Pelicans vs Lakers prediction NBA · Tuesday, March 3
At a glance
The Los Angeles Lakers (36-24) host the New Orleans Pelicans (19-43) on Tuesday, March 3 at 10:30 PM ET at crypto.com Arena in NBA action. Final score: Pelicans 101 – Lakers 110. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Lakers a 74% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Lakers are 17-12 at home and the Pelicans are 8-22 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 5-5 for the Lakers and 6-4 for the Pelicans (current streaks: Lakers W2, Pelicans L1).
The analysis Model
The Lakers start with a clear edge. The model projects Lakers 120 – 112 Pelicans, a margin of about 7.9 points in favor of the Lakers and a total around 232 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The overall strength gap (+0.5 vs -5.1 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Pelicans need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Lakers' defense allows clearly fewer points (114.9 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
NOLAL
Top performers
Pelicans
Zion WilliamsonF · #124pts / game
Dejounte MurrayG · #58assists
Trey Murphy IIIF · #258reboundsLakers
Luka DoncicG · #7727pts / gameLuka DoncicG · #777assistsLuka DoncicG · #7710reboundsRecent form
NOLALHead-to-head
LAL lead 4-0 this season.
LAL
Team comparison
| NO | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 19-43 | Record | 36-24 |
| 114.2 | Points scored / game | 115.5 |
| 120.2 | Points allowed / game | 114.9 |
| -5.1 | Adjusted margin / game | +0.5 |
| L1 | Current streak | W2 |
| 6-4 | Last 10 games | 5-5 |
| 8-22 road | Home / road record | 17-12 home |
| 21-61 (-9.4) | Last season | 50-32 (+1.2) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Pelicans
Injury report Lakers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.