New Orleans Pelicans vs. Portland Trail Blazers 3/27/23-Free Pick, NBA Betting

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2023 NBA Handicapping – Pelicans vs. Portland

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First thing to remember, the road Pelicans come into this one off a 131-110 road win over the LA Clippers—a game in which they entered as 5-point underdogs and covered for the fourth straight contest.

The home Trail Blazers come into this one off a 118-112 home loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder , in which they entered as 10.5-point underdogs and covered for the second time in three games—but it was also just the second time they’ve covered in the last 7 contests.

Without any further ado, let’s get to this New Orleans Pelicans vs. Portland Trail Blazers matchup.

*Editor’s Note: Statistics and rankings are current during games on Sunday, March 26. Numbers may vary slightly entering games on Monday, March 27.

ATS

The Pelicans are 35-38-1 overall against the spread on the season, 14-22-1 ATS as the away team and 6-4 ATS in their last 10 overall.

Additionally, the Trail Blazers are 36-38 against the spread on the season, 18-19 ATS as the home team and 4-6 ATS in their last 10 overall.

Season Series

So far, these teams have faced off three during the 2022-23 regular season.

• Thursday, November 10 @ New Orleans: Trail Blazers 106 – Pelicans 95
• Wednesday, March 1 @ Portland: Pelicans 121 – Trail Blazers 110
• Sunday, March 12 @ New Orleans: Pelicans 127 – Trail Blazers 110

Monday marks the fourth and final meeting between these two squads.

Pelicans

Season Stats

Offense

Overall, the Pelicans enter this one scoring 114.2 points per game—a number that ranks 14th in the league.

When looking at the advanced stats, the Pelicans score 111.6 points per 100 possessions. That number puts them in the No. 20 spot so far this season.

Defense

Overall, defensively, this team is allowing 112.7 points per game. That number ranks 12th in the Association.

When looking at Defensive Efficiency, this group gives up 110 per 100 possessions—a number that also ranks 7th across the league.

New Orleans Pelicans vs. Portland Trail Blazers Injury Report

To summarize the injury report…

• Jose Alvarado, PG (OUT)
• Sion Williamson, PF (OUT)
• E.J. Liddell, F (OUT)

Portland Trail Blazers

Season Stats

Offense

The Trail Blazers enter this one scoring 114.2 points per game—a number that ranks 15th across the NBA.

Also, when looking at the advanced stats, the Trail Blazers score 113.3 points per 100 possessions, putting them in the No. 9 spot so far this season.

Defense

Defensively, this team is allowing 116.2 points per game, which ranks 18th in the Association.

When looking at Defensive Efficiency, this group gives up 115.3 per 100 possessions, which ranks 27th.

New Orleans Pelicans vs. Portland Trail Blazers Injury Report

Summarizing the injury report…

• Jusuf Nurkic, C (Day-to-Day)
• Damian Lillard, PG (Day-to-Day)
• Anfernee Simons, SG (Day-to-Day)
• Trendon Watford, C (Day-to-Day)
• Justise Winslow, PF (OUT)
• Jerami Grant, F (OUT)
• Ibou Badji, C (OUT)

New Orleans Pelicans vs. Portland Trail Blazers Betting Trends:

• First, Pelicans are 4-0 in their last 4 games on 1 days rest.
• Also, Pelicans are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall.
• On the other side, Trail Blazers are

Free New Orleans Pelicans vs. Portland Trail Blazers NBA Prediction:

ESPN.com’s Matchup Predictor favors the Pelicans 60.1 percent of the time compared to just 39.9 percent for the Trail Blazers.

Oddsmakers have just as much—if not more—faith in New Orleans on Monday, setting the line at -8.5 for the visiting squad.

Trail Blazers Season Has Gone Off the Rails

It’s easy to see why everyone favors New Orleans—or at least why nobody has any faith in the Trail Blazers.

With Damian Lillard, Jusuf Nurkic, Jerami Grant and Anfernee Simons all “questionable” from here on out, it’s clear the Trail Blazers are targeting ping-pong balls and lottery positioning over wins at this point in the year.

There’s really no need to overthink this one.

Give the road Pelicans a win in their chase to qualify for the postseason, and give the Blazers a bad loss both SU and ATS in their quest for a better tomorrow (aka, next season).

4* Free New Orleans Pelicans vs. Portland Trail Blazers NBA Betting Pick: NOLA -8.5

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