The Los Angeles Lakers (46-35) travel to face the New Orleans Pelicans (49-32) after victories in four road games in a row. It begins at 3:30 PM ET on Sunday, April 14, 2024.
The Pelicans face off against the Lakers. The Pelicans are favored by 3.5 points against the Lakers. The matchup features an over/under of 229.5.
Pelicans vs. Lakers Betting Odds
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- Spread: New Orleans -3.5
- Total: 229.5
- Moneyline: New Orleans -159, Los Angeles +133
Lakers at Pelicans odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Pelicans (- 3.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (229.5)
- Prediction:
Pelicans 119 – Lakers 112
- New Orleans has won 30, or 62.5%, of the 48 contests in which it was the favorite this year.
- This season, New Orleans has come away with a win 28 times in 38 chances when named as a favorite of at least -159 or shorter on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies New Orleans has a 61.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Los Angeles has been the underdog on the moneyline 35 total times this season. LA has finished 14-21 in those games.
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +133 or longer, Los Angeles has gone 7-12 (36.8%).
- Los Angeles has an implied moneyline win probability of 42.9% in this contest.
- The Pelicans average 115.2 points per game, only 2.4 fewer points than the 117.6 the Lakers allow.
- New Orleans is 23-5 against the spread and 23-5 overall when scoring more than 117.6 points.
- When it scores more than 110.5 points, Los Angeles is 31-24 against the spread and 38-17 overall.
- New Orleans’ record is 39-17-3 against the spread and 45-14 overall when it gives up fewer than 118 points.
- The Pelicans are the league’s 13th-ranked scoring team (115.2 PPG), while the Lakers allow the rank 23rd in points per game (117.6) in NBA play.
- Los Angeles’ squad is currently the seventh-ranked scoring team in the NBA (118 PPG), while New Orleans’ team is eighth in points allowed per game (110.5).
- The Pelicans have totaled 378 more points than their opponents this season (4.7 per game on average), and the Lakers have scored 33 more points than their opponents (0.4 per game).
Over/Under
- New Orleans has an average implied point total of 116.4 this year, which is 0.6 points lower than its implied total in Sunday’s game (117).
- This season, New Orleans has scored more than 117 points in 32 games.
- The average implied point total on the season for Los Angeles (118.8) is 5.8 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (113).
How to watch Pelicans vs. Lakers
- Game Day: Sunday, April 14, 2024
- Game Time: 3:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSNO, SportsNet LA, and ESPN
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Arena: Smoothie King Center
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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