The New Orleans Pelicans (5-27) will try to break 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 contest 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 been more successful against the spread than the Pelicans this year, sporting an ATS record of 20-11-0, compared to the 11-21-0 mark of the Pelicans.
• When the spread is set as 5.5 or more this season, Los Angeles (5-2) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (71.4%) than New Orleans (7-13) does as the underdog (35%).
• New Orleans and its opponents have gone over the point total 53.1% of the time this season (17 out of 32). That’s more often than Los Angeles and its opponents have (11 out of 31).
• As a moneyline favorite this year, the Clippers are 9-1, a better mark than the Pelicans have put up (3-22) as moneyline underdogs.

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Clippers Performance Insights

• The Clippers have been led by their defense, as they rank fourth-best in the NBA by giving up only 107.1 points per game. They rank 22nd in the league in points scored (109.4 per contest).
• Los Angeles ranks fourth-best in the NBA by allowing only 42.2 rebounds per game. It ranks 15th in the league by grabbing 44.1 boards per contest.
• The Clippers are delivering 24.4 assists per game, which ranks them 23rd in the NBA in 2024-25.
• Los Angeles is committing 15.5 turnovers per game (25th-ranked in league). It is forcing 15.1 turnovers per contest (sixth-ranked).
• With 12.6 treys per game, the Clippers rank 20th in the NBA. They sport a 37.1% shooting percentage from three-point land, which ranks 13th in the league.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• On offense, the Pelicans are the third-worst squad in the league (106.5 points per game). On defense, they are 25th (118 points allowed per game).
• New Orleans is 20th in the league in rebounds per game (43.2) and fourth-worst in rebounds allowed (45.8).
• The Pelicans are 25th in the league in assists (24.3 per game) in 2024-25.
• 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 league in 3-pointers made per game (11.1). And they are fourth-worst in 3-point percentage at 33%.

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