Cleveland Cavaliers vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction & Picks - NBA Summer League
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by Matt Lowrimore | in Basketball Picks
The Las Vegas NBA Summer League continues on Wednesday with an 8-game slate, one of which includes a matchup between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the New Orleans Pelicans. Let’s take a look at the match statistics and predictions for this game between the Cavaliers and the Pelicans.
New Orleans enters this game with a record of 2-1 in the Las Vegas Summer League. Despite having a winning record, the Pelicans are unlikely to advance to the Summer League semifinals, even with a win. Through three games, New Orleans lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves before beating both the Charlotte Hornets and the Phoenix Suns.
As for Cleveland, they enter this game with a record of 1-2 in the Las Vegas Summer League. Due to their losing record, the Cavaliers will not be able to qualify for the Summer League semifinals. In three games for Cleveland, they lost to the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons before beating the Miami Heat.
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Cleveland Cavaliers vs New Orleans Pelicans Form
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Cleveland Cavaliers and New Orleans Pelicans Latest Matches
1/6 (17%)
5/6 (83%)
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2/6 (33%)
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2/6 (33%)
4/6 (67%)
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1/6 (17%)
5/6 (83%)
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Cleveland Cavaliers against New Orleans Pelicans : Head to Head (H2H)
83 %
17 %
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Players list
J. Robinson
M. Thomas
M. Branham
R. Minix
M. Nowell
J. Pierre
K. Bufkin
J. Moore
Substitutes
D. Goodwin
S. East II
I. Martinez
X. Lee
T. Enaruna
R. Agee
N. Tomlin
T. Spillers
C. Bell
D. Daniels
M. Council
M. Peavy
J. Riley
J. O'Neill
J. Oduro
C. Shumate
S. Washington
M. Dia
Cleveland Cavaliers - New Orleans Pelicans Key Points
- New Orleans is 2-1 SU in the Summer League
- New Orleans is averaging 89.3 points per game in the Summer League
- Cleveland is 1-2 SU in the Summer League
- Cleveland is averaging 92.3 points per game in the Summer League
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Our Cleveland Cavaliers vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction
Cleveland is the small favorite in this game; however, New Orleans looks to be the best betting option. For one, the Pelicans have the better record in the Las Vegas Summer League, showing they have been the more consistent team.
The Cavaliers, on the other hand, have the edge in scoring, but the Pelicans are the team that has played better defensively. It should be noted that even though Cleveland has two losses, they have both been competitive games. Despite that, New Orleans has still been more consistent, especially defensively. For that reason, our Cleveland Cavaliers vs New Orleans Pelicans prediction is: New Orleans Pelicans +3.5.
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