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Positive Player Stats should contribute to these Odds, New Orleans Pelicans at Los Angeles Lakers Predictions & Best Bets
This year, the other team’s starting SFs have averaged 5.8 three attempts per game (highest in the NBA) vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, creating a favorable matchup.
,The New Orleans Pelicans have played at the 8th-most up-tempo pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 5 games.
,Offensive rebounds retain possession and bring about more opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Pelicans grade out 6th-best in in the NBA with 14.0 offensive rebounds per game over the last 5 games.
,This year, the opposing team’s starting PGs have totaled 7.1 3-point attempts per game (3rd-most in the league) against the New Orleans Pelicans, resulting in a good matchup.
,The New Orleans Pelicans have played at the 8th-speediest pace in the NBA over the last 5 games, which should lead to more opportunities for the Los Angeles Lakers.
,The Los Angeles Lakers check in as the 6th-highest scoring offense in the NBA over the last 25 games while at home.
,This year when they have the home court advantage, the opposition’s starting PFs have totaled 5.4 3-point attempts per game (3rd-highest in the league) against the Pelicans, creating a strong matchup.
,The matchup vs. the Pelicans may be a good one for drawing fouls; opposing starting PFs have attempted a colossal 4.6 free throws per game over the last 5 games (10th-most in the league).
,Saddiq Bey has averaged 26.4 points per game over the last 5 games away from home, 8.7 more than he’s averaged over the course of the season on the road.
,The matchup vs. the Los Angeles Lakers is a strong one for shots from behind the three-point arc; the opposition’s starting PFs have averaged the most 3-point attempts per game in the NBA this year (5.6).
,This year when they are away from home, opposing starting PGs have tallied 15.6 shot attempts per game (7th-highest in the league) vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, identifying this as a favorable matchup.
,The matchup vs. the Los Angeles Lakers may be a positive one for getting to the foul line; the other team’s starting PGs have attempted a whopping 4.8 free throws per game over the last 10 games (8th-most in the league).
,Austin Reaves has put up a whopping 24.1 points per game this season, a sizeable increase from his 20.0 points per game last season.
,The matchup against the Pelicans is a favorable one for shots from behind the three-point arc; opposing starting SGs have tallied the 4th-most three attempts per game in the league this year (6.1).
,Over the last 17 games when they are away from home, the opposition’s starting SGs have attempted 3.2 foul shots per game (10th-highest in the NBA) vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, succeeding in their efforts to get to the free-throw line.
,Luka Doncic has totaled an impressive 31.9 points per game this year, significantly more than his 28.4 points per game last year.
,The matchup vs. the Pelicans is a favorable one for getting to the free-throw line; opposing starting PGs have attempted a colossal 4.1 foul shots per game this year (8th-most in the NBA).
,Over the last 19 games when they are at home, the opposition’s starting SFs have attempted 3.3 free throws per game (8th-most in the NBA) vs. the Pelicans, making it fairly effortless to get to the foul line.
,Trey Murphy III has averaged 26.4 points per game over the last 5 games while on the road, 4.7 more than he’s averaged in all games this year on the road.
Prediction New Orleans Pelicans at Los Angeles Lakers Odds, Best Bets & Team Prop from Negative Player Stats
When it comes to treys, the New Orleans Pelicans’s subpar 11.2 successful threes per game places 4th-weakest in the NBA this year.
,The Los Angeles Lakers have played at the 6th-most sluggish tempo in the league over the last 5 games, which should reduce plays for the Pelicans.
,The Los Angeles Lakers have played at the 6th-most lethargic pace in the league over the last 5 games.
,The Lakers rank as the worst offensive rebounding offense in the NBA over the last 25 games (offensive rebounds maintain possession, and a lack of them may therefore reduce further chances for scoring and assists).
,Over the last 5 games, the other team’s starting PGs have totaled 1.6 3-pointers per game (5th-fewest in the NBA) vs. the Lakers, identifying this as a difficult matchup.
,When it comes to shooting, the New Orleans Pelicans’s unimpressive 112.7 points per game as the away team settles in as the 9th-fewest in the NBA this year.
,The matchup vs. the Los Angeles Lakers may be a challenging one for getting to the foul line; the other team’s starting PFs have attempted a measly 2.2 foul shots per game over the last 15 games (least in the NBA).
,The matchup vs. the New Orleans Pelicans is a tough one for three-point attempts; the other team’s starting SFs have tallied the 7th-least 3-point attempts per game in the NBA over the last 5 games (4.0).
,Over the last 15 games, the other team’s starting SGs have attempted 1.2 foul shots per game (fewest in the NBA) vs. the New Orleans Pelicans, struggling to get to the free-throw line.
,The matchup vs. Los Angeles is a hard one for shots from the field; when the Lakers have the home court advantage, the other team’s starting SGs have shot for the 3rd-lowest field goal percentage in the NBA this year (37.1%).
,This year, the opposition’s starting SFs have totaled 9.1 field goal attempts per game (fewest in the NBA) against the New Orleans Pelicans, resulting in a challenging matchup.
,Over the last 15 games, the other team’s starting SFs have attempted 1.9 foul shots per game (lowest in the NBA) against the Los Angeles Lakers, finding it difficult to get to the foul line.
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