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11 - 23
Los Angeles
Lakers
27 - 7
January 03, 2020, 10:30 PM EST
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New Orleans
Pelicans
11 - 23
Los Angeles
Lakers
27 - 7
January 03, 2020, 10:30 PM EST
 | Crypto.com Arena

  • The second overall pick by the Lakers three years ago, Lonzo Ball was traded to New Orleans this offseason. He makes his return to the Staples Center with the Pelicans in a 5-1 SU and ATS stretch, but they are still double-digit underdogs against the top team in the Western Conference.

    New Orleans Pelicans vs Los Angeles Lakers
    • Date/Time: January 3, 10:30 p.m. ET
    • Arena: Staples Center
    • TV Coverage: ESPN, TSN, Fox Sports New Orleans, Spectrum SportsNet
    • Sportsbook Odds: Lakers -10.5 | O/U 226.5
    • Pelicans vs Lakers Matchup Report

    Sportsbook Odds Analysis

    Even though New Orleans is in its best stretch of the season, the Lakers have the best record in the West and the Pelicans are still just 11-23 on the season, so Los Angeles opened as a 10.5-point home favorite. With both offenses sitting top 10 in the league, but the Lakers having an elite defense and New Orleans one of the NBA’s worst, the total settles in at 226.5 points.

    New Orleans News & Notes

    Pelicans star rookie Zion Williamson had his first full practice Thursday since preseason knee surgery, and he’s expected to debut this month — at a time when the Pelicans are playing their best basketball. They’ve won four straight games and five of their last six (SU and ATS) overall, including wins over the Nuggets, Pacers and, most recently, a 127-112 victory over the Rockets.

    Brandon Ingram scored 27 points in the win over Houston as he continues his breakout season (25.3 points per game), but the big surprise was that point guard Lonzo Ball also had 27 points — including a career-high seven three-pointers — along with his first triple-double of the season.

    Ball, the second overall pick in 2017 by the Lakers, has now scored in double digits in six of his last seven games. He’ll need to continue providing scoring assistance for Ingram, especially against a Lakers team that allows the fourth-fewest points per game.

    Los Angeles News & Notes

    The Lakers had lost four in a row, LeBron James had seemingly aggravated a groin injury and there was a small sense of concern creeping into Tinseltown.

    But James remembered that he’s superhuman and suited up for the next game, Anthony Davis continued to dominate and Kyle Kuzma has provided some depth scoring as the Lakers have won three straight.

    James scored a team-high 35 points and recorded his eighth triple-double of the season in the Lakers’ 117-107 win over Phoenix on New Year’s Day, while Davis led the team in scoring the prior game and Kuzma the win before that.

    Los Angeles has also picked up its defensive intensity again, looking more like the club with the sixth-best defensive rating in the league, but it may take a more “Showtime” style performance against the Pelicans on Friday — six of the last eight meetings between these clubs have seen the total go OVER.

    Betting Pick: UNDER 226.5

    The UNDER has hit in six of Los Angeles’ last eight games and in five of New Orleans’ last seven. Although the total has gone OVER a lot when these teams face each other, I’m going to side with the more recent results.

    Shark Bites
    • New Orleans is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
    • The UNDER is 4-1 in New Orleans’ last 5 road games.
    • Los Angeles is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games.
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Odds

Friday, January 3 Fri Jan 3

Opening
Current
New Orleans
vsFinal
LA Lakers
Spread
Moneyline
O/U
Opening
+11.5
-110
+475
o226.5
-110
-11.5
-110
-700
u226.5
-110
Spread
Moneyline
O/U
Current
+10
-112
+435
o225.5
-105
-10
-108
-575
u225.5
-115
Line History
Final

Edge Finder

117.47
 Total Score
116.00
48.02
 Field Goal %
48.22
36.75
 Three Point %
33.68
78.75
 Free Throw %
79.60
45.45
 Total Rebounds
44.97
117.47
 Total Score
116.00
29.39
 First Quarter
27.71
28.37
 Second Quarter
30.89
29.61
 Third Quarter
27.68
28.45
 Fourth Quarter
29.21
48.02
 Field Goal %
48.22
78.75
 Free Throw %
79.60
36.75
 Three Point %
33.68
31.08
 Three's Attempts
30.71
11.42
 Three's Made
10.34
11.71
 Offensive
9.32
33.74
 Defensive
35.66
45.45
 Total Rebounds
44.97
26.37
 Assists
24.87
20.45
 Fouls
18.53
14.68
 Turnovers
14.32
8.61
 Steals
6.58

