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Pelicans vs Clippers Pick – NBA Predictions & Odds 4/1/23

Los Angeles Clippers (41-36) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (39-38)
April 1, 2023 8:30 pm EDT
The Line: New Orleans Pelicans -2.5; Over/Under: -
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The Los Angeles Clippers invade the Smoothie King Center to do battle with the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night.

The Los Angeles Clippers have been in decent shape as they’ve won eight of their last 12 games overall, but they will be eager to bounce back in this one after getting routed by the Grizzlies in a 108-94 road loss last night. Norman Powell led the way with 16 points off the bench, Ivica Zubac added 15 points with 15 rebounds while Eric Gordon chipped in with 14 points. As a team, the Clippers shot just 37 percent from the field and 11 of 35 from the 3-point line as they set the tone with 34 points in the first quarter to build an early 20-point lead, before they got completely dominated in the second and third quarters by a combined 65-38 to suffer one of their worst losses of the season. Russell Westbrook scored just four points on two of eight shooting in 26 minutes of action while Kawhi Leonard scored 12 points in 18 minutes before he was rested for the rest of the game.

Meanwhile, the New Orleans Pelicans have been in great form as they’ve won six of their last seven games overall and they will be eager to stay hot after taking down the Nuggets in a 107-88 road win on Thursday. Brandon Ingram led the team with a triple-double of 31 points with 11 rebounds and 10 assists, CJ McCollum added 23 points while Jonas Valanciunas and Trey Murphy scored 15 points apiece. As a team, the Pelicans shot 48 percent from the field and 13 of 27 from the 3-point line, but you can credit this win to their effort on defense as they set the tone by holding the Nuggets to just 17 points in the first quarter to take the early lead, and they did it again in the fourth quarter where they restricted the Nuggets to just 18 points to pull away and make it a blowout.

Looking at the betting trends, the Clippers are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 road games, 4-0 ATS in their last four games against a team with a losing record and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The Pelicans are 7-16 ATS in their last 23 games against a team with a winning record and 6-1 ATS in their last seven games overall.

Head to head, the under is 5-2 in the last seven meetings overall, the Clippers are 6-22 ATS in the last 28 meetings in New Orleans and the Clippers are 17-40 ATS in the last 57 meetings overall. 

The Clippers are again missing Marcus Morris Sr and Paul George, while the Pelicans have ruled out Austin Rivers and Naz Reid once again. The Clippers stormed out to a massive early lead against the Grizzlies last night, but it didn’t last long as the Clippers lost their way once Leonard was benched and I won’t be surprised if it happens again in this one. The Pelicans are coming into this meeting as the team in better form and they will be full of confidence after taking apart the Nuggets in their last outing. The Clippers are only 6-22 ATS in the last 28 meetings in New Orleans, so I’ll back the Pelicans to stay hot with another win and cover in this spot.

Peter Tran's Free Pick: New Orleans -2.5

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