Cavaliers vs Pelicans Prediction NBA Picks 3/13/24

New Orleans Pelicans (39-25) vs Cleveland Cavaliers (41-24)

Game Info: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at 8:00 pm (Smoothie King Center)

Betting Odds: New Orleans Pelicans -7 -- Over/Under: 218.5

The Cleveland Cavaliers and New Orleans Pelicans meet Wednesday in NBA action at the Smoothie King Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Cleveland Cavaliers vs New Orleans Pelicans prediction.

Cleveland Cavaliers Betting Preview

The Cleveland Cavaliers recently beat the Timberwolves while losing to the Nets and Suns. The Cleveland Cavaliers are averaging 113.7 points on 47.9 percent shooting and allowing 109.7 points on 45.7 percent shooting. Donovan Mitchell is averaging 28 points and 6.2 assists, while Darius Garland is averaging 18.8 points and 6.2 assists. Jarrett Allen is the third double-digit scorer and Evan Mobley is grabbing 10.2 rebounds. The Cleveland Cavaliers are shooting 36.5 percent from beyond the arc and 76.3 percent from the free throw line. The Cleveland Cavaliers are allowing 36.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.3 rebounds per game.

New Orleans Pelicans Betting Preview

The New Orleans Pelicans are coming off wins over the Raptors, Pacers, 76ers and Hawks. The New Orleans Pelicans are averaging 116.4 points on 48.8 percent shooting and allowing 111.1 points on 45.9 percent shooting. Zion Williamson is averaging 22.1 points and 5.6 rebounds, while Brandon Ingram is averaging 21.4 points and 5.1 rebounds. CJ McCollum is the third double-digit scorer and Trey Murphy III is grabbing 4.2 rebounds. The New Orleans Pelicans are shooting 38.3 percent from beyond the arc and 76.7 percent from the free throw line. The New Orleans Pelicans are allowing 34.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.7 rebounds per game.

New Orleans Pelicans Player Facts

• Herb Jones ranks 7th amongst qualified players for 3P% (43.5%) this season.
• C.J. McCollum ranks 8th amongst qualified players for three-pointers made Per Game (3.3) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Pelicans rank 1st in the league for opponent three-point percentage this season (34.4%).
• The Pelicans rank 1st in the league for Q2 opponent points per game this season (26.5).
• The Cavaliers are one of only two teams with two players averaging a double-double this season.
• The Cavaliers rank 2nd in the league for Q2 opponent points per game this season (26.6).

Cleveland Cavaliers vs New Orleans Pelicans prediction

The Cleveland Cavaliers remain banged up as Wade, Mitchell, Mobley and Strus will be out for this game. It makes it hard to trust the Cavs given so much missing production. The New Orleans Pelicans have these games where they just explode on opponents and the Cavs experienced that in December where the Pels won 123-104. This could be similar given the Cavs injuries. The Pelicans are 35-27-2 ATS on the year. I'll lay the points with the Pelicans at home.

The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.