4/14/2024 New Orleans v. Los Angeles Game Preview

April 14, 2024 at 3:30 PM ET
Regular Season

Smoothie King Center
New Orleans, Louisiana

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Pelicans vs. Lakers Prediction: Odds, Spread & Insights for April 14

The New Orleans Pelicans (49-32) will host the Los Angeles Lakers (46-35) after losing four straight home games. The game starts at 3:30 PM ET on Sunday, April 14, 2024.

The Pelicans will take on the Lakers, in a game projected to be tight -- the Pelicans are favored, but by just 2 points. This game has 231.5 points as its over/under.

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Pelicans vs. Lakers game info

  • Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024
  • Time: 3:30 PM ET
  • How to Watch on TV: BSNO, SportsNet LA, and ESPN
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
  • Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Venue: Smoothie King Center
  • Spread: New Orleans -2
  • Moneylines: New Orleans -127, Los Angeles +107
  • Total: 231.5 points

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Prediction: Who will win the Pelicans vs. Lakers game?

  • Prediction: Pelicans 119 - Lakers 112
  • Pick ATS: Pelicans (- 2)
  • Pick OU: Under (231.5)

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Pelicans vs. Lakers Odds, Spread, Over/Under

Favorite Spread Total
Pelicans -2 231.5

Pelicans vs. Lakers betting insights

  • New Orleans is 44-34-3 against the spread this year.
  • The Pelicans are 23-20-2 as 2-point favorites or more.
  • Los Angeles is 37-44-0 against the spread this year.
  • As 2-point underdogs or greater, the Lakers are 13-15 against the spread.
  • New Orleans and its opponent have broken the 231.5-point mark 29 times this year.
  • So far this season, 50 Lakers games have featured over 231.5 points scored.
  • New Orleans and Los Angeles average 233.2 points per game combined, which is 1.7 more than the over/under for this matchup.

Pelicans vs. Lakers stat comparison

Pelicans Rank Pelicans AVG Lakers AVG Lakers Rank
13th 115.2 Points Scored 118.0 7th
8th 110.5 Points Allowed 117.6 23rd
12th 44.0 Rebounds 43.2 18th
17th 10.4 Off. Rebounds 8.3 30th
19th 12.4 3pt Made 11.8 24th
11th 27.0 Assists 28.5 5th
12th 12.3 Turnovers 13.4 20th

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Pelicans top performers

  • Zion Williamson: 22.9 PTS, 5.0 AST, 1.1 STL, 57.5 FG%, 35.3 3PT% (6-for-17)
  • Brandon Ingram: 20.9 PTS, 5.8 AST, 49.0 FG%, 35.6 3PT% (85-for-239)
  • CJ McCollum: 20.0 PTS, 45.8 FG%, 42.9 3PT% (235-for-548)
  • Jonas Valančiūnas: 12.3 PTS, 8.9 REB, 56.0 FG%, 31.0 3PT% (36-for-116)
  • Herbert Jones: 11.0 PTS, 1.4 STL, 49.9 FG%, 41.5 3PT% (107-for-258)

Lakers top performers

  • Anthony Davis: 24.9 PTS, 12.7 REB, 1.2 STL, 2.4 BLK, 55.3 FG%, 27.2 3PT% (28-for-103)
  • LeBron James: 25.5 PTS, 7.3 REB, 8.1 AST, 1.2 STL, 54.0 FG%, 41.2 3PT% (146-for-354)
  • Austin Reaves: 15.8 PTS, 5.5 AST, 48.4 FG%, 36.6 3PT% (151-for-413)
  • D'Angelo Russell: 17.9 PTS, 6.4 AST, 45.2 FG%, 41.1 3PT% (215-for-523)
  • Spencer Dinwiddie: 10.5 PTS, 39.2 FG%, 33.6 3PT% (123-for-366)
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Season Series - L.A. Lakers won 3-1

Date Away Team Home Team Score Winner Game Type Venue
Dec 7, 2023 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 89 - 133 L.A. Lakers Regular Season T-Mobile Arena
Dec 31, 2023 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 109 - 129 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Feb 9, 2024 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 122 - 139 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Apr 14, 2024 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 124 - 108 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Smoothie King Center

