New Orleans Pelicans Golden State Warriors Prediction and Betting Pick. The 45-37 Pelicans are set to take on the 67-15 Warriors in this first game of a 7 game play-off series at Oracle Arena April 18, 2015, tip off time is scheduled for 3:30PM EST.
Wagering Odds
Point Spread: Warriors -11.5
O/U Total: 204.5
The Pelicans are having their 1st showing in playoffs since 2011 and have the unfortunate luck of playing the No. 1 seed Golden State Warriors who had a record setting regular season going 67-15. The Pelicans gallantly won their spot in the playoffs after a spectacular 108-103 win over the Spurs in their final season game. Anthony Davis had the best game of his career scoring 31 points and 13 rebounds in that showdown and hopes will be pinned on him going into this tough series. New Orleans isn’t just a one man show however as they have four other players who are capable of scoring double digits in Evans, Gordon, Cole and Holiday.
The Pelicans are expected to come out swinging just like they did with the Spurs perhaps taking the Warriors by surprise. They will need to balance their attack as the Warrior aside from being a offensive powerhouse is one heck of a defensive team as well limiting their opponents to just 99 points per game. The Pelicans are also strong defensively allowing just 98.8 points per game so this may just come down to a defensive showdown. The high octane Warriors have an average of scoring 110 to New Orleans 99.4 points per game. New Orleans will have to be on their toes as the Warriors out steal them 9.3 to 6.7 times per game. The Pelicans will also have to work on their points behind the arc as the Warriors are superior here as well with 10.8 to the Pelicans 7.1.
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Pelicans vs Warriors Playoff Schedule
Game 2 — April 20, 10:30 PM ET, New Orleans Pelicans at Golden State Warriors
Game 3 — April 23, 9:30 PM ET, Golden State Warriors at New Orleans Pelicans
Game 4 — April 25, 8:00 PM ET, Golden State Warriors at New Orleans Pelicans
Game 5 — April 28, Time TBD, New Orleans Pelicans at Golden State Warriors
Game 6 — May 1, Time TBD, Golden State Warriors at New Orleans Pelicans
Game 7 — May 3, Time TBD, New Orleans Pelicans at Golden State Warriors
New Orleans at Golden State Betting Trends
The Pelicans are 8-3 straight up in their last 11 games.
New Orleans is 1-10 straight up in their last 11 games against the Warriors
The game total has gone under 7 times in New Orleans last 9 games against Golden State.
The Pelicans are 2-7-1 against the spread in their last 10 games against the Warriors
Golden State is 1-5 against the spread in their last 6 games.
The Warriors are 10-1 straight in their last 11 games against the Pelicans
The game total has gone under 6 out of 8 times when the Warriors play at home against the Pelicans.
Injury Report
NEW ORLEANS
No Injuries to report.
GOLDEN STATE
David Lee
New Orleans at Golden State Consensus Betting (ATS)
New Orleans: 44%
Golden State: 56%
Free NBA Pick
The Warriors took their foot off of the gas in their last game against Pelicans. They took a 55-43 lead into the half and were caught flat footed in the second half as New Orleans put 60 on the board to get the 103 -100. That game was in New Orleans and now they’re back at Oracle Arena where Golden State is 39-2 on the season. The Warriors have demolished most opponents on their home court outscoring those 113 to 98.7. They put away the Pelicans by extended margins winning by 16 and 17 and should be fully focused after the embarrassing collapse against them in their last meeting. Lay the lumber.
Take the Golden State Warriors -12
