NBA
Los Angeles Clippers @ New Orleans Pelicans: New Orleans Pelicans (+ 2.5) /// 1.60
Last bet lost. It’s hard to say why Miami became such a sweet treat for Charlotte. Apparently, Bam Adebayo’s absence played a major role in Miami’s offensive versatility. As for defense, the Heat played well, but Charlotte’s players were making very difficult shots with high efficiency. My betting score is MLB 201-184 in favor of successful, NBA 205-221 in favor of unsuccessful, NHL 10-18 in favor of unsuccessful, NFL 8-12 in favor of unsuccessful.
New bet: New Orleans Pelicans at home will not lose to Los Angeles Clippers by more than 2 points. It is highly likely that Kawhi will not play. He already missed the game against San Antonio Spurs, the team that drafted him. Games like this have always been very important to Kawhi Leonard. Considering that the Clippers will play two consecutive road games against New Orleans, I’m confident that any sensible coaching staff won’t use Kawhi in both games, since it’s a back-to-back. And obviously, if Kawhi is going to play in only one of these two games, it will be tomorrow’s second game. As for head-to-head games between these teams at New Orleans arena in which Kawhi did not play, the Clippers have won only 2 out of 8 matches (I looked at statistics from the last 6 seasons). Besides Kawhi, the Clippers will definitely be without sixth man Bennedict Mathurin, and Darius Garland’s participation is in question. New Orleans has a nearly full roster (only Bryce McGowens will not play). The Pelicans are also in incredible shape, having not lost by more than 2 points in their last 6 regular-season games. Moreover, their opponents included such strong teams as Houston Rockets (on the road), Toronto Raptors (at home), and Phoenix Suns (on the road). Bet? Sure! 😎😉