Pelicans vs Lakers Odds, Picks and Predictions Tonight

The Los Angeles Lakers welcome the New Orleans Pelicans to Hollywood tonight. The Lakers are in a freefall and might be without LeBron James. New Pelicans have been better against the spread away from home recently.

Lakers are the underdogs against Pelicans tonight. The line opened as high as Lakers -2.5 on Saturday night but has settled between Lakers-1 and -1. 5 at most sportsbooks.

Predictions made on 2/27/2022 at 4:45 p.m. ET.

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Pelicans have a number of key injuries. LeBron James is a doubt for tonight's game.

The Pelicans are 5-0 ATS in their last five as a road underdog and 7-1 AET in last seven away games.

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Lakers are struggling without LeBron James. Lakers are 6-11 without him compared to 21-21 when he's available. Russell Westbrook is playing poorly in his first season in L.A. Pelicans are 14-16 ATS on the road, but they have covered in seven straight road games. They are 11-19 SU this season. This is their first trip to face the Lakers this year. Pelicans have shown some signs of life since the return of CJ McCollum. The Pelicans trail the Portland Trail Blazers by a single game to get into the postseason. Jonas Valanciunas has averaged 16.5 points and 10.1 rebounds since his return from injury on January 31.

The Lakers have generally played to the Over this year, going 32-26-1. The Pelicans have been the polar opposite at 23-35-2. Los Angeles plays at a solid pace, while New Orleans is 22nd in pace and averages 106.5 points per game. Since McCollum's arrival, the Pelicans are averaging 112. 5 points.

McCollum is averaging 29 points since joining the Pelicans and has topped 30 in three straight games. He had a 32-point game against the Suns on Friday night.

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