New Orleans Pelicans vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 4/2/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Los Angeles Clippers (43-32) host the New Orleans Pelicans (21-54) at Intuit Dome on Wednesday.

The Pelicans faced the Hornets and went home with a win by a final score of 98-94 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Pelicans ended up walking away with 17 while the Hornets accounted for 17 personal fouls. They buried 8 out of their 33 attempts from three-point range. Charlotte ended up shooting 88.0% at the charity stripe by converting 22 of 25 tries. Furthermore, Charlotte pulled down 50 rebounds (12 offensive, 38 defensive) and added 8 rejections. Charlotte distributed 20 assists and had 15 steals in this game. In reference to the defense, New Orleans let their opponent shoot 35.2% from the field on 32 of 91 shooting. They also distributed 24 assists for the contest as well as forcing 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In regard to rebounding, they earned 57 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Pelicans made 13 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 76.5%. New Orleans wrapped up the contest with a 41.3% FG percentage (38 of 92) and knocked down 9 of their 31 3-point shots.

Keion Brooks Jr. is a guy who was important in this game. He had 17 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He played 26 mins played and also totaled 8 boards. Brooks finished the contest at 58.3% from the floor and also recorded 2 dimes.

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New Orleans heads into this contest with a record of 21-54 this season. They are averaging 110.2 points per contest (24th in the NBA) while hitting 45.3% from the floor. The Pelicans are hitting 35.0% from downtown (908 of 2,595) and 75.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New Orleans is collecting 43.6 boards per contest and has totaled 1,929 dimes on the season, which ranks 20th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 14.6 times per game and as a team are committing 18.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pelicans are forcing 14.2 turnovers per game and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They are 27th in the league in allowing assists with 2,158 conceded this year. The Pelicans defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.1% (3,272 of 6,797) and they concede 45.8 rebounds per contest as a team. They are conceding 36.4% on 3-point shots and they rank 26th in the league in points per game allowed (118.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Clippers got the win with a final of 96-87 when they faced the Magic. With respect to how they rebounded, Los Angeles permitted Orlando to grab 32 overall (6 offensive). They finished 26.9% from 3-point land by shooting 7 of 26 and ended up shooting 20 out of 22 from the free throw line (90.9%). The Clippers permitted the Magic to convert 30 out of 76 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.5% for the contest. In all, the Clippers finished the game shooting 36 out of 82 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.9%. When discussing shots from downtown, Los Angeles converted 8 out of 31 attempts (25.8%). They were able to make 16 of them for a percentage of 84.2%. The Magic earned 17 personal fouls for the game which got the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 19 shots. They coughed it up 16 times, while recording 12 steals in this contest. The Clippers were able to pull down 36 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 47 for this game.

Kawhi Leonard pitched in for the Clippers for this game. He buried 8 of 22 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 36.4%, and had 8 rebounds. Leonard scored 21 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes in this game.

Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 43-32 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Clippers are shooting 47.7% from the field, which ranks them 11th in basketball. Los Angeles has accounted for 8,412 pts for the campaign (112.2 per contest) and they pull in 43.9 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 25.0 times per game (25th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 15.1 times per contest. The Clippers are responsible for committing 18.5 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 79.6% from the free throw line.

The Los Angeles defense gives up 35.0% on 3-point shots (987 of 2,823) and their opponents are knocking down 77.4% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 25.8 assists and 41.9 rebounds every game, ranking them 9th and 1st in the NBA. The Clippers are ranked 4th in basketball in PPG allowed with 108.4. They have forced 15.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.8% from the floor (7th in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Orleans

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