NBA Best Bets: Lakers vs. Pelicans Picks for November 16

Published 3:41 am Saturday, November 16, 2024

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

For the best bets you can make on Saturday’s game, based on our computer predictions, keep reading.

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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
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Lakers vs. Pelicans Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Pelicans (+ 6.5)

  • Los Angeles has covered the spread seven times in 12 games.
  • New Orleans is 3-10-0 against the spread this year.
  • The Lakers have two wins ATS (2-3) as a 6.5-point favorite or greater this year.
  • The Pelicans have no wins ATS (0-3) as a 6.5-point underdog or more this season.

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Pick OU:

Over (221.5)

  • In nine games this season, the Lakers and their opponents have gone over 221.5 total points.
  • The Pelicans have combined with their opponent to score more than 221.5 points in six of 13 games this season.
  • The average total in Los Angeles’ outings this year is 229.1, 7.6 more points than this game’s over/under.
  • New Orleans has had an average of 220.7 points scored in its games so far this season, 0.8 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
  • The Pelicans are the NBA’s 22nd-highest scoring team this season compared to the 18th-ranked Lakers.
  • 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 moneyline for this contest implies a 73.3% chance of a victory for the Lakers.

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