Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Pelicans face off at Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA on Sunday, December 31st, 2023 7:00 PM ET .
Who’s Playing
Los Angeles Lakers @ New Orleans Pelicans
How To Watch ?
- Date & time : Sunday, December 31st, 2023 7:00 PM ET
- Arena : Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA
- TV & radio channel : Bally Sports New Orleans, Spectrum SportsNet, SiriusXM, WRNO 99.5FM, ESPN LA 710/1330 KWKW
- Live Stream: FuboTV
Los Angeles Lakers – New Orleans Pelicans injury report :
Los Angeles Lakers injury report :
Jalen Hood-Schifino: Out (Patella)
Rui Hachimura: Questionable (Eye)
Jarred Vanderbilt: Out (Heel)
New Orleans Pelicans injury report :
Matt Ryan: Out (Elbow)
Larry Nance: Out (Rib)
Los Angeles Lakers – New Orleans Pelicans starting lineups :
The following were the starters for both teams in their previous games:
Los Angeles Lakers starting lineup :
C. Reddish, SG #5 T. Prince, SF #12 J. Vanderbilt, SF #2 L. James, PF #23 A. Davis, C #3
New Orleans Pelicans starting lineup :
C. McCollum, PG #3 H. Jones, SG #5 B. Ingram, SF #14 Z. Williamson, PF #1 J. Valanciunas, C #17
Game prediction : Los Angeles Lakers – New Orleans Pelicans
Spread : +5.5 (-110) (LAL)
Over/Under (Totals) : 229
NBA Point Spread Predictions
NBA point spread predictions provide a solution to dealing with imbalanced money line odds. Instead of solely predicting the winner of a game, these predictions focus on whether the favored team will win by a certain margin or if the underdog will lose but still cover the spread.
For instance, if you bet on the Los Angeles Lakers as favorites with a -7 point spread and they win by 8 or more points, your prediction would be correct. On the other hand, if you bet on the underdog and they lose by just 6 points, they would still cover the spread because they started with +7 points advantage.
NBA point spread predictions enable individuals to consider both winning margins and potential outcomes for underdogs in their betting strategy.
NBA Over/Under (Totals) Predictions
NBA over/under predictions provide an alternative method of betting on a basketball game. Rather than choosing a specific team to win, you are wagering on whether the total number of points scored will be above or below a set amount determined by bookmakers.
This type of prediction is appealing if you do not have a strong preference for either team or if you anticipate an exciting high-scoring game or a slow and evenly matched one. To illustrate, let’s say the sportsbooks set the line at 210.5 points; if the final score is 115-107 with a total of 222 points, those who predicted “over” would win their bets.
Conversely, if the match concluded with a score of 101-104 totaling only 205 points, those who chose “under” would be successful in their wagers.
