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    New Orleans Pelicans vs. Portland Trail Blazers Prediction 11-4-24 NBA Tips
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    New Orleans Pelicans vs. Portland Trail Blazers Prediction 11-4-24 NBA Tips

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    Portland Trail Blazers (2-5) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (3-4)
    November 4, 2024, 9:30 p.m. EDT
    The line: New Orleans Pelicans -2.5; Over/Under: +223.5
    (Get the latest betting odds)

    The Portland Trail Blazers storm the Smoothie King Center on Monday night to take on the New Orleans Pelicans. Here is a prediction for New Orleans Pelicans vs. Portland Trail Blazers. This article contains a selection between New Orleans Pelicans and Portland Trail Blazers.

    Portland Trail Blazers

    The Portland Trail Blazers have a tough time, having lost five of their first seven games, and they will be looking to avoid a third straight loss after narrowly falling short to the Suns in a 103-97 road loss on Saturday. Anfernee Simons and Jerami Grant led the team with 20 points each, Deni Avdija added 13 points, while Deandre Ayton contributed 10 points, 13 rebounds and two assists. As a team, the Trail Blazers shot just 33 percent from the field and 14 of 43 from the 3-point line as they got off to a solid start and took the lead at halftime, only to have their hard work go to waste at the break They were outscored an incredible 44-18 in the third quarter and fell behind by 26 points. To their credit, the Trail Blazers showed a lot of fight and cut the deficit to just two points with 1:04 left, but just couldn't get over the finish line.

    New Orleans Pelicans

    Meanwhile, the New Orleans Pelicans are in a tough spot, having lost a total of four of their last five games, and they'll be hoping for a better performance after losing 126-111 to the Hawks last night. Brandon Ingram led the team with 32 points on 12 of 19 shooting, Jordan Hawkins added 19 points while Jamal Cain and Brandon Boston Jr. each scored 14 points. As a team, the Pelicans shot 43 percent from the field and 16 of 38 from the 3-point line as they got off to a good start and took the lead at halftime, only to have the Hawks explode with 68 points in the second half At halftime they had no answer to the Hawks duo of Jalen Johnson and Trae Young.

    Why the Portland Trail Blazers will win

    • The Pelicans have lost seven of their last eight games against Western Conference opponents.
    • The Trail Blazers have won three of their last four road games against Southwest Division opponents with a losing record.
    • The Pelicans have failed to cover the spread in each of their last seven games against Western Conference opponents.
    • The Trail Blazers have closed the gap after a loss in each of their last four games.

    Total score facts

    • Seven of the Trail Blazers' last eight road games have gone UNDER the total points.
    • Each of the Pelicans' last four home games against Western Conference opponents fell UNDER the total score.

    Matchup/League Facts

    • The Pelicans rank 29th in the league in opponent assists per game this season (29.6).
    • The Pelicans rank 2nd in the league in opponent free throws per game this season (14.1).
    • The Trail Blazers rank 30th in the league for Q1 points per game this season (22.9).
    • The Trail Blazers rank 30th in the league in Q3 opponent points per game this season (37.3).

    New Orleans Pelicans vs. Portland Trail Blazers prediction

    The Trail Blazers are still missing Matisse Thybulle and Robert Williams, while the Pelicans are still missing Zion Williamson, CJ McCollum, Dejounte Murray and Trey Murphy. The Trail Blazers have struggled to win games this season, but they were competitive in their narrow loss to the Suns on Saturday, and I like their chances against this severely weakened Pelicans squad. You can't back either side with confidence these days, but the Trail Blazers represent decent value as underdogs at this point, so I'll go along with the surprise.

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