Clippers - New Orleans. Betting Tip for the NBA match
The Clippers continue to fight for a place in the playoffs, while New Orleans has long lost all chances. On April 3, the rivals will have a face-to-face meeting. How will the duel end? The rates and betting tip from our experts will answer this question

Command Analysis

LA Clippers

Current form
Tyrone Liu's team is confidently positioned on the eighth line of the Western Conference. They have scored 43 wins this season, which gives the team the opportunity to qualify for the playoffs. However, all is not lost yet, and the Los Angeles team can cling to the top 6, from which it is separated by one won match.
The Clippers have been playing well lately and have won 3 out of 4 games. They were defeated only in the confrontation with Cleveland (122:127). In other duels, the sailboats were stronger than their rivals. For example, two days ago they beat Orlando (96:87).
Disqualifications and injuries
Will not play: Ben Simmons.
Interesting facts for betting
The last time the Clippers defeated New Orleans at home was in 2022. After that, they lost to this opponent five times on their own court.
Approximate composition: Zubac – Harden, Dunn–Powell, Leonard

New Orleans Pelicans

Current form
New Orleans recently scored two wins. First, the team from Louisiana defeated Philadelphia (112:99), and then defeated Charlotte (98:94). In between these successes, the Pelicans had a 95-111 loss to Golden State.
This did not have much effect on the team's tournament positions. In the West, New Orleans continues to occupy the penultimate place. The Louisiana team currently has 21 wins. The team is separated from the 13th San Antonio by ten won matches.
Disqualifications and injuries
Will not play: Troy Murphy, Brandon Boston, Dejonte Murray.
Interesting facts for betting
New Orleans is considered the worst visiting team in the Western Conference. The Pelicans have lost 30 of 37 games away this season.
Approximate composition: Missy – Olynyk, Brown– Reeves, Alvarado
Trends
The rate is the 1st quarter. New Orleans victory
In 2 of the last 3 face-to-face meetings, the Pelicans won the opening segment.
4.501st quarterbet: total more than 58.5 points
In 2 of the last 3 face-to-face meetings, the teams scored more than 58 points.
1.88Tip and bets
New Orleans continues to act as reserves, so you should not expect high performance from the team, especially since the Clippers are excellent defensively. In the last match, the sailboats did not allow the opponent to score even 100 points. We expect to see something similar now. Most likely, no more than 217 points will be scored in this confrontation.
Our betting tip is a total of less than 217.5 points in 1.85
Betting on the outcome
It is likely that the Clippers will not smash New Orleans. They don't rush to attack and act very pragmatically. Considering this, we assume that the guests will keep a positive head start.
Prediction — New Orleans with a handicap (+20.5) points in 1.67
Betting on statistics
Sometimes Powell demonstrates a productive game, but this does not happen very often. It is likely that he will not score more than 20 points in a duel with the Pelicans.
Prediction — Norman Powell: total less than 20.5 points in 1.75