New Orleans Pelicans at Cleveland Cavaliers 1/5/19 - NBA Betting Odds & Picks
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
NBA: 8:00 PM EST
Jan. 05, 2019
TV: FSOH
Latest Odds : NO -7.5 Total 223
The Pelicans have not been playing well on the season, but the Pelicans are doing a little bit better than what the Cavaliers have done. The downside is the Pelicans are playing on the road in this game and the road has not been friendly to the Pelicans on the year so far. What else is not going to be a good thing for the Pelicans is some of the struggles they have had on the season.
The Pelicans are coming into this game scoring a total of 116.3 points a game, but the defense of the Pelicans is giving up 115.5 points a game. The Pelicans have been able to get 26.7 assist a game and have managed to get 47.2 boards a game.
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The Cavaliers look lost on the year and that is showing up with how poorly the Cavs have been playing. What else is going to have some problems for the Cavaliers is the fact they only have 8 wins total on the season and when playing on home court they are not getting much of an advantage that you would expect as the Cavaliers only have 5 home wins on the season.
The Cavaliers are coming into this game here scoring 102 points a game, but the defense for the Cavaliers is giving up 111.4 points a game. The Cavaliers have been able to get 20 assist per game and have ended up getting 43 boards a game.
Recent Betting Trends:
Pelicans are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 Saturday games.
Cavaliers are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games.
Under is 27-13 in Pelicans last 40 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
Over is 7-1 in Cavaliers last 8 home games.
Free Betting Pick: New Orleans Pelicans -7.5
The road team of the Pelicans has not been good at all on the season. However, they are playing quite a bit better than the home team the Cavaliers have. What will make this game interesting is the struggles between these two teams as they are both horrible, but the offense of the Pelicans will rule the day as the Cavaliers defense is horrible. Final Score, New Orleans Pelicans win and cover ATS 116-100.