Pelicans vs Lakers Prediction and NBA Betting Tips - 15 March 2023
Mar 14, 2023, 8:21AM
The New Orleans Pelicans take on the Los Angeles Lakers in NBA action at Smoothie King Center on Wednesday, starting at 11:00am AEDT.
Led by the likes of Brandon Ingram, CJ McCollum and Trey Murphy, the Pelicans are aiming to beat a Lakers team that includes Anthony Davis, D'Angelo Russell and Dennis Schroder.
Stats Insider's free betting tips for Pelicans vs Lakers, as well as the latest betting odds and player props, are detailed below.
Who will win? Pelicans vs Lakers
Based on high-tech machine learning and data, Stats Insider has simulated Wednesday's Pelicans-Lakers NBA match-up 10,000 times.
Our independent predictive analytics model gives the Pelicans a 57% chance of winning against the Lakers at Smoothie King Center.
More: Full Betting Analysis for Pelicans vs Lakers
New Orleans vs LA Lakers Current Odds
The current betting odds in Australia for Wednesday's NBA game at Smoothie King Center are listed here:
- Head to Head: Pelicans $1.83, Lakers $2.05
- Line: Pelicans -2 ($1.91), Lakers +2 ($1.91)
- Total (Over/Under 227 Points): Over $1.91, Under $1.91
Odds are correct at the time of publishing and subject to change.
Looking at the latest head-to-head odds, bet365 currently has the Pelicans to win at $1.83. Meanwhile, PointsBet currently has the Lakers to win at $2.05.
The Pelicans are 2-point favourites against the Lakers, with odds of $1.91 currently on offer at PointsBet.
For the underdog Lakers (+2) to cover the line, PointsBet currently has odds of $1.91.
The Over/Under for Pelicans vs Lakers has been set at 227 with PointsBet, which currently has odds for the Over at $1.91 and odds for the Under at $1.91.
According to Stats Insider's model, the Pelicans (-2) have a 52% chance of covering the line, while the 227-point Over/Under has a 51% chance of staying Under.
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Pelicans vs Lakers NBA Betting Tips
- Head to Head: Pelicans at $1.83 with bet365 (57% probability) 🔥
- Line: Pelicans -2 at $1.91 with PointsBet (52% probability)
- Total Points: Under 227 at $1.91 with bet365 (51% probability)
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Pelicans vs Lakers NBA Prediction
Stats Insider's predicted final score for Pelicans vs Lakers at Smoothie King Center this Wednesday has the Pelicans winning 114-112.
This prediction is based on each team's average score following 10,000 game simulations.
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Pelicans vs Lakers NBA Player Props
Looking for Pelicans vs Lakers player props? Stats Insider has crunched the numbers to project how each team's leading players will perform at Smoothie King Center.
Brandon Ingram is expected to step up for the Pelicans with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, while Anthony Davis is projected to have 27 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists for the Lakers.
Pelicans Projected Box Score
- Brandon Ingram: 21 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
- CJ McCollum: 21 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST
- Trey Murphy: 14 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
- Jonas Valanciunas: 13 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
- Herbert Jones: 11 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
Lakers Projected Box Score
- Anthony Davis: 27 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST
- D'Angelo Russell: 19 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST
- Dennis Schroder: 14 PTS, 2 REB, 5 AST
- Austin Reaves: 13 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
- Malik Beasley: 12 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
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Pelicans vs Lakers NBA 2023
The NBA match-up between the Pelicans and Lakers at Smoothie King Center is scheduled to commence at 11:00am AEDT on Wednesday.
- Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Los Angeles Lakers
- Date: Wednesday 15 March 2023
- Time: 11:00am AEDT
- Venue: Smoothie King Center
All dates and times mentioned in this article are in Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) unless otherwise noted.
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