Lakers vs. New Orleans: prediction for the NBA match
On February 16, Lakers will try to beat New Orleans in order to catch up to Oklahoma in the standings. Will Darwin Ham's men achieve a success? The answer is in our prediction.

Command Analysis

LA Lakers

Lakers are still unable to reach the play-off zone. Team's board made some trades, but so far these moves are not bringing positive results. After a victory over Golden State (109:103), Los Angeles team suffered a defeat to Portland (115:127).
LeBron James didn't play in the previous match. Without him, team failed to beat the Trail Blazers. The King might miss the next game as well. Now all the responsibility will fall on Anthony Davis and D'Angelo Russell.

New Orleans Pelicans

New Orleans managed to keep a 7th spot in the Western conference. Willie Green's men were quite successful in recent matches. They managed to beat Oklahoma (103:100) and Atlanta (116:107). But between these matches team also had a defeat to Cleveland (107:118).
Louisiana team came to Los Angeles without some valuable players. Zion Williamson is currently on injuried list. C.J. McCollum also might miss the upcoming game.
Trends
Ставка Lakers: total under 118,5 points
Lakers scored no more than 118 points in 3 of 5 latest matches

Ставка Valanciunas: total over 14,5 points
Jonas averages 16,3 points per game on away matches

Tip and bets
Lakers have a great opportunity to get a victory. New Orleans will play without some key players. Lakers have won 6 of 8 latest home matches against the Pelicans. We offer to place a bet on the hosts.
Our prediction - Handicap (-3) points on Lakers
Both teams are quite successful on the offense. Lakers usually score more than 110 points in home games. Opponents scored 257 points in the previous head-to-head match. We are expecting another high-scoring game.
Our second bet is on total over 232,5 points