New Orleans vs Cleveland. Predictions and Betting Tips for NBA

New Orleans started to perform better in recent matches. Green's men won 4 out of 5 last games. They recorded memorable victories over Portland (111:97) and Milwaukee (116:112). These successful matches helped the Pelicans to leave the bottom spot of the Western Conference. Now team is fighting for the play-in zone, because Pelicans are only two games away from the 10th spot. 

Despite recent victories, New Orleans suffered a defeat. Seems like Green's men relaxed a little bit and lost to Oklahoma (112:117) on the road two days ago. 

Cleveland Cavaliers are still playing without Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen, but Cavs are still in a good form. In the most recent match Bickerstaff's men left no chance to Toronto, crushing the opponent by a 144:99 score. Darius Garland and Kevin Love were the best players for the Cavs in this match. Each one of these players scored 22 points. Lauri Markkanen also scored 20 points.

After recent successes Cleveland rose to the 5th spot in the Eastern Conference standings. Cavaliers secured a spot in Top-6 at least for some time now, because they are three games ahead of the 7th spot.