NBA Best Bets: Cavaliers vs. Pelicans Picks for November 20
Published 3:38 am Wednesday, November 20, 2024
The Cleveland Cavaliers (15-1) are heavy favorites (-12.5) as they attempt to continue an eight-game home win streak when they host the New Orleans Pelicans (4-11) on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The game airs at 7:30 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and FDSOH.
Before making a wager on this game, have a look at the best bets available on Wednesday according to our computer predictions.
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Cavaliers vs. Pelicans Game Info
- When: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
- Where: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio
- TV: Gulf Coast Sports and FDSOH
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Cavaliers vs. Pelicans Best Bets
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Donovan Mitchell Over 24.5 PTS
- Donovan Mitchell has recorded 25.3 points per game during the 2024-25 season, 0.8 points higher than Wednesday’s points prop total.
- So far this season, Mitchell is 7-for-16 at hitting the over on the total set for his points prop.
- The Cavaliers are the NBA’s highest-scoring team (123.3 points per game), while the Pelicans are 21st defensively in terms of points conceded per game (114.5).
- When Cleveland scores more than 114.5 points, its record is 10-1.
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Brandon Ingram Over 24.5 PTS
- The 24.5-point prop total for Brandon Ingram on Wednesday is 1.3 higher than his scoring average, which is 23.2.
- Ingram has gone over eight times on a points prop this season (in 16 opportunities).
- New Orleans’ squad is currently the 29th-ranked scoring team in the NBA (103.7 points per game), while Cleveland is 13th in points conceded (111.9 per game).
- When scoring more points than 111.9, New Orleans is 2-1.
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Pick ATS: Cavaliers (- 12.5)
- Cleveland’s record against the spread is 12-4-0.
- Against the spread, New Orleans is 4-11-0 this season.
- The Cavaliers have no wins ATS (0-1) as a 12.5-point favorite or greater this season.
- The Pelicans have no wins ATS (0-2) as a 12.5-point underdog or more this season.
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Pick OU:
Over (221.5)
- Cavaliers games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 221.5 points 12 times.
- The Pelicans and their opponents have combined to score more than 221.5 points in seven of 15 games this season.
- The average point total in Cleveland’s contests this year is 226.8, 5.3 more than this matchup’s over/under.
- New Orleans’ games this season have had an average of 220.8 points, 0.7 fewer points than this game’s total.
- The Cavaliers are the highest scoring team in the league this year. The Pelicans have scored the 21st-most points.
- This contest features the league’s 24th-ranked (Pelicans) and 27th-ranked (Cavaliers) scoring defenses.
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Moneyline Pick: Cavaliers (-901)
- This season, the Cavaliers have been listed as the favorite in 13 games and won them all.
- The Pelicans have come away with two wins in the nine contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- Cleveland has played as a favorite of -901 or more once this season and won that game.
- New Orleans has been named as an underdog of +600 or more just one time this season and left with a loss in that game.
- The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 90% chance of a victory for the Cavaliers.
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