New Orleans at Los Angeles

The New Orleans Pelicans have not been a playoff contender since Chris Paul left for this LA Clippers team. They are also not playing well right now, having dropped five straight games, but the market has over-reacted. The public has too at 65% behind the Clippers here despite the inflated number. There is certainly an X-factor for this game, and it has been the Pelicans' NBA best 30-13-2 ATS mark in their last 45 games when playing off a 10-point or greater loss, no one has been better. New Orleans has also had the Clippers' number, having gone 19-7 ATS in the last 26 meetings including 9-4 ATS in LA. This one is closer than it looks, so grab the points and play on New Orleans.