New Orleans at Los Angeles

New Orleans is off two straight losses to good teams, including last night, but the young Pelicans are 5-0 ATS playing on no days rest. This is a fine frontcourt with Anthony Davis and forward Ryan Anderson, and the Pelicans are 5-2-1 ATS vs. a team with a losing record. They face a bad Lakers team that is off a 113-96 loss at Boston Friday, so they had a long flight home. Los Angeles is the worst defensive team in the league allowing 111 points per contest. The Lakers are 4-9-2 ATS in their last 15 home games. The Pelicans have won three of four overall against the Lakers, who have dropped back-to-back games after winning two in a row. And the Pelicans are 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings in Los Angeles. Play New Orleans.