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

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Friday, April 4, 2025

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

The Los Angeles Lakers (46-29) will take on the New Orleans Pelicans (21-55) at Crypto.com Arena on Friday.

The Pelicans faced off with the Clippers and ended up losing by a score of 114-98 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Pelicans ended up finishing with 21 and the Clippers accumulated 9 personal fouls. They knocked down 13 of their 32 tries from distance. Los Angeles finished 80.8% from the free throw line by converting 21 of 26 tries. In addition, Los Angeles grabbed 30 rebounds (2 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Los Angeles earned 27 assists and had 9 steals for this game. In regard to the defense, New Orleans allowed the other team to shoot 52.6% from the field on 40 of 76 shooting. They also doled out 29 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In reference to grabbing boards, they compiled 39 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Pelicans converted 8 of 11 attempts for a rate of 72.7%. New Orleans ended the game having earned a 50.6% FG percentage (43 out of 85) and made 4 of their 22 shots from 3-point land.

Jose Alvarado is someone who was a major factor in the game. Alvarado ended up going 43.8% from the field and also distributed 10 assists. He played for 27 mins and collected 2 rebounds. He totaled 17 points on 7 of 16 shooting.

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New Orleans will enter this contest with a mark of 21-55 this year. They average 110.0 pts per game (24th in the NBA) while connecting on 45.3% from the field. The Pelicans are hitting 34.8% on three-point shots (912 of 2,617) and 75.6% from the free throw line. As a team, New Orleans is grabbing 43.5 boards per game and has accounted for 1,958 dimes for the season, which is 20th in the NBA in terms of passing. They cough up possession 14.6 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 18.3 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Pelicans are forcing 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 27th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,185 conceded so far this season. The Pelicans are allowing a FG percentage of 48.2% (3,312 of 6,873) and they concede 45.6 boards per contest as a group. They give up 36.5% on 3-point attempts and they are 26th in the NBA in PPG allowed (118.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Lakers walked away with a victory by a final of 104-98 against the Rockets. The Lakers pulled down 35 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 45 for this contest. They also coughed it up 11 times, while earning 11 steals for this contest. The Rockets committed 20 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Lakers to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They were able to bury 18 of the free throws for a rate of 90.0%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, Los Angeles knocked down 16 out of their 46 tries (34.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Lakers shot 35 for 89 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.3%. The Lakers allowed the Rockets to convert 37 of their 89 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.6% for the contest. They shot 31.3% from 3-point land via 10 of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 17 at the free throw line (82.4%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Los Angeles allowed Houston to snag 51 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Luka Doncic was important for the Lakers in this game. Doncic accumulated 20 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 9 dimes for the matchup. He converted 6 out of 16 for this contest for a rate of 37.5%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a record of 46-29 on the season. As an offense, the Lakers are hitting on 47.8% from the floor, which is ranked 11th in basketball. Los Angeles has accounted for 8,479 points so far this season (113.1 per contest) and they collect 42.6 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 26.2 times per game (16th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.9 times per contest. The Lakers commit 17.2 personal fouls every game and they go 78.7% from the charity stripe.

The Lakers on the defensive side of the court are 12th in the league in PPG given up with 112.2. They are able to force 13.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.3% from the field (10th in the league). The Los Angeles defense allows 35.3% on 3-point attempts (1,007 of 2,855) and their opposition knocks down 78.2% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 27.4 dimes and 43.1 boards per contest, which has them ranked 22nd and 8th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Orleans

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