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.
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
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СтавкаMarkkanen: total over 19,5 points
Markkanen averages 22 points per game
СтавкаWilliamson: total over 25,5 points
Williamson averages 25 points per game