New Orleans Pelicans vs Golden State Warriors Prediction and Betting Picks. New Orleans Pelicans host Golden State Warriors as +4 underdogs with a 206 line at 8.00 PM ET, April 7 2015. The last meeting, in Golden State, ended 112-96 for the Warriors who covered a -14 point spread and the game went over 201.5.
Golden State Warriors secured the home court advantage as they’re dominantly holding the #1 spot in the Western Conference, and might start resting players and preparing for the playoffs as they got nothing but easy games coming up until the end of regular season. Golden State had a 12-game winning streak broken by San Antonio, and that was the last big hurdle in their regular season schedule.
New Orleans Pelicans are chasing the final playoff spot in the West, currently held by Oklahoma City, and they’re trailing by half a game. The Pelicans were on a four-game winning streak before losing at Portland, and as a general rule of thumb they can only beat inferior teams, but lose to favorites.
Tale of the Tape
New Orleans Record: 41-35 (25-13 Home)
New Orleans Against the Spread: 42-34 (22-16 Home)
New Orleans Last 10: 5-5 (4-6 ATS)
Golden State Record: 63-14 (28-12 Road)
Golden State Against the Spread: 46-30 (21-19 Road)
Golden State Last 10: 9-1 (8-2 ATS)
New Orleans and Golden State Team News
The Pelicans are without Jrue Holiday for some time now, 39 games to be precise, and he’s their only absentee. Golden State starting center Andrew Bogut is questionable with a foot injury, and Shaun Livingston is suspended. If Bogut won’t play, the Warriors will be without presence in the paint as Festus Ezeli averages only 4.1 PPG and 3.4 RPG despite often getting more than 10 minutes playing time.
Pelicans vs Warriors Lineups
Pelicans: Quincy Pondexter, Anthony Davis, Omer Asik, Eric Gordon, Tyreke Evans.
Warriors: Harrison Barnes, Draymond Green, Festus Ezeli (Andrew Bogut), Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson.
Golden State at New Orleans
8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans Pelicans vs Golden State Warriors Betting Preview. Golden State Warriors can coast until the end of regular season and they’ll likely be missing their starting center, but New Orleans Pelicans will still have to do something special in order to get the victory. Can the Pelicans beat the Warriors? Not likely. The Warriors can cover up for Bogut’s absence as they got plenty of talent on the bench, and they’re a winning machine with a .818 record. The Pelicans will be outclassed, no matter how hard they try. Pelicans vs Warriors Betting Pick: Warriors -4. Pelicans vs Warriors Predicted Score: 98-106
