Juan Camilo Vergara
The exciting 2022-23 NBA regular season is still on, and this Saturday, February 4, 2023, we will have a Lakers vs Pelicans that has all the ingredients to be a superb game.
The Lakers are 13th in the Western Conference, but the return of Anthony Davis could give the team a major boost, as we saw in this week’s win over the Knicks. The Pelicans, on the other hand, are free-falling and have now lost nine consecutive games, without counting Thursday’s game against the Mavericks.
Here is everything you need to know about this interesting game in the best JefeBet style, where you can enjoy every day of the best basketball in the world.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Los Angeles Lakers vs New Orleans Pelicans NBA Regular Season Game on February 4, 2023
- Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
- When: Saturday, February 4, 2023, 6:00 PM ET
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Betting on the Los Angeles Lakers
- Regular Season Record: 24-28
LeBron James is only 89 points away from surpassing Karem Abdul-Jabbar for first place in points in NBA history, and of course that is the great expectation currently around the basketball world.
The Pacers, Pelicans, Thunder, and Bucks are the next four opponents for the Lakers. So, very soon, we will see the popular King James write another golden page in his legendary career, thanks to which he is considered by many as the best player of all time.
Betting on the New Orleans Pelicans
- Regular Season Record: 26-26
The Pelicans‘ losing streak has dropped them from third to eighth place in the Western Conference, and clearly everybody in the organization is panicking. The Mavericks on Thursday, and the Lakers on Saturday are the next two opponents against which the coach, Willie Green, will look to right the ship.
The absence of Zion Williamson (who has not played since January 2 against the 76ers) has been a devastating blow to the franchise, and although they recently got Brandon Ingram back, they have not been able to stop the bleeding.
JefeBet Prediction
The Lakers have been one of the most inconsistent teams in the entire league this campaign, but they are currently in much better shape than the Pelicans, which would have been hard to believe a month ago.
The Lakers defeated the Pelicans by 120-117 in the previous meeting between the two in the current season.
Considering that the Pelicans are going through a critical situation and that the Lakers have already recovered Davis and have LeBron motivated by the all-time points record, at JefeBet we believe they will prevail in this duel. Thus, they will add salt to the painful wound that the New Orleans team has opened.
Prediction: Los Angeles Lakers Spread.
