Lakers vs Pelicans Game Breakdown

Get ready for an electrifying NBA Playoff showdown as the high-flying Los Angeles Lakers swoop into the Smoothie King Center to face the hungry New Orleans Pelicans. With the Lakers looking to solidify their spot near the top of the Western Conference and the Pelicans eager to shake off their underdog feathers, tonight’s clash promises to be anything but a typical first-round snoozer. As the clock ticks down to a 9 PM EST tipoff, the stakes are sky-high with a betting line that’s buzzing and recent victories adding fuel to the competitive fire. So, as the Lakers aim to cage the Pelicans, and New Orleans plots to take flight against the odds, tonight’s game is set to be a slam dunk of high stakes and higher spirits!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 16, 2024 09:00PM EST

Location: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans

Vegas Odds

	LAL ML	NOP ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-270	+220	223.0	-6.5/6.5
Recent	-160	+120	222.0	-7.0/7.0
Difference	+110	-100	-1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

19W-24L

61.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

2W-8L

HOME

23W-20L

38.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
12/07/23	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	30	24	17	18	00	89	Push
12/07/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	29	38	43	23	00	133	Push
04/14/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	30	40	29	25	00	124	Over
04/14/24	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	24	29	24	31	00	108	Over
02/09/24	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	39	35	28	20	00	122	Over
02/09/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	36	51	28	24	00	139	Over
12/31/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	33	24	32	20	00	109	Over
12/31/23	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	42	32	30	25	00	129	Over
03/14/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	39	36	23	25	00	123	Over
03/14/23	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	24	16	35	33	00	108	Over
02/15/23	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	25	26	24	27	00	102	Push
02/15/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	38	17	34	31	00	120	Push
02/04/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	32	40	34	20	00	126	Over
02/04/23	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	30	31	42	28	00	131	Over
11/02/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	27	17	35	32	60	117	Over
11/02/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	23	33	26	29	90	120	Over
04/01/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	30	20	36	28	00	114	Over
04/01/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	25	25	37	24	00	111	Over
03/27/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	31	38	25	14	00	108	Over
03/27/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	23	26	41	26	00	116	Over
02/27/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	24	27	44	28	00	123	Under
02/27/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	20	20	25	30	00	95	Under

Lakers Vs Over/Under

Pelicans Vs Over/Under

Lakers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/15	vs SAS	120-115W	41	27	10	88
11/13	@ MEM	128-123W	42	31	18	85
11/10	@ TOR	123-103W	33	30	5	86
11/08	@ PHI	116-106W	45	28	11	85
11/06	vs MEM	114-131L	37	23	11	93
11/01	vs TOR	131-125W	43	29	10	88
10/30	vs CLE	110-134L	37	21	20	77
10/28	vs PHX	105-109L	46	25	11	94
10/26	@ SAC	131-127W	45	32	19	92
10/25	@ PHX	123-116W	37	33	12	75

Pelicans Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/15	@ DEN	101-94W	56	21	14	87
11/13	vs OKL	88-106L	58	21	23	86
11/11	@ BRO	105-107L	45	31	10	94
11/08	vs ORL	88-115L	31	18	15	84
11/06	@ CLE	122-131L	33	21	9	88
11/03	@ ATL	111-126L	43	22	18	90
11/01	@ IND	125-118W	46	28	6	101
10/30	vs GSW	89-104L	49	24	14	90
10/29	vs GSW	106-124L	44	23	23	74
10/27	vs POR	103-125L	39	24	15	88

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Lakers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Anthony Davis C	55.0	53.1	53.9	100%	54.2
Rui Hachimura SF	26.0	21.1	25.6	100%	25.8
LeBron James PF	48.0	60.1	51.5	100%	51.9
Austin Reaves PG	33.0	37.0	33.1	100%	33.5
Cam Reddish SG	10.0	15.3	8.4	43%	9.8

