Through 0 Quarter

The experts predicted a victory for the Los Angeles Lakers, but it's no sure thing at this point. Either squad is in a position to win, but they lead against the New Orleans Pelicans 3 to nothing.

The Lakers haven't had any offensive standouts so far with all players held to three points or fewer. New Orleans is in a similar position to Los Angeles as their squad has been held to no more than zero points.

this is the first time the Pelicans have ever been down going into the first quarter

Who's Playing

New Orleans @ Los Angeles

Current Records: New Orleans 30-28; Los Angeles 26-32

What to Know

The New Orleans Pelicans will hit the road for the second straight game as they head to Crypto.com Arena at 10 p.m. ET Wednesday. If the matchup is anything like their 131-126 victory from their previous meeting in February, the scorekeeper will be kept real busy.

On Monday, New Orleans narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-100. It was another big night for the Pelicans' small forward Brandon Ingram, who had 34 points.

Meanwhile, the contest between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday was not a total blowout, but with Los Angeles falling 127-115 on the road, it was darn close to turning into one. The Lakers were down 101-79 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from. Their defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of small forward Malik Beasley, who shot 6-for-12 from beyond the arc and finished with 22 points, and center Anthony Davis, who dropped a double-double on 20 rebounds and 19 points along with three blocks. That makes it three consecutive games in which AD has had at least 16 rebounds.

New Orleans is expected to lose this next one by 3. Those betting on them against the spread shouldn't have high expectations for them since the squad is 4-13-1 ATS when expected to lose.

New Orleans' victory lifted them to 30-28 while Los Angeles' loss dropped them down to 26-32. Allowing an average of 118.45 points per game, Los Angeles hasn't exactly asserted themselves on the defensive end. We'll see if they can patch up the holes in their defense before their upcoming game.

How To Watch

  • When: Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET
  • Where: Crypto.com Arena -- Los Angeles, California
  • TV: ESPN
  • Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
  • Ticket Cost: $19.00

Odds

The Lakers are a 3-point favorite against the Pelicans, according to the latest NBA odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 3-point spread, and stayed right there.

Over/Under: -111

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Series History

Los Angeles have won 14 out of their last 26 games against New Orleans.

  • Feb 04, 2023 - New Orleans 131 vs. Los Angeles 126
  • Nov 02, 2022 - Los Angeles 120 vs. New Orleans 117
  • Apr 01, 2022 - New Orleans 114 vs. Los Angeles 111
  • Mar 27, 2022 - New Orleans 116 vs. Los Angeles 108
  • Feb 27, 2022 - New Orleans 123 vs. Los Angeles 95
  • May 16, 2021 - Los Angeles 110 vs. New Orleans 98
  • Mar 23, 2021 - New Orleans 128 vs. Los Angeles 111
  • Jan 15, 2021 - Los Angeles 112 vs. New Orleans 95
  • Mar 01, 2020 - Los Angeles 122 vs. New Orleans 114
  • Feb 25, 2020 - Los Angeles 118 vs. New Orleans 109
  • Jan 03, 2020 - Los Angeles 123 vs. New Orleans 113
  • Nov 27, 2019 - Los Angeles 114 vs. New Orleans 110
  • Mar 31, 2019 - Los Angeles 130 vs. New Orleans 102
  • Feb 27, 2019 - Los Angeles 125 vs. New Orleans 119
  • Feb 23, 2019 - New Orleans 128 vs. Los Angeles 115
  • Dec 21, 2018 - Los Angeles 112 vs. New Orleans 104
  • Mar 22, 2018 - New Orleans 128 vs. Los Angeles 125
  • Feb 14, 2018 - New Orleans 139 vs. Los Angeles 117
  • Oct 22, 2017 - New Orleans 119 vs. Los Angeles 112
  • Apr 11, 2017 - Los Angeles 108 vs. New Orleans 96
  • Mar 05, 2017 - New Orleans 105 vs. Los Angeles 97
  • Nov 29, 2016 - New Orleans 105 vs. Los Angeles 88
  • Nov 12, 2016 - Los Angeles 126 vs. New Orleans 99
  • Apr 08, 2016 - New Orleans 110 vs. Los Angeles 102
  • Feb 04, 2016 - Los Angeles 99 vs. New Orleans 96
  • Jan 12, 2016 - Los Angeles 95 vs. New Orleans 91