The Los Angeles Clippers (42-23) face the New Orleans Pelicans (39-26) on Friday, March 15, 2024 at the Smoothie King Center. It starts at 8:00 p.m. ET on BSNO and BSSC.
The Pelicans enter their matchup against the Clippers as 6-point favorites. The game’s over/under is set at 217.
Pelicans vs. Clippers Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sports Betting. Odds updated Friday at 3:29 a.m. ET. For a complete list of sports betting odds, go to USA TODAY Sports Betting Score Odds Center.
- Spread: New Orleans -6
- Total: 217
- Money line: New Orleans -271, Los Angeles +220
Clippers odds, spread and more at Pelicans
Prediction
- Choose ATS: Clippers (+ 6)
- Choose the organizational unit:
More (217)
- Prediction:
Pelicans 116 – Clippers 113
Money line
- New Orleans has won 25, or 64.1 percent, of the 39 contests in which it has been picked as a favorite this season.
- This year, New Orleans won 13 of 15 games while being ranked at least -271 or better on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have suggested, with the moneyline set for this game, that New Orleans has a 73% chance of pulling out a win.
- Los Angeles has been the underdog a total of 12 times this season. LA went 3-9 in those games.
- Los Angeles has played as a +220 or greater underdog in only one game this season, which it lost.
- The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives Los Angeles a 31.2% chance of winning.
Against the spread
- The Pelicans’ 116.1 points per game average is only 3.4 points more than the Clippers allow (112.7).
- When New Orleans scores more than 112.7 points, it is 28-12 against the spread and 29-11 overall.
- When scoring more than 111.2 points, Los Angeles is 27-13-1 ATS and 34-7 overall.
- New Orleans is 31-13-2 against the spread and 35-11 overall when opponents score fewer than 117 points.
- The Pelicans are the 13th highest scoring team in the NBA (116.1 PPG), while the Clippers rank 11th in points per game allowed (112.7) in the league.
- Los Angeles is the NBA’s 11th-ranked offense (117 PPG), while New Orleans is the eighth-ranked defense (111.2).
- The Pelicans have outscored their opponents by a total of 318 points this season (4.9 points per game on average), and the Clippers have scored 284 more points than their opponents on the year (4.3 per game).
- New Orleans has an average implied total of 117.5 points this season, which is 5.5 points higher than its implied total going into Friday’s game (112).
- So far this season, New Orleans has scored over 112 points in 45 games.
- The season average implied point total for Los Angeles (118) is 12 points more than the team’s implied total in this game (106).
How to watch the Pelicans vs. Clippers
- Match day: Friday March 15, 2024
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. ET
- TV channel: BSNO and BSSC
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Arena: Smoothie King Center
- TV channel: Bally Sports
- Direct: Watch on Fubo!
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