NBA Best Bets: Lakers vs. Pelicans Picks for November 16
Published 5:42 pm Friday, November 15, 2024
The New Orleans Pelicans (3-9) are underdogs (by 6.5 points) to break a four-game home losing streak when they host the Los Angeles Lakers (7-4) on Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET.
To find the best bets you can place on Saturday’s game, based on our computer predictions, keep reading.
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Lakers vs. Pelicans Game Info
- When: Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
- Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
- TV: SportsNet LA and Gulf Coast Sports
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Lakers vs. Pelicans Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Pelicans (+ 6.5)
- Los Angeles’ record against the spread is 6-5-0.
- New Orleans has two wins against the spread this year.
- The Lakers have won twice ATS (2-3) as a 6.5-point favorite or more this year.
- The Pelicans are winless ATS (0-3) when playing as at least 6.5-point underdogs this season.
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Pick OU:
Over (224.5)
- In seven of 11 games this season, the Lakers and their opponents have combined to total more than 224.5 points.
- Pelicans games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 224.5 points in six of 12 outings.
- Los Angeles’ matchups this year have an average point total of 229.1, 4.6 more points than this game’s over/under.
- The average total for New Orleans’ games this season is 221 points, 3.5 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- The Lakers score the 21st-most points in the NBA this season, while the Pelicans’ offense puts up the 22nd-most.
- This matchup features the NBA’s 23rd-ranked (Pelicans) and 11th-ranked (Lakers) scoring defenses.
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Moneyline Pick: Lakers (-275)
- This season, the Lakers have been favored six times and won five of those games.
- The Pelicans have been chosen as underdogs in six games this year and have walked away with the win one time (16.7%) in those games.
- Los Angeles has a record of 4-1 when it’s favored by -275 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +220 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- The implied probability of a win from the Lakers, based on the moneyline, is 73.3%.
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