The Los Angeles Lakers (8-4) and New Orleans Pelicans (2-9) will meet in the group stage of the NBA Cup on Friday night. Tipoff is set for 8:00 p.m. ET from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. The game will broadcast live on SportsNet LA.
The Lakers are 9.5-point favorites over the Pelicans on the spread (Lakers -9.5), with the over/under set at 227.5 total points. Los Angeles is a -500 favorite to win outright on the moneyline, while New Orleans is +375 to pull off the upset.
Let's get into my Lakers vs. Pelicans predictions and NBA picks for Friday, November 14.
Lakers vs Pelicans Prediction, Picks
- Lakers vs Pelicans pick: Over 227.5 (-110)
My Pelicans vs Lakers best bet is on the over, with the best price currently available at DraftKings. But as always, make sure to find the best odds by checking our live NBA odds page.
Lakers vs Pelicans Odds for Friday, November 14
| Lakers Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-9.5 -115 | 227.5 -110o / -110u | -500 |
| Pelicans Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+9.5 -105 | 227.5 -110o / -110u | +375 |
Los Angeles Lakers vs New Orleans Pelicans NBA Cup Preview
I’m very close to a spread play on the Lakers -9.5.
However, home underdogs in the NBA Cup are 57% ATS, and I make the spread for this game just under the number at 8.8.
I’ll avoid it, but rest assured, I like the Lakers to win tonight.
Meanwhile, I project the total at 233.9 points.
The Lakers are the fourth-ranked half-court offense going up against the 29th-ranked half-court defense.
However, the Lakers struggle in transition, giving up the seventh-most points per possession in that department.
And while the Pelicans' transition offense typically doesn’t run enough, they average the 9th-best per-possession mark when they do.
The most plausible game script here is a Lakers laugher with a garbage time over as both teams let the end-of-bench guys run up and down the floor.
Lakers vs Pelicans Betting Prediction
- Over 227.5 (-110, DraftKings)
Pelicans vs Lakers Betting Trends
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