The Los Angeles Clippers and New Orleans Pelicans will face each other in the NBA regular season.
Tournament – NBA;
Date – 30.10.2022;
Kick-Off – 20:00 UK;
Venue – Crypto.com Arena (19.079);
City – Los Angeles, California, USA.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-2) for Clippers – 1.82.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Under 228 – 1.60.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – 1st Quarter Points Under 55.5 – 1.92.
Both sides need a win in a head-to-head match and the clubs are clearly not going to be cautious for long, knowing each other’s capabilities and weaknesses. The Clippers have not often lost to the Pelicans at home in the past few years and will be highly motivated to break their unfortunate losing streak. We believe that the support of the fans and the perseverance of the home team will help them in their upcoming clash.
In head-to-head encounters, the teams rarely score well and there is a chance that this trend will continue. The clubs have significant problems with their shooting and often make mistakes up front.
In the Clippers’ last five games in Los Angeles, less than 55.5 points have been scored in the first quarter.
The team from Los Angeles continues their decline in the standings. The Clippers dropped to 12th from 8th place.
The Clippers suffered their third loss in a row in the regular season. This time they lost to the OKC Thunder. The difference was only 8 points (110:118).
Despite the loss, we note the solid play of Norman Powell for the Los Angeles Clippers. He scored 21 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
This was the second defeat against Oklahoma. On Wednesday, the Clippers lost to them again, but with a score of 94-108. There was also a setback against the Phoenix Suns (95-112).
Before that, the Los Angeles Clippers scored two wins over the Lakers (103-97) and Sacramento Kings (111-109).
The Clippers are averaging 20.2 assists per game this season.
The Pelicans went down in the Western Conference standings.
At home, the New Orleans Pelicans failed in a battle against the Phoenix Suns (111-124). In that match, Jonas Valanciunas scored 25 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.
Before that, there was a bad game against the Utah Jazz (121-122). However, there were three wins over the Dallas Mavericks (113-111), Brooklyn Nets (130-108) and Charlotte Hornets (124-112).
The Pelicans are averaging 27.3 assists and 122 points per game this season.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Los Angeles Clippers: Reggie Jackson – Kawhi Leonard – Marcus Morris Sr. – Paul George – Ivica Zubac.
New Orleans Pelicans: CJ McCollum – Jose Alvarado – Trey Murphy III – Naji Marshall – Jonas Valančiūnas.
Kawhi Leonard (Out) and Robert Covington (Out) are listed as injured for the Los Angeles Clippers.
E.J. Liddell (Out), Brandon Ingram (Out)and Kira Lewis Jr. (Out), Zion Williamson (Day-to-day), Herbert Jones (Day-to-day) and Dyson Daniels (Out) are listed as injured for the New Orleans Pelicans.
In five previous home meetings, the Clippers had been stronger three times in the first quarter. We offer to bet on “Clippers to win the 1st quarter” with odds of 1.86.
The fixture will be played at Crypto.com Arena (19.079) inLos Angeles, California, USA.
This starting whistle will sound on the 30th of October, 2022, at 20:00 UK Time.
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