The New Orleans Pelicans (5-27) will try 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 as 5.5-point underdogs. The game airs at 8:00 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and FDSSC.

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Clippers vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Monday, December 30, 2024
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: Gulf Coast Sports and FDSSC
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Venue: Smoothie King Center

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Clippers vs. Pelicans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Clippers 115 – Pelicans 106

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Spread & Total Prediction for Clippers vs. Pelicans

• Pick ATS: Clippers (- 5.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Clippers (-9.4)
• Pick OU:

  Under (221.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 220.5

• The Clippers have covered more often than the Pelicans this season, sporting an ATS record of 20-11-0, compared to the 11-21-0 record of the Pelicans.
• Los Angeles (5-2) covers a higher percentage of games when it is favored by 5.5 points or more this season (71.4%) than New Orleans (7-13) does as a 5.5+-point underdog (35%).
• Los Angeles and its opponents have exceeded the total 35.5% of the time this season (11 out of 31). That’s less often than New Orleans and its opponents have (17 out of 32).
• As a moneyline underdog this year, the Pelicans are 3-22, while the Clippers are 9-1 as moneyline favorites.

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Clippers Performance Insights

• The Clippers have a top-five defense this year, ranking fourth-best in the league with 107.1 points allowed per game. Offensively, they rank 22nd with 109.4 points scored per contest.
• Los Angeles is pulling down 44.1 rebounds per game this year (15th-ranked in NBA), and it has allowed just 42.2 rebounds per contest (fourth-best).
• The Clippers rank 23rd in the NBA with 24.4 assists per contest.
• With 15.5 turnovers per game, Los Angeles ranks 25th in the NBA. It forces 15.1 turnovers per contest, which ranks sixth in the league.
• With 12.6 threes per game, the Clippers are 20th in the NBA. They have a 37.1% shooting percentage from beyond the arc, which ranks 13th in the league.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Pelicans are third-worst in the league on offense (106.5 points scored per game) and 25th defensively (118 points allowed).
• On the boards, New Orleans is 20th in the NBA in rebounds (43.2 per game). It is fourth-worst in rebounds allowed (45.8 per game).
• With 24.3 assists per game, the Pelicans are 25th in the league.
• In 2024-25, New Orleans is 17th in the league in turnovers committed (14.5 per game) and 14th in turnovers forced (14.1).
• Beyond the arc, the Pelicans are worst in the NBA in 3-pointers made per game (11.1). And they are fourth-worst in 3-point percentage at 33%.

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