The Los Angeles Lakers (47-35) will look to continue a five-game road winning run when taking on the New Orleans Pelicans (49-33) on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at Smoothie King Center, airing at 7:30 PM ET on TNT.
The Lakers are just a 1-point favorite when they and the Pelicans take the court in a game oddsmakers project to be a close one. The over/under for the game is 226.5.
Lakers vs. Pelicans Betting Odds
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- Spread: Los Angeles -1
- Total: 226.5
- Moneyline: Los Angeles -111, New Orleans -109
Lakers at Pelicans odds, spread, & more
Prediction
- Pick ATS: Pelicans (+ 1)
- Pick OU:
Over (226.5)
- Prediction:
Pelicans 118 – Lakers 112
Moneyline
- Los Angeles has come away with 32 wins in the 46 contests it has been listed as the favorite this season.
- This year, Los Angeles has won 32 of 46 games when listed as at least -111 or better on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Los Angeles has a 52.6% chance of walking away with the win.
- New Orleans has been the underdog on the moneyline 33 total times this season. NOLA has finished 19-14 in those games.
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of -109 or longer, New Orleans has a record of 19-14 (57.6%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, New Orleans’ implied win probability is 52.2%.
Against the spread
- The 118 points per game the Lakers put up are 7.3 more points than the Pelicans allow (110.7).
- When Los Angeles scores more than 110.7 points, it is 32-24 against the spread and 39-17 overall.
- New Orleans has put together a 23-5 ATS record and a 23-5 overall record in games it scores more than 117.4 points.
- Los Angeles has an ATS record of 26-10 and a 29-7 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 115.1 points.
- The Lakers are the league’s sixth-ranked scoring team (118 PPG), while the Pelicans allow the rank eighth in points per game (110.7) in NBA play.
- New Orleans is the NBA’s 13th-ranked offense (115.1 PPG), while Los Angeles is the 23rd-ranked defense (117.4).
- The Lakers have totaled 49 more points than their opponents this season (0.6 per game on average), and the Pelicans have scored 362 more points than their opponents (4.4 per game).
- The average implied total for Los Angeles this season is 118.8 points, 4.8 more points than its implied total of 114 points in Tuesday’s game.
- So far this season, Los Angeles has totaled more than 114 points in a game 50 times.
- New Orleans’ average implied point total on the season (116.4 points) is 4.4 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (112 points).
How to watch Lakers vs. Pelicans
- Game Day: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: TNT
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Arena: Smoothie King Center
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