New Orleans won't have to wait long to avenge Sunday's 124-108 loss to Los Angeles, which gave the Lakers the eighth seed heading into the play-in tournament. The Lakers are unlikely to shoot 55 percent, as they did in the regular season finale, and the Pelicans lost despite having seven scorers in double figures. New Orleans is 45-36-1 UNDER this season and I look for the Pelicans to clamp down defensively after allowing three 20-point scorers for Los Angeles. The Pelicans are 21-9 ATS following an ATS loss and 13-5 ATS after any loss. New Orleans is 21-7-1 UNDER as an underdog of 0.5-4.5 points and 8-2-1 UNDER as a dog overall. The Lakers are 3-9 ATS as road favorites and 1-9 ATS as road favorites of 0.5-4.5 points. Take the Pelicans to cover, and play the UNDER.
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Who was the public on? 51% of the public bets were on New Orleans Pelicans on the +15.5 ATS. And, 65% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Los Angeles would win by a score of 118.3 to 107.7 with Los Angeles winning on the moneyline, New Orleans winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 71% of the public bets were on Los Angeles Lakers on the -7.5 ATS. And, 62% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Los Angeles would win by a score of 118.3 to 111.7 with Los Angeles winning on the moneyline, New Orleans winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 57% of the public bets were on Los Angeles Lakers on the -8 ATS. And, 64% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Los Angeles would win by a score of 114.8 to 107.9 with Los Angeles winning on the moneyline, New Orleans winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 57% of the public bets were on Los Angeles Lakers on the +1 ATS. And, 64% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that New Orleans would win by a score of 115.0 to 112.0 with New Orleans winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Los Angeles at New Orleans
7:30 PM Eastern
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 51% of the public bets were on Los Angeles Lakers on the +1.5 ATS. And, 65% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that New Orleans would win by a score of 117.2 to 114.8 with New Orleans winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Los Angeles at New Orleans
3:30 PM Eastern
Los Angeles will play stars Anthony Davis and LeBron James but they are not 100%. James is battling an ankle inury. The Lakers have a losing road record and are soft defensively ranked 23rd in points surrendered, 18th in field shooting allowed, and 25th at defending beyond the arc. The Lakers are 18-27 ATS after a victory, including 4-13 ATS off a road win. New Orleans and Phoenix are battling for the No. 6 and 7 seeds in the West as we head into the regular season finale. New Orleans is eighth in the NBA in points given up, fifth in shooting allowed, and No. 1 at defending the 3-pointer. They come home from a four-game trek winning all four, including a huge win at the Suns as a +6 dog. New Orleans is 85-65 ATS against teams that allow 46%+ shooting, plus 14-6 ATS revenging a double-digit loss to an opponent. Play New Orleans.
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