Head To Head

NOP
 Stat Type LAL
5-5
 Record
5-5
7-3
 ATS
3-7
6-4
 O/U
6-4
115.00
 Score
115.50
64.30
 Half Time Score
61.40
47.92%
 Field Goal Percentage
49.49%
44.70
 Rebounds
42.10
101/307
 3 Point Shots
103/286
9.70
 Steals
8.50
NOP
 Stat Type LAL
0-3
 Record
3-0
2-1
 ATS
1-2
2-1
 O/U
2-1
110.33
 Score
123.00
61.00
 Half Time Score
59.33
43.87%
 Field Goal Percentage
50.36%
46.33
 Rebounds
40.67
32/106
 3 Point Shots
31/87
6.00
 Steals
10.67
Nov 27/19 (1 of 10)
NOP
 Stat Type LAL
Home
Away
110
 Score
114
+6.5
 ATS
-6.5
231.5 o
 O/U
231.5 u
64
 Half Time Score
54
40.50%
 Field Goal Percentage
51.80%
42
 Rebounds
37
17/40
 3 Point Shots
8/24
7
 Steals
9
Mar 31/19 (2 of 10)
NOP
 Stat Type LAL
Home
Away
102
 Score
130
-3
 ATS
+3
231 o
 O/U
231 u
62
 Half Time Score
61
45.80%
 Field Goal Percentage
47.50%
45
 Rebounds
46
8/31
 3 Point Shots
15/38
5
 Steals
16
Feb 27/19 (3 of 10)
NOP
 Stat Type LAL
Away
Home
119
 Score
125
+6.5
 ATS
-6.5
239.5 o
 O/U
239.5 u
57
 Half Time Score
63
45.10%
 Field Goal Percentage
52.10%
52
 Rebounds
39
7/35
 3 Point Shots
8/25
6
 Steals
7
Feb 23/19 (4 of 10)
NOP
 Stat Type LAL
Home
Away
128
 Score
115
+6.5
 ATS
-6.5
234 o
 O/U
234 u
69
 Half Time Score
57
52.10%
 Field Goal Percentage
54.30%
41
 Rebounds
39
15/40
 3 Point Shots
10/29
14
 Steals
10
Dec 21/18 (5 of 10)
NOP
 Stat Type LAL
Away
Home
104
 Score
112
+5
 ATS
-5
235 o
 O/U
235 u
65
 Half Time Score
69
43.10%
 Field Goal Percentage
46.70%
53
 Rebounds
48
8/27
 3 Point Shots
8/32
8
 Steals
7
Mar 22/18 (6 of 10)
NOP
 Stat Type LAL
Home
Away
128
 Score
125
-2.5
 ATS
+2.5
231.5 o
 O/U
231.5 u
71
 Half Time Score
73
54.70%
 Field Goal Percentage
49.40%
41
 Rebounds
41
6/24
 3 Point Shots
17/39
13
 Steals
2
Feb 14/18 (7 of 10)
NOP
 Stat Type LAL
Home
Away
139
 Score
117
-5.5
 ATS
+5.5
231.5 o
 O/U
231.5 u
79
 Half Time Score
66
53.50%
 Field Goal Percentage
51.10%
48
 Rebounds
37
14/32
 3 Point Shots
10/22
13
 Steals
5
Oct 22/17 (8 of 10)
NOP
 Stat Type LAL
Away
Home
119
 Score
112
-4.5
 ATS
+4.5
221.5 o
 O/U
221.5 u
68
 Half Time Score
55
56.60%
 Field Goal Percentage
48.90%
42
 Rebounds
38
10/32
 3 Point Shots
9/27
14
 Steals
7
Apr 11/17 (9 of 10)
NOP
 Stat Type LAL
Away
Home
96
 Score
108
+2.5
 ATS
-2.5
218.5 o
 O/U
218.5 u
53
 Half Time Score
57
46.80%
 Field Goal Percentage
47.70%
39
 Rebounds
47
7/22
 3 Point Shots
8/22
5
 Steals
15
Mar 5/17 (10 of 10)
NOP
 Stat Type LAL
Away
Home
105
 Score
97
-6
 ATS
+6
217.5 o
 O/U
217.5 u
55
 Half Time Score
59
40.40%
 Field Goal Percentage
45.80%
44
 Rebounds
49
9/24
 3 Point Shots
10/28
12
 Steals
7