2023-2024 Team Stats

GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
L.A. Lakers8248.4118.043.787.5.49911.831.4.37718.924.2.7828.234.943.128.57.45.514.015.6
New Orleans8248.0115.142.587.4.48612.532.6.38317.622.8.77110.433.644.027.08.34.613.018.4
LAL Opponents8248.4117.444.493.7.47414.337.9.37614.318.0.79510.933.244.028.28.24.813.219.7
NOP Opponents8248.0110.740.587.3.46413.538.7.34916.220.7.78310.132.242.326.86.55.214.018.4


Head to Head Since 1946-1947

Date Away Team Home Team Score Winner Game Type Venue
Feb 9, 2024 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 122 - 139 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Dec 31, 2023 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 109 - 129 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Dec 7, 2023 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 89 - 133 L.A. Lakers Regular Season T-Mobile Arena
Mar 14, 2023 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 123 - 108 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Feb 15, 2023 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 102 - 120 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Feb 4, 2023 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 126 - 131 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Nov 2, 2022 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 117 - 120 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Apr 1, 2022 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 114 - 111 New Orleans Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Mar 27, 2022 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 108 - 116 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Feb 27, 2022 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 123 - 95 New Orleans Regular Season crypto.com Arena
May 16, 2021 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 110 - 98 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Mar 23, 2021 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 111 - 128 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Jan 15, 2021 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 95 - 112 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Mar 1, 2020 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 122 - 114 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Feb 25, 2020 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 109 - 118 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Jan 3, 2020 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 113 - 123 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Nov 27, 2019 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 114 - 110 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Mar 31, 2019 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 130 - 102 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Feb 27, 2019 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 119 - 125 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Feb 23, 2019 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 115 - 128 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Dec 21, 2018 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 104 - 112 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Mar 22, 2018 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 125 - 128 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Feb 14, 2018 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 117 - 139 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Oct 22, 2017 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 119 - 112 New Orleans Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Apr 11, 2017 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 96 - 108 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Mar 5, 2017 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 105 - 97 New Orleans Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Nov 29, 2016 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 88 - 105 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Nov 12, 2016 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 126 - 99 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Apr 8, 2016 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 102 - 110 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Feb 4, 2016 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 99 - 96 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Jan 12, 2016 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 91 - 95 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Apr 1, 2015 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 113 - 92 New Orleans Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Jan 21, 2015 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 80 - 96 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Dec 7, 2014 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 104 - 87 New Orleans Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Nov 12, 2014 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 102 - 109 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Mar 4, 2014 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 132 - 125 New Orleans Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Nov 12, 2013 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 95 - 116 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Nov 8, 2013 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 85 - 96 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Apr 9, 2013 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 96 - 104 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Mar 6, 2013 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 108 - 102 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Jan 29, 2013 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 106 - 111 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Dec 5, 2012 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 103 - 87 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Apr 9, 2012 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 93 - 91 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Mar 31, 2012 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 85 - 88 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Mar 14, 2012 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 107 - 101 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Apr 28, 2011 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 98 - 80 L.A. Lakers Playoffs Smoothie King Center
Apr 26, 2011 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 90 - 106 L.A. Lakers Playoffs crypto.com Arena
Apr 24, 2011 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 88 - 93 New Orleans Playoffs Smoothie King Center
Apr 22, 2011 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 100 - 86 L.A. Lakers Playoffs Smoothie King Center
Apr 20, 2011 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 78 - 87 L.A. Lakers Playoffs crypto.com Arena
Apr 17, 2011 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 109 - 100 New Orleans Playoffs crypto.com Arena
Mar 27, 2011 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 84 - 102 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Feb 5, 2011 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 101 - 95 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Jan 7, 2011 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 97 - 101 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Dec 29, 2010 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 103 - 88 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Mar 29, 2010 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 100 - 108 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Dec 1, 2009 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 99 - 110 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Nov 8, 2009 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 88 - 104 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Feb 20, 2009 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 111 - 115 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Jan 6, 2009 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 116 - 105 New Orleans Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Dec 23, 2008 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 100 - 87 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Nov 12, 2008 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 93 - 86 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Apr 11, 2008 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 104 - 107 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Mar 14, 2008 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 98 - 108 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Jan 9, 2008 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 109 - 80 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Nov 6, 2007 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 118 - 104 New Orleans Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Mar 23, 2007 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 111 - 105 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Jan 20, 2007 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 103 - 113 New Orleans Regular Season Paycom Center
Dec 6, 2006 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 105 - 89 New Orleans Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Apr 19, 2006 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 95 - 115 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Mar 26, 2006 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 94 - 105 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Mar 8, 2006 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 113 - 107 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Feb 4, 2006 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 90 - 106 New Orleans Regular Season Paycom Center
Dec 22, 2004 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 89 - 101 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Nov 28, 2004 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 76 - 89 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Nov 9, 2004 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 106 - 98 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Mar 30, 2004 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 88 - 107 L.A. Lakers Regular Season crypto.com Arena
Nov 7, 2003 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 95 - 114 New Orleans Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Jan 15, 2003 L.A. Lakers New Orleans 90 - 82 L.A. Lakers Regular Season Smoothie King Center
Dec 13, 2002 New Orleans L.A. Lakers 98 - 82 New Orleans Regular Season crypto.com Arena

