Jay Sanin on January 8, 2025
Herbert Jones projections and prop bets for Portland Trail Blazers at New Orleans Pelicans on Jan 8, 2025
Made 3 Point Shots Prop Bet Odds:
Herbert Jones has successfully made 39.7% of his three-pointers over the last 5 games, 12.2% higher than he's made from 3-point range in all games this season.
Among all players in the NBA, Herbert Jones rates in the 89th percentile for playing time, logging a whopping 33.2 minutes per game this year.
The Pelicans have played at the 5th-fastest tempo in the NBA over the last 5 games on their home court.
The New Orleans Pelicans will likely see a spike in plays in this contest from competing against the 6th-speediest pace visiting team in the NBA over the last 19 games (the Trail Blazers).
Offensive rebounds retain possession and produce bonus chances for scoring and assists, and the Pelicans rank 2nd-best in in the NBA when playing at home with 12.3 offensive boards per game over the last 20 games.
Herbert Jones has averaged 3.4 personal fouls per game this year, placing him among the highest-fouling players in the NBA (99th percentile).
In terms of threes, the Pelicans's poor 11.6 converted threes per game rates 3rd-fewest in the league this year.
This year when they are playing at home, opposing starting SFs have tallied 1.1 3-pointers per game (5th-lowest in the NBA) vs. the Portland Trail Blazers, identifying this as a difficult matchup.
Herbert Jones is projected to have 1.4 Made 3 Point Shots in this weeks game.
Points Prop Bet Odds:
Herbert Jones has sunk 54.0% of his field goals over the last 5 games, 8.4% more than he's put through the net in all games this year.
Among all players in the NBA, Herbert Jones rates in the 89th percentile for playing time, logging a whopping 33.2 minutes per game this year.
The Pelicans have played at the 5th-fastest tempo in the NBA over the last 5 games on their home court.
The New Orleans Pelicans will likely see a spike in plays in this contest from competing against the 6th-speediest pace visiting team in the NBA over the last 19 games (the Trail Blazers).
Offensive rebounds retain possession and produce bonus chances for scoring and assists, and the Pelicans rank 2nd-best in in the NBA when playing at home with 12.3 offensive boards per game over the last 20 games.
Herbert Jones has averaged 3.4 personal fouls per game this year, placing him among the highest-fouling players in the NBA (99th percentile).
The New Orleans Pelicans rank as the 3rd-lowest scoring offense in the NBA this year.
This year when they are at home, opposing starting SFs have tallied 12.1 points per game (2nd-lowest in the NBA) against the Trail Blazers, labeling this as a challenging matchup for offensive effectiveness.
The matchup vs. Portland is a tough one for drawing fouls; the opposing team's starting SFs have attempted just 1.9 free throws per game this year when the Portland Trail Blazers are away from home (4th-least in the NBA).
Herbert Jones is projected to have 11.3 Points in this weeks game.
