NBA Best Bets: Clippers vs. Pelicans Picks for December 30
Published 10:33 pm Sunday, December 29, 2024
The New Orleans Pelicans (5-27) are 6.5-point underdogs as they look to stop a nine-game losing streak when they host the Los Angeles Clippers (18-13) on Monday, December 30, 2024 at Smoothie King Center. The contest airs at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and FDSSC.
Hoping to make an informed wager on Monday’s game? Discover the best bets available for this matchup (based on our computer predictions) right here.
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Clippers vs. Pelicans Game Info
- When: Monday, December 30, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
- Where: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
- TV: Gulf Coast Sports and FDSSC
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Clippers vs. Pelicans Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Clippers (- 6.5)
- Los Angeles’ record against the spread is 20-11-0.
- New Orleans has covered the spread 11 times in 32 games.
- Against the spread as 6.5-point favorites or more, the Clippers are 5-1.
- The Pelicans have an ATS record of 7-13 as 6.5-point underdogs or more.
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Pick OU:
Under (221.5)
- The Clippers and their opponents have scored more than 221.5 points in 10 of 31 games this season.
- The Pelicans have played 19 games this season that have gone over 221.5 combined points scored.
- Los Angeles has an average point total of 219.2 in its contests this year, 2.3 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- New Orleans’ games this year have had a 223.4-point total on average, 1.9 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
- The Clippers are the 22nd-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Pelicans have scored the 21st-most points.
- The Pelicans have surrendered the 26th-fewest points in NBA play this season, while the Clippers have given up the fifth-fewest.
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Moneyline Pick: Clippers (-275)
- The Clippers have been favorites in 10 games this season and won nine (90%) of those contests.
- The Pelicans have won in three, or 12%, of the 25 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
- This season, Los Angeles has won four of its five games when favored by at least -275 on the moneyline.
- New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +220 or worse on the moneyline this season.
- The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 73.3% chance of a victory for the Clippers.
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