2023-2024 L.A. Lakers Lakers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Russell A. Reaves R. Hachimura L. James A. Davis
Rotation G. Vincent S. Dinwiddie T. Prince    
Lim PT S. Mays M. Christie M. Lewis C. Wood J. Hayes
Lim PT J. Hood-Schifino   C. Reddish J. Vanderbilt C. Castleton
Lim PT         H. Giles

2023-2024 New Orleans Pelicans Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters C. McCollum H. Jones B. Ingram T. Murphy III J. Valanciunas
Rotation J. Alvarado D. Daniels N. Marshall Z. Williamson L. Nance, Jr.
Lim PT   J. Hawkins M. Ryan J. Robinson-Earl C. Zeller
Lim PT   M. Hill   E. Liddell  
Lim PT   D. Seabron      

L.A. Lakers Lakers Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
14 Colin Castleton PF 16 3.7 1.5 0.6 1.0 .562 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.4 1.000 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.7
10 Max Christie F 67 14.1 4.2 1.5 3.6 .427 0.6 1.8 .356 0.5 0.7 .783 0.2 1.9 2.1 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.9
3 Anthony Davis PF 76 35.5 24.7 9.4 16.9 .556 0.4 1.4 .271 5.5 6.8 .816 3.1 9.5 12.6 3.5 1.2 2.3 2.1 2.3
26 Spencer Dinwiddie PG 28 24.2 6.8 2.0 5.0 .397 1.2 3.2 .389 1.6 1.8 .880 0.1 1.5 1.7 2.4 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.9
20 Harry Giles PF 7 2.7 0.3 0.1 0.9 .167 0.0 0.4 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
28 Rui Hachimura F 68 26.8 13.6 5.3 9.9 .537 1.4 3.4 .422 1.5 2.0 .739 0.9 3.5 4.3 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.7 1.5
11 Jaxson Hayes PF 70 12.5 4.3 1.8 2.5 .720 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.2 .622 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 1.8
0 Jalen Hood-Schifino PG 21 5.2 1.6 0.5 2.1 .222 0.1 0.7 .133 0.6 1.0 .600 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.6
23 LeBron James F 71 35.3 25.7 9.6 17.9 .540 2.1 5.1 .410 4.3 5.7 .750 0.9 6.4 7.3 8.3 1.3 0.5 3.5 1.1
21 Maxwell Lewis SF 34 3.0 0.3 0.1 0.6 .190 0.0 0.3 .111 0.1 0.1 .667 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.1
4 Skylar Mays PG 17 4.5 1.3 0.6 1.2 .476 0.1 0.3 .400 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.4
12 Taurean Prince F 78 27.0 8.9 3.2 7.3 .442 1.8 4.6 .396 0.6 0.9 .735 0.3 2.7 2.9 1.5 0.7 0.4 0.9 1.9
15 Austin Reaves PG 82 32.1 15.9 5.6 11.5 .486 1.9 5.1 .367 2.8 3.3 .853 0.7 3.6 4.3 5.5 0.8 0.3 2.1 1.9
5 Cam Reddish G 48 20.5 5.4 1.9 4.9 .389 0.8 2.3 .336 0.9 1.1 .759 0.6 1.5 2.1 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.6 1.3
1 D'Angelo Russell SG 76 32.7 18.0 6.5 14.2 .456 3.0 7.2 .415 2.1 2.5 .828 0.4 2.7 3.1 6.3 0.9 0.5 2.1 2.1
2 Jarred Vanderbilt PF 29 20.0 5.2 2.0 3.9 .518 0.3 0.9 .296 0.8 1.2 .667 1.4 3.3 4.8 1.2 1.2 0.2 1.0 1.5
7 Gabe Vincent G 11 19.8 3.1 1.4 4.5 .306 0.3 2.5 .107 0.1 0.2 .500 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.9 0.8 0.0 0.5 1.7
35 Christian Wood PF 50 17.4 6.9 2.5 5.3 .466 0.7 2.3 .307 1.3 1.9 .702 0.8 4.3 5.1 1.0 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.4

