NBA Best Bets: Clippers vs. Pelicans Picks for December 30

Published 9:33 pm Sunday, December 29, 2024

The New Orleans Pelicans (5-27) are underdogs (+6.5) as they attempt to break a nine-game losing streak when they host the Los Angeles Clippers (18-13) at 8:00 PM ET on Monday, December 30, 2024 at Smoothie King Center. The game airs on Gulf Coast Sports and FDSSC.

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Clippers vs. Pelicans Game Info

  • When: Monday, December 30, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
  • Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • TV: Gulf Coast Sports and FDSSC
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Clippers vs. Pelicans Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Clippers (- 6.5)

  • Against the spread, Los Angeles is 20-11-0 this season.
  • New Orleans has 11 wins in 32 games against the spread this year.
  • The Clippers are 5-1 as 6.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Pelicans are 7-13 as 6.5-point underdogs or greater.

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Pick OU:

Under (221.5)

  • The Clippers and their opponents have combined to score more than 221.5 points in 10 of 31 games this season.
  • The Pelicans have played 19 games this season that ended with a combined score higher than 221.5 points.
  • Los Angeles has an average point total of 219.2 in its matchups this year, 2.3 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • New Orleans’ games this year have had a 223.4-point total on average, 1.9 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The Pelicans are the NBA’s 21st-highest scoring team this season compared to the 22nd-ranked Clippers.
  • This matchup features the NBA’s 26th-ranked (Pelicans) and fifth-ranked (Clippers) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Clippers (-250)

  • This season, the Clippers have been favored 10 times and won nine of those games.
  • The Pelicans have won in three, or 12%, of the 25 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
  • Los Angeles has a record of 6-1 when it’s favored by -250 or more by sportsbooks this season.
  • New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +200 or worse on the moneyline this season.
  • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Clippers have a 71.4% chance to win.

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