.5
Pinnacle de-vigged spread at even money (50/50) vs retail -11.5, weak sharp away edge 0.7%
Ω Bottom Line
Total over crushed with 23.9% sharp edge + RLM on 242.5; spread value Jazz +11.5 at even Pinnacle fair

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SPREAD
Utah Jazz
Line: 11.5
58%
Pinnacle de-vigged spread at even money (50/50) vs retail -11.5, weak sharp away edge 0.7%
TOTAL
over
Line: 242.5
64%
Strong sharp over signal 23.9% edge + RLM; Pinnacle fair over 51.9% vs retail pricing

Game Analysis

Massive injuries both sides (Pelicans missing Murray/Murphy; Jazz w/o Markkanen/Nurkic/George) but MC still projects Pelicans +3.4 margin (56.2% win) from home court + omega_line -3.0. Spread cover 49.7% slim but ML +3.1EV vs -119. Under 203 leans value w/ depleted scoring (MC 49.6%) despite totals mixed calibration.

Correlated Player Props

PROP ALERT
Lauri Markkanen Utah Jazz
Over 22.5 points 62%
Star forward usage spikes with Collier/George out, projected 24.0pts
PROP ALERT
Lauri Markkanen Utah Jazz
Over 8.0 rebounds 60%
Board work increases sans Filipowski DTD, matchup vs depleted NOLA frontcourt
PROP ALERT
Jusuf Nurkic Utah Jazz
Over 9.5 rebounds 61%
Primary center with Kessler minutes share, NOLA bigs thin
PROP ALERT
Jaren Jackson Jr. Utah Jazz
Over 18.5 points 59%
Defensive anchor steps up scoring with backcourt injuries
PROP ALERT
Walker Kessler Utah Jazz
Over 1.5 blocks 58%
Rim protection vs NOLA interior, model proj 1.8
PROP ALERT
Kevin Love Utah Jazz
Under 10.5 points 57%
Veteran limited minutes behind Nurkic/Kessler
PROP ALERT
Kennedy Chandler Utah Jazz
Over 4.0 assists 56%
Fills in for Collier/George out, distrib role up
PROP ALERT
Herbert Jones New Orleans Pelicans
Over 14.5 points 63%
Usage boost with Murphy out/Murray DTD, wing primary
PROP ALERT
Jordan Hawkins New Orleans Pelicans
Over 2.5 three_pointers 60%
Shooting load increases sans Murphy, pace favors overs
PROP ALERT
Hunter Dickinson New Orleans Pelicans
Over 8.5 rebounds 62%
Center minutes expand with Matkovic out, Utah weak interior
PROP ALERT
Saddiq Bey New Orleans Pelicans
Over 12.0 points 59%
Spot-up role bigger with injuries, total over sharp signal
PROP ALERT
Yves Missi New Orleans Pelicans
Over 6.5 rebounds 58%
Backup big sees run with thin frontcourt
PROP ALERT
DeAndre Jordan New Orleans Pelicans
Under 5.5 rebounds 57%
Veteran limited vs Utah length
PROP ALERT
Trey Alexander New Orleans Pelicans
Over 3.5 assists 56%
Backup PG handles with Murray DTD
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