Los Angeles Clippers vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 3/11/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The New Orleans Pelicans (17-48) will take on the Los Angeles Clippers (35-29) at Smoothie King Center on Tuesday.

The Clippers faced the Kings and went home with a win by a final score of 111-110 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Clippers ended up with 20 while the Kings recorded 19 fouls. They converted 9 of their 34 tries from long range. Sacramento shot 84.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of 25 attempts. Moreover, Sacramento totaled 48 boards (8 offensive, 40 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Sacramento dished out 27 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. In relation to defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 46.0% from the floor on 40 out of 87 shooting. They also recorded 23 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. In relation to hauling in boards, they earned 38 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Clippers buried 15 of their 25 tries for a rate of 60.0%. Los Angeles ended the game having earned a 53.1% FG percentage (43 out of 81) and converted 10 of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter.

James Harden is one player who played a role for this game. Harden walked away from this one shooting 52.6% from the field and recorded 11 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 44 minutes played and also pulled down 9 boards. He had 29 points on 10 out of 19 shooting.

Get all of our NBA Parlay Picks

Los Angeles heads into this matchup with a mark of 35-29 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 15.4 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.6 fouls per game. As a team, Los Angeles is collecting 43.7 boards per game and has accumulated 1,582 dimes on the year, which ranks 22nd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Clippers are hitting 35.8% on 3-point shots (778 of 2,174) and 79.4% from the charity stripe. They average 110.8 points per game (21st in basketball) while connecting on 47.1% from the floor.

Defensively, the Clippers have forced 15.4 turnovers per game while drawing 17.8 fouls. They rank 5th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,621 conceded this season. The Clippers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.0% (2,524 of 5,485) and they concede 42.4 boards per game as a unit. They concede 35.1% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 5th in the league in points per game allowed (108.7).

In their last game, the Pelicans took a loss by a score of 107-104 against the Grizzlies. The Pelicans were able to corral 29 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 39 in the matchup. They turned it over 14 times, while getting 5 steals for this contest. The Grizzlies had 22 personal fouls for the contest which got the Pelicans to the free throw line for 27 tries. They were able to knock down 21 of the free throws for a rate of 77.8%. When discussing three-point attempts, New Orleans knocked down 13 out of 34 tries (38.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Pelicans finished shooting 35 for 85 from the floor which had them at 41.2%. The Pelicans allowed the Grizzlies to convert 41 out of their 99 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.4% for the contest. They finished 26.5% from distance by going 13 out of 49 and ended up shooting 12 of 19 from the free throw line (63.2%). Concerning cleaning the glass, New Orleans allowed Memphis to get 57 in all (23 on the offensive side).

Trey Murphy III ended up being a factor for the Pelicans for the contest. Murphy accumulated 27 points in his 37 mins of playing time and totaled 2 assists in this game. He made 9 out of 21 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 42.9%, and had 5 rebounds.

New Orleans has a win-loss record of 17-48 for the season. As an offense, the Pelicans are shooting 45.0% from the field, which is ranked 25th in basketball. New Orleans has accumulated 7,201 pts so far this season (110.8 per contest) and they snag 43.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.4 times per game (20th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.1 times per game. The Pelicans have committed 18.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 75.9% from the free throw line.

The New Orleans defense gives up 36.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (956 of 2,618) and their opponents are making 78.3% of their free throw attempts. They give up 29.0 assists and 46.6 rebounds per game, which is ranked 27th and 28th in the NBA. The Pelicans defensively are ranked 1st in basketball in points per game surrendered with 11.9. They have forced 14.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 48.3% from the field (29th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New Orleans and under the total points

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here