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(15-17) New Orleans Pelicans vs. Los Angeles Lakers (18-13)
Date: Friday December 21
Time: 10:30PM EST
Venue: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA.
NBA Moneyline Odds: OFF
NBA Betting Odds: Lakers -4.5
NBA Betting Total: 234
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New Orleans Pelicans
The Pelicans fell further under .500 on Wednesday night with a loss in Milwaukee. Anthony Davis was held in relative check, though he still scored twenty-seven points.
The latest on Davis is that the Pelicans don’t want to trade him but they aren’t going to say they want to at this point, not when the hope is that this team, which has talent, can get into the playoffs and do some damage, not unlike last season when the Pelicans fell to the Warriors in the second round of the Western Conference playoffs.
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Darius Miller dropped twenty in extended minutes against Milwaukee because the Pelicans are without both Nikola Mirotic and Julius Randle.
Mirotic hasn’t played in nearly two weeks now with an ankle. Julius Randle also has an ankle sprain and missed his first game of the season on Wednesday. Both guys are day-to-day and questionable for this one.
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New Orleans is also missing Elfrid Payton, who was off to a good start this season, if you remember. He’s already missed a month with a fractured pinky and expects to come back sometime in early 2019.
The Pelicans’ strength outside of Davis is their depth and it just isn’t there at the moment.
Los Angeles Lakers
So the Lakers will be favored to bounce back and snap a two-game losing streak. Los Angeles will return home following a 1–3 road trip that included losses in Houston, Washington and Brooklyn. The Lakers did win in Charlotte.
The offense continues to be the strength of this team, despite just average shooting numbers. Lonzo Ball dropped another twenty-three points against the Nets in thirty-nine minutes. Rajon Rondo is reportedly close to a return, however, and Ball’s minutes will drop, if only slightly. He’s made a good impression in his short-term stint as the team’s only real point guard, minus LeBron James.
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The Lakers’ more concerning health problems are to Brandon Ingram and JaVale McGee, who both missed the Nets game with an ankle injury and illness, respectively. It sounds like McGee will be back for this game, which will be big going up against Davis. Ingram hasn’t played since December 5, however.
Then there’s Michael Beasley, who played great ball last season for the Knicks. I was expecting him to make a difference for the Lakers this season but his mother has been in ill health almost all season and he’s remained by her side, prioritizing her care over basketball. That’s the kind of guy he is, one of the realest in the league.
Beasley was in Washington DC with his mother when the Lakers lost to the Wizards. If Beasley ever gets the chance to get back this season and get into a rhythm, he’s going to add a lift to this team. Until then, we hope all the best for him during his tough time.
NBA Betting Trends:
- NO are 14-4 ATS in their last 18 vs. NBA Pacific.
- Under is 17-7 in LAL last 24 overall.
- Under is 9-4 in LAL last 13 vs. Western Conference.
Free New Orleans Pelicans vs. Los Angeles Lakers NBA Prediction: Lakers snap the losing skid.
The Lakers will get the best of New Orleans in a matchup of two banged up teams. McGee’s return will mean a lot to Los Angeles.
4* Free NBA Betting Pick: Pels ATS
NBA Free Score Prediction: New Orleans 119 – LA 121
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