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2023 NBA Handicapping – Pelicans vs. Cleveland
(26-17) New Orleans Pelicans vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (27-17)
Date: Monday, January 16th
Time: 3:00 PM EST
Venue: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland, North Carolina
Moneyline NBA Odds: Pelicans +160 | Cavaliers -227 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Cavaliers -6.5
Today’s NBA Betting Total: 226
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Monday, January 16th the New Orleans Pelicans and Cleveland Cavaliers meet for the first of two scheduled meetings. New Orleans will host the second game on February 10th.
The Pelicans last played on Friday defeating the Pistons 116-110 while the Cavaliers finished their five-game road trip on Saturday losing 102-110 to the Timberwolves.
At this point, all-time, the Pelicans have the advantage of winning 25 of 43 matches versus the Cavaliers. Also, last season the teams played twice each winning on the opponent’s court.
*Editor’s Note: Statistics and rankings are current as of this writing, Sunday evening, January 15th. Numbers may vary slightly entering games on Monday, January 16th.
New Orleans Pelicans
The Pelicans are learning just how valuable superstar players are during this recent schedule segment with both Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson sidelined due to injury.
More specifically, the role players who were shining during the breakout of the team have regressed to look much more like what they are — middle-of-the-bench contributors.
Jose Alvarado, Herb Jones, and Larry Nance Jr. have all contributed to the winning but are getting a valuable lesson in how much easier the game is with Zion and Ingram drawing that extra attention.
So far, during the six games without Zion, the Pels are 3-3 but the wins have all been against lottery teams — Rockets, Wizards, and Pistons.
Stats
Offensively, the Pelicans rank fourth for scoring averaging 117.3 points per game while shooting 48.0% from the field and 36.5% from the perimeter ranking eighth and 11th respectively.
Defensively, the Pelicans allow opponents to score 113.3 points (16th) and limit opponents to 47.1% from the field (15th) and 34.1% from the perimeter which ranks second-best.
Herbert Jones (back) is questionable for Monday. Zion Williamson (hamstring), Brandon Ingram (toe), and E.J. Liddell (knee) are out indefinitely.
Cleveland Cavaliers
The current schedule segment is very weird for the Cavaliers. After this recent road trip this is a single home game then go to Memphis, back home to host the Warriors and Bucks, and once more hit the road for the odd New York, Houston, OKC trip.
Cleveland is even with the Nets and Bucks in wins (27) but dropped to fifth because they’ve lost more games which the recent road trip didn’t help (2-3).
Be that as it may, with Giannis and KD both dealing with injuries there is an opportunity for Cleveland to pull ahead if they can string together a winning streak.
Stats
Offensively, Cleveland scores 111.5 points per game ranking 26th while shooting 48.2% from the field and 36.0% on the perimeter ranking seventh and 13th respectively.
At this instant, Cleveland tops the league for opponent scoring limiting foes to an average of 107.0 points per game. Cavs opponents shoot 46.5% from the field and 36.6% from deep ranking eighth and 23rd.
Due to Ricky Rubio making his return to the court the Cavaliers are nearing full health. Also, two players that remain on the injury list are Dylan Windler (ankle) and Dean Wade (shoulder) out indefinitely.
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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Betting Trends:
- At this point, the Pelicans are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games against Cleveland.
- Also, the Pelicans are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games against Cleveland.
- By comparison, the Cavaliers are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games.
- So far, the total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland’s last 6 games at home.
- Finally, the Cavaliers are 13-7 SU in their last 20 games when hosting New Orleans.
Free New Orleans Pelicans vs. Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Prediction:
By the same token, the clubs are an identical 5-5 through the last 10 games with all five wins for the Cavaliers versus sub .500 teams while the Pelicans five wins features one victory against a team with a winning record (76ers) and one versus a .500 team (Wolves).
Additionally, that makes sense for New Orleans because of who is out injured whereas the Cavaliers had their Big 3 available in four of the five losses (Mitchell missed the Nuggets game).
Suffice to say, these teams are essentially even entering this match with one side better defensively, and one offensively. While the Cavs are healthier and at home, I suspect this game could go either way and therefore I’ll take the points.
4* Free New Orleans Pelicans vs. Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Betting Pick: Pelicans +6.5
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