LiontipsUtah vs. New Orleans. Prediction and Betting Tips for NBA
Command Analysis
On December 14, Utah secured a home victory over the New Orleans (121:100). Before that, team suffered an away defeat to Denver (110:115) and a home one to Minnesota (108:118). With 16 victories and 14 defeats, Jazz are 8th in the Western conference standings.
Utah approaches the game with the strongest squad. Only Simone Fontecchio, who is a backup player, is on team's injuried list. All leaders, including team's best scorer and rebounder Lauri Markkanen, are healthy and ready to play.
New Orleans Pelicans are enjoying a steady season. With 18 victories and nine defeats, the Pelicans are 2nd in the Western conference standings. Prior to a defeat to Utah, Louisiana team has recorded seven victories in a row, they even managed to beat the Phoenix Suns twice (128:117, 129:124). After that, one of the conference leaders slided down to a 5th spot.
Team's starting forward Brandon Ingram and backup shooting guard Herbert Jones will miss the upcoming game through injuries.
Trends
СтавкаMarkkanen: total over 19,5 points
Markkanen averages 22 points per game
СтавкаWilliamson: total over 25,5 points
Williamson averages 25 points per game
Tip and bets
We don't think that New Orleans will suffer a second consecutive defeat. Bookmakers are giving a slight edge to the Pelicans. Zion Williamson and co should be able to beat the opponent.
Our prediction - New Orleans to win the match
Head-to-head matches between these teams are usually low-scoring. We offer to place a bet on total under.
Our second bet is on total under 230,5 points
