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Pelicans vs. Cavaliers Odds
- Pelicans +6.5
- Cavaliers -6.5
- Over/Under 222.5
Odds are courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook.
On Monday, the Cleveland Cavaliers will host the New Orleans Pelicans for a holiday edition of NBA basketball, celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the hardwood. Entering play, New Orleans owns the third best record in the Western Conference, trailing the Denver Nuggets by four games for the 1-seed. Cleveland owns the fifth-best record in the Eastern Conference, five games behind the Boston Celtics. In this matchup, oddsmakers have Cleveland priced as 6.5-point home favorites on the spread.
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New Orleans Pelicans
Williamson, Ingram remain OUT
Per Cleaning the Glass, when both Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram are off of the floor at the same time this year, New Orleans ranks in the 41st percentile in offensive efficiency and the 65th percentile in defensive efficiency.
Since Williamson last appeared in a game on January 2, New Orleans is 3-3. In that span, the Pelicans have defeated the Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, and Detroit Pistons, but lost to the Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks, and Boston Celtics. In those six games, the team ranks 13th in the NBA in offensive efficiency and 17th in defensive efficiency, while averaging 101.3 possessions per game.
If there is any hope for improving upon those numbers, it is due to a major rest advantage in this contest. The Pelicans have not played since Friday, when they beat the Pistons 116-110. Playing with a rest advantage this year, New Orleans is a perfect 5-0 straight up.
Who will step up for New Orleans?
Per CourtIQ, C.J. McCollum sees the largest increase in usage (+4.5%) this season when both Williamson and Ingram are off of the floor. In these situations, McCollum is averaging 25.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 6.7 assists per 36 minutes of action. In his last five games, McCollum is averaging 29.4 points on 21.8 shot attempts. Expect him to be aggressive on Monday against a Cleveland defense that has struggled mightily to defend opposing backcourts in recent weeks.
Cleveland Cavaliers
Weary travelers
This afternoon’s contest will be Cleveland’s seventh game in 13 days, during which they have played in six different cities and three different time zones. Returning home for an afternoon affair against the Pelicans, the Cavaliers are likely to still be experiencing some of the fatigue associated with a cross-country road trip, having returned home early Sunday morning after a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Dominant at home
Despite their success at home during the first half of the campaign, and the fact that the New Orleans Pelicans will be without two of their three leading scorers – the Cleveland Cavaliers are likely to have a difficult time covering such a large spread on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Returning from a long west coast road trip, expect a rested New Orleans team to keep this contest competitive, if not pull off an outright upset in this spot.
- PICK: Pelicans +6.5 (FanDuel Sportsbook)
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