Team Records

NOP
 Record LAL
11-23
 All
27-7
6-11
 Home
12-4
5-12
 Away
15-3
5-5
 As Fav
25-6
6-16
 As Dog
2-1
15-19
 ATS
18-16
8-9
 ATS Home
9-7
7-10
 ATS Away
9-9
15-18-1
 O/U
14-20
7-9-1
 O/U Home
6-10
8-9
 O/U Away
8-10
NOP
 Record LAL
5-5
 All
6-4
2-2
 Home
2-2
3-3
 Away
4-2
2-1
 As Fav
6-3
3-3
 As Dog
0-1
6-4
 ATS
3-7
2-2
 ATS Home
1-3
4-2
 ATS Away
2-4
4-5-1
 O/U
3-7
2-1-1
 O/U Home
1-3
2-4
 O/U Away
2-4
NOP
 Record LAL
1-5
 All
4-2
1-3
 Home
3-1
0-2
 Away
1-1
1-1
 As Fav
4-2
0-4
 As Dog
0-0
3-3
 ATS
2-4
2-2
 ATS Home
1-3
1-1
 ATS Away
1-1
3-3
 O/U
1-5
2-2
 O/U Home
0-4
1-1
 O/U Away
1-1
NOP
 Record LAL
2-9
 All
8-3
1-4
 Home
4-1
1-5
 Away
4-2
2-0
 As Fav
8-2
0-7
 As Dog
0-1
3-8
 ATS
5-6
1-4
 ATS Home
4-1
2-4
 ATS Away
1-5
5-5-1
 O/U
5-6
1-3-1
 O/U Home
3-2
4-2
 O/U Away
2-4
NOP
 Record LAL
9-14
 All
19-4
5-7
 Home
8-3
4-7
 Away
11-1
3-5
 As Fav
17-4
6-9
 As Dog
2-0
12-11
 ATS
13-10
7-5
 ATS Home
5-6
5-6
 ATS Away
8-4
10-13
 O/U
9-14
6-6
 O/U Home
3-8
4-7
 O/U Away
6-6

Trends

  • New Orleans are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans' last 7 games.
  • New Orleans are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.
  • New Orleans are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games against LA Lakers.
  • New Orleans are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against LA Lakers.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans' last 5 games on the road.
  • New Orleans are 6-14 SU in their last 20 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans' last 6 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
  • New Orleans are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Pacific Division division.
  • New Orleans are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games played in January.
  • LA Lakers are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Lakers' last 8 games.
  • LA Lakers are 15-5 SU in their last 20 games.
  • The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Lakers' last 8 games against New Orleans.
  • LA Lakers are 12-4 SU in their last 16 games at home.
  • LA Lakers are 14-6 SU in their last 20 games when playing at home against New Orleans.
  • LA Lakers are 6-3 ATS in their last 9 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Lakers' last 6 games against an opponent in the Southwest Division division.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers' last 5 games played in January.
  • LA Lakers are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games played on a Friday.

Injuries

Name Position Inj Desc
Name Position Inj Desc

Last 10 Games

Date Opp Score SU Line Total ATS FG% FT% 3PTM
Dec 29, 2019HOU127-112W-5.5223.50W/O49.0269.2318
Dec 28, 2019IND120-98W-1.5218W/P46.2480.0018
Dec 25, 2019DEN112-100W+9216W/U45.56100.0018
Dec 23, 2019POR102-94W+5.5230W/U40.8668.7515
Dec 20, 2019GS102-106L-2221.50L/U41.9465.229
Dec 18, 2019MIN107-99W+3.5230W/U44.1980.9514
Dec 17, 2019BKN101-108L+2228.50L/U34.2666.6711
Dec 15, 2019ORL119-130LEv216.50L/O53.4150.0019
Dec 13, 2019PHI109-116L+7.5222.50W/O43.1868.579
Dec 11, 2019MIL112-127L+9.5233L/O44.3281.8216
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Date Opp Score SU Line Total ATS FG% FT% 3PTM
Jan 1, 2020PHO117-107W-11225.50L/U47.7870.597
Dec 29, 2019DAL108-95W-5224.50W/U48.7282.149
Dec 28, 2019POR128-120W-5223.50W/O51.6582.1411
Dec 25, 2019LAC106-111L-2.5223.50L/U40.6276.1912
Dec 22, 2019DEN104-128L-2.5208.50L/O46.9972.7310
Dec 19, 2019MIL104-111L+3.5227L/U46.2578.2612
Dec 17, 2019IND102-105L-1212L/U47.2547.068
Dec 15, 2019ATL101-96W-12229.50L/U42.8672.735
Dec 13, 2019MIA113-110W-5.5212L/O49.4365.2212
Dec 11, 2019ORL96-87W-8.5210.50W/U42.5352.6312
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