New Orleans Pelicans	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Brandon Boston Jr. PG	37.0	33.8	13.2	17%	33.8
Javonte Green PF	22.0	15.6	15.6	23%	22.9
Brandon Ingram SF	48.0	38.5	36.1	100%	36.5
Yves Missi C	27.0	21.7	20.3	58%	20.9
Trey Murphy III SG	34.0	26.2	32.7	70%	33.3

Lakers Notable Injuries

Jaxson Hayes (PF/C): Avg: 4.5pts, 3.2reb, 0.5ast, 13.0 minutes. Last game: 11/10/24. Impact: 2.4
Gabe Vincent OUT (PG/SG): Avg: 3.0pts, 1.1reb, 1.1ast, 18.1 minutes. Last game: 11/15/24. Impact: 1.1
Jalen Hood-Schifino (PG): Avg: 1.5pts, 0.6reb, 0.4ast, 5.0 minutes. Last game: 11/08/24. Impact: 0.3
Bronny James (PG): Avg: 0.7pts, 0.2reb, 0.3ast, 2.6 minutes. Last game: 11/10/24. Impact: 0.2
Maxwell Lewis (PF): Avg: 0.3pts, 0.1reb, 0.2ast, 3.0 minutes. Last game: 11/10/24. Impact: 0.1

Pelicans Notable Injuries

Zion Williamson (C): Avg: 22.9pts, 5.9reb, 5.0ast, 31.4 minutes. Last game: 11/06/24. Impact: 7.3
Jose Alvarado (PG): Avg: 7.2pts, 2.3reb, 2.5ast, 19.2 minutes. Last game: 11/11/24. Impact: 3.9
Jordan Hawkins (PG/SF): Avg: 8.3pts, 2.4reb, 1.0ast, 18.1 minutes. Last game: 11/06/24. Impact: 3.3

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Rui Hachimura	LAL	Pts	11.5	14.8	+3.3	20%	60%	47%	47%	NOP	-3.2	#4
Trey Murphy III	NOP	Pts	16.5	17.4	+0.9	20%	50%	40%	40%	LAL	+0.8	#21
Javonte Green	NOP	Reb	4.5	5.4	+0.9	20%	30%	40%	40%	LAL	-0.5	#4
Brandon Ingram	NOP	Reb	5.5	6.4	+0.9	40%	50%	47%	47%	LAL	+0.7	#26
Anthony Davis	LAL	Ast	2.5	3.5	+1.0	40%	50%	60%	60%	NOP	+0.4	#27

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Lakers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#22	#26	#30	#26	8.0%
PF	#25	#14	#17	#21	2.8%
PG	#14	#11	#23	#16	2.0%
SF	#17	#26	#30	#26	8.3%
SG	#21	#4	#22	#20	1.4%

Pelicans Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#21	#29	#6	#20	3.6%
PF	#8	#7	#27	#10	-2.6%
PG	#5	#23	#29	#21	4.0%
SF	#4	#18	#15	#7	-6.1%
SG	#17	#15	#6	#12	-2.5%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

119.8

110.2

Rebounds per Game

43.2

43.8

Assists per Game

28.1

25.8

Steals per Game

6.4

8.2

Blocks per Game

5.2

4.7

Shots per Game

87.6

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.9

12.6

2-Pt Percentage per Game

57.0

51.9

3-Pt Percentage per Game

38.6

38.0

Turnovers per Game

13.2

12.6

Fouls per Game

15.2

17.1

Recent Trends

LeBron James (SF/PF) is coming off a triple-double where he put up 15.0 pts, 16.0 reb, 12.0 ast against SAS
Max Christie (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 45.3% to 10.9, 20.0 min average previous 3 games.
Jaxson Hayes (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 53.6% to 23.9, 15.5 min average previous 3 games.
Yves Missi (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 31.1% to 28.2, 21.5 min average previous 3 games.
Trey Murphy III (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 34.2% to 27.2, 41.3 min average previous 3 games.
Jarred Vanderbilt (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 47.1% to 16.4, 31.0 min average previous 3 games.