NBA Best Bets: Lakers vs. Pelicans Picks for November 16
Published 3:41 am Saturday, November 16, 2024
The Los Angeles Lakers (8-4) will try to extend a four-game winning streak when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans (4-9) on Saturday, November 16, 2024 at Smoothie King Center as 6.5-point favorites. The contest airs at 8:00 PM ET on SportsNet LA and Gulf Coast Sports.
Want to make an informed wager on Saturday’s game? Discover the best bets available for this matchup (based on our computer predictions) right here.
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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)
- Against the spread, Los Angeles is 7-5-0 this year.
- New Orleans is 3-10-0 against the spread this year.
- As a 6.5-point favorite or greater, the Lakers have two wins ATS (2-3).
- 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 (221.5)
- The Lakers and their opponents have scored more than 221.5 points in nine of 12 games this season.
- The Pelicans have played six games this season that ended with a combined score over 221.5 points.
- Los Angeles’ matchups this year have an average point total of 229.1, 7.6 more points than this game’s over/under.
- New Orleans has a 220.7-point average over/under in its matchups this season, 0.8 fewer points than this game’s point total.
- The Lakers score the 18th-most points in the NBA this season, while the Pelicans’ offense puts up the 22nd-most.
- This game features the NBA’s 23rd-ranked (Pelicans) and 14th-ranked (Lakers) scoring defenses.
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Moneyline Pick: Lakers (-275)
- This season, the Lakers have won six out of the seven games in which they’ve been favored.
- The Pelicans have been chosen as underdogs in seven games this year and have walked away with the win two times (28.6%) in those games.
- This season, Los Angeles has won four of its five games when favored by at least -275 on the moneyline.
- New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +220 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 73.3% chance of a victory for the Lakers.
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