New Orleans Pelicans vs Los Angeles Clippers
Stadium: Smoothie King Center (New Orleans)
31.12.2024 04:00
Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on December 31. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.
Claim Your Welcome Bonus!New Orleans Pelicans
The Pelicans are firmly consolidated as the last team in the Western Conference from the start of the championship. New Orleans has only five wins for the entire season, although it has already played 32 games. Also note that Willie Green's charges are only 28th on offense with a scoring average of only 106.5 points per game; and sixth from the bottom on defense, allowing 118.0 points per game.
The Pelicans played their previous four games at home and lost all of them. New Orleans has alternately failed against New York (93:104), Denver (129:132 (119:119) in overtime), Houston (111:128) and Memphis (124:132). In total, the Pelicans have already suffered nine consecutive defeats.
Los Angeles Clippers
The team is one of the best this season in terms of defense. The Clippers are allowing only 107.1 points per game on average and share the fourth-best defensive efficiency rating with Minnesota. LAC is only 22nd on offense, scoring 109.4 points per game, but the quality of the Clippers defense is enough to put them firmly in a playoff spot at this point. Los Angeles is fifth in the Western Conference standings with an 18-13 balance.
The Clippers have won four of their previous five games, defeating Utah (144:107) and beating such strong opponents as Dallas (118:95), Memphis (114:110) and Golden State (102:92) in that stretch.
Expert Betting Tips
Los Angeles Clippers have regularly had problems in recent years in games with New Orleans, so we will not bet on the outcome here, although LAC, understandably, is the clear favorite. Let's take neutral bets on performance, namely - on the total under, given the imbalance in the game of Tyronn Lue's team in the direction of defense, as well as the fact that the Pelicans have only 28th attack this season.
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