New Orleans Pelicans Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
15 Jose Alvarado G 56 18.4 7.1 2.5 6.2 .412 1.4 3.7 .377 0.6 0.9 .673 0.4 1.8 2.3 2.1 1.1 0.3 0.7 1.6
11 Dyson Daniels GF 61 22.3 5.8 2.3 5.1 .447 0.7 2.2 .311 0.6 0.9 .642 1.0 2.9 3.9 2.7 1.4 0.4 1.0 1.7
24 Jordan Hawkins G 67 17.3 7.8 2.6 6.8 .382 1.6 4.4 .366 1.0 1.2 .838 0.4 1.8 2.2 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.1
33 Malcolm Hill G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
14 Brandon Ingram SF 64 32.9 20.8 7.8 15.9 .492 1.3 3.8 .355 3.8 4.8 .801 0.7 4.4 5.1 5.7 0.8 0.6 2.5 2.3
5 Herb Jones SF 76 30.5 11.0 3.9 7.7 .498 1.5 3.6 .418 1.8 2.1 .867 1.0 2.6 3.6 2.6 1.4 0.8 1.2 2.9
32 E.J. Liddell PF 8 2.9 0.5 0.1 0.8 .167 0.0 0.6 .000 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
8 Naji Marshall SF 66 19.0 7.1 2.6 5.6 .463 0.9 2.3 .387 1.0 1.3 .791 0.8 2.8 3.6 1.9 0.7 0.2 1.0 1.4
3 C.J. McCollum G 66 32.7 20.0 7.3 16.0 .459 3.6 8.4 .429 1.7 2.1 .827 0.6 3.7 4.3 4.6 0.9 0.6 1.7 1.9
25 Trey Murphy III G 57 29.7 14.8 4.8 10.9 .443 3.0 7.8 .380 2.2 2.6 .815 0.7 4.2 4.9 2.2 0.9 0.5 0.6 1.2
22 Larry Nance, Jr. SF 61 19.9 5.7 2.3 4.0 .573 0.4 1.1 .415 0.8 1.0 .770 1.5 3.5 5.0 1.9 1.0 0.3 0.8 1.6
50 Jeremiah Robinson-Earl PF 39 8.6 2.9 1.2 2.4 .474 0.3 1.0 .333 0.3 0.4 .750 0.6 1.4 1.9 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.6
37 Matt Ryan SF 28 13.9 5.4 1.8 4.0 .434 1.5 3.2 .451 0.5 0.5 .929 0.2 1.2 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.7 1.1
0 Dereon Seabron SG 6 9.2 2.3 0.7 2.2 .308 0.2 0.3 .500 0.8 1.0 .833 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.7
17 Jonas Valanciunas C 82 23.5 12.2 4.9 8.8 .559 0.5 1.5 .308 2.0 2.5 .785 2.3 6.5 8.8 2.1 0.4 0.8 1.4 2.7
1 Zion Williamson PF 70 31.5 22.9 8.9 15.6 .570 0.1 0.3 .333 5.0 7.1 .702 1.7 4.1 5.8 5.0 1.1 0.7 2.8 2.3
40 Cody Zeller F 43 7.4 1.8 0.6 1.4 .419 0.0 0.1 .333 0.5 0.9 .605 1.1 1.5 2.6 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.0

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