The New Orleans Pelicans (3-9) are underdogs (+6.5) as they try to end a six-game losing streak when they host the Los Angeles Lakers (7-4) at 8:00 PM ET on Saturday, November 16, 2024 at Smoothie King Center. The game airs on SportsNet LA and Gulf Coast Sports.

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Lakers vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: SportsNet LA and Gulf Coast Sports
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• Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Venue: Smoothie King Center

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Lakers vs. Pelicans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Lakers 117 – Pelicans 112

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Spread & Total Prediction for Lakers vs. Pelicans

• Pick ATS: Pelicans (+ 6.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Lakers (-5.1)
• Pick OU:

  Over (224.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 228.1

• The Lakers (6-5-0 ATS) have covered the spread 54.5% of the time, 37.8% more often than the Pelicans (2-10-0) this year.
• Los Angeles covers the spread when it is a 6.5-point favorite or more 40% of the time. That’s more often than New Orleans covers as an underdog of 6.5 or more (never covered this season).
• Los Angeles’ games have gone over the total 54.5% of the time this season (six out of 11), less often than New Orleans’ games have (seven out of 12).
• The Lakers have an .833 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (5-1) this season, higher than the .167 winning percentage for the Pelicans as a moneyline underdog (1-5).

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Lakers Performance Insights

• Offensively, the Lakers are scoring 117.6 points per game (sixth-ranked in league). They are ceding 117.5 points per contest at the other end of the court (24th-ranked).
• Los Angeles is pulling down just 40.7 rebounds per game (fourth-worst in NBA), and it is allowing 42.6 rebounds per contest (12th-ranked).
• The Lakers rank ninth in the NBA with 27.5 assists per game.
• Los Angeles is committing 12.5 turnovers per game (eighth-ranked in NBA) this season, while forcing 12.9 turnovers per contest (23rd-ranked).
• This season, the Lakers are sinking 12.4 treys per game (17th-ranked in NBA) and are shooting 36.9% (12th-ranked) from downtown.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• The Pelicans are the worst team in the league in points scored (105.4 per game) and 22nd in points allowed (115.7).
• New Orleans is 21st in the NBA in rebounds per game (42.3) and 10th in rebounds conceded (42.2).
• The Pelicans are 25th in the league in assists (24.2 per game) in 2024-25.
• New Orleans commits 14.2 turnovers per game and force 13.5 per game, ranking 18th and 19th, respectively, in the league.
• The Pelicans are the fourth-worst team in the league in 3-pointers made (11.2 per game) and 20th in 3-point percentage (34.8%).

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