New Orleans
Pelicans
Spread
-1.5
NBA Predictions
New Orleans Pelicans vs LA Clippers Predictions
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 9:00pm EST at Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
@
LA
Clippers
Spread
+1.5
50%
50%
Spread
New Orleans Pelicans -1.5
LA Clippers +1.5
Moneyline
New Orleans Pelicans -121
LA Clippers +103
Total
Over 228.5 (-112)
Under 228.5 (-108)
Who wins this game?
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Pelicans vs. Clippers Prediction: New Orleans Favored, but Limited Data Points to a Pass
Analysis updated November 8, 2026 at 2:06 AM CST
The Clippers have five players ruled out, while the Pelicans are favored by 1.5 points. New Orleans is the likely winner, but the available evidence doesn't justify a wager.
Clippers face the longer injury list
The NBA injury report lists five Clippers as out for Sunday’s game. Bradley Beal, Brandon Ingram, Isaiah Jackson, Jordan Miller and Yanic Konan Niederhauser are unavailable. New Orleans will be without Yves Missi, while Malik Dia and Jaron Pierre Jr. are on G League two-way assignments.
SportsPicksForum makes New Orleans a 1.5-point road favorite and -119 on the moneyline. The Clippers are +1.5 and +100, while the total is 228.5. Los Angeles’ longer absence list favors the Pelicans, but the New Orleans Pelicans / NBA.com preview provides only the teams’ previous-game lineups, not confirmed starters for this matchup.
Prediction and betting view
New Orleans is the likely winner based on the SPF price and the confirmed absences. However, no team records, recent results, season statistics or line movement are available to show that the Pelicans should be backed at -119. Pass rather than paying for a narrow road favorite without performance data to support the wager.
Pick
New Orleans Pelicans
Confidence
low
Betting lean
Pass