NBA New Orleans Pelicans vs Los Angeles Lakers Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 02-27-2019, 22:30 EDT

Spread: Los Angeles Lakers -5

Total: +239.5

In this battle between two squads that are far behind the playoff race of the West, the 12^th New Orleans Pelicans, looking to bounce back after their latest defeat, are hosting the 11^th Los Angeles Lakers, who have won only once in their last 5 games.

Pelicans are 27-35 so far in the league and are tied with Dallas in the 12^th place of the Western conference. They are 1-2 in their last 3 games and in their latest matchup they got defeated by Philadelphia at home, 110-111. Lakers are 29-31 so in the league and are tied with Minnesota on the tenth place of the Western conference. They are 1-4 in their last 5 games and in their latest matchup they got defeated by Memphis on the road, 105-110.

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New Orleans are led in scoring by Anthony Davis with 27.6 ppg. He also adds 4.1 assists and leads the team in rebounding with 12.6 per game, while Jrue Holiday follows with 21 ppg, adding 5.1 rebounds and leads the team in assists made with 7.9 per game. Julius Randle adds 20.1 ppg and 9 rebounds per game. LA are led in scoring by LeBron James with 26.8 ppg. He also adds 7.8 assists and leads the team in rebounding with 8.8 per game, while Kyle Kuzma follows with 19.1 ppg, adding 5.6 rebounds per game. Brandon Ingram adds 17.8 ppg and 5 rebounds per game.

This will be the third meeting between those two teams so far this season and they are tied 1-1 so far. In the previous game in New Orleans the hosts won by 13 points. LA are 17-12 at home, while the New Orleans are 9-23 on the road. New Orleans have a better offense with 115.6 ppg to LA’s 112.2, while LA have a better defense, allowing 113.5 ppg to New Orleans’ 115. Both squads have similar accuracy from the field (47.7% to 47.4%), while New Orleans have a better accuracy from behind the arc (34.5% to 33.9%). New Orleans commit fewer turnovers (14 to 15.6) and dish more assists per game (26.9 to 25), while both squads grab almost the same number of rebounds per game (47.1 to 46.9). New Orleans have been extremely inefficient on the road so pick the hosts in this one.

New Orleans Pelicans vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction: Los Angeles Lakers -5 (-110)