The Los Angeles Lakers (8-4) are 6.5-point favorites as they attempt to continue a four-game winning streak when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans (4-9) on Saturday, November 16, 2024 at Smoothie King Center. The matchup airs at 8:00 PM ET on SportsNet LA and Gulf Coast Sports.

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Lakers vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: SportsNet LA and Gulf Coast Sports
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Venue: Smoothie King Center

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Lakers vs. Pelicans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Lakers 116 – Pelicans 111

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Spread & Total Prediction for Lakers vs. Pelicans

• Pick ATS: Pelicans (+ 6.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Lakers (-4.7)
• Pick OU:

  Over (220.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 227.1

• The Lakers have put together a 7-5-0 ATS record this season compared to the 3-10-0 mark of the Pelicans.
• Los Angeles covers the spread when it is a 6.5-point favorite or more 40% of the time. That’s more often than New Orleans covers as an underdog of 6.5 or more (never covered this season).
• When it comes to exceeding the total in 2024-25, New Orleans and its opponents aren’t as successful (53.8% of the time) as Los Angeles and its opponents (58.3%).
• The Lakers have an .857 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (6-1) this season while the Pelicans have a .286 winning percentage as a moneyline underdog (2-5).

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Lakers Performance Insights

• The Lakers are sixth in the NBA with 117.8 points per game so far this season. At the other end of the court, they rank 25th with 117.3 points allowed per game.
• Los Angeles is grabbing only 40.8 boards per game (fourth-worst in NBA), and it is allowing 42.4 boards per contest (11th-ranked).
• The Lakers rank 10th in the NBA with 27.4 assists per game.
• So far this year, Los Angeles is averaging 12.3 turnovers per game (eighth-ranked in NBA) and forcing 12.9 turnovers per contest (22nd-ranked).
• The Lakers are sinking 12.5 threes per game (16th-ranked in NBA) this season, while owning a 37.5% three-point percentage (ninth-ranked).

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Pelicans are second-worst in the NBA offensively (105.1 points scored per game) and 20th on defense (114 points allowed).
• In 2024-25, New Orleans is 18th in the league in rebounds (43.4 per game) and third-best in rebounds allowed (41.8).
• This season the Pelicans are ranked 25th in the NBA in assists at 23.9 per game.
• At 14.2 turnovers committed per game and 13 turnovers forced, New Orleans is 17th and 21st in the league, respectively.
• Beyond the arc, the Pelicans are fourth-worst in the NBA in 3-pointers made per game (11.2). They are ranked 19th in 3-point percentage at 34.5%.

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