Warriors vs. Pelicans betting: NBA preview for March 28

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The Golden State Warriors (41-31) are heavy, 16.5-point favorites against the New Orleans Pelicans (20-53) on Friday, March 28, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET. The matchup airs on NBCS-BA and Gulf Coast Sports. The matchup’s point total is set at 227.

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Warriors Cover -16.5 vs Pelicans -106

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Warriors vs. Pelicans betting lines

  • Warriors odds to win: -1471
  • Pelicans odds to win: +849
  • Spread: Warriors (-16.5)
  • Total: 227
  • TV Channel: NBC Sports Networks
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Warriors Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Golden State has a 19-16 ATS record in road games so far while putting up a record of 18-17 overall in those contests.
  • Warriors road games have gone over the set point total 17 times this season.
  • Recent performance seems to trend against Golden State to beat the total. Their road games have averaged a total of 226.4 points per contest this season.

Warriors Recent Trends

  • The Warriors are 2-8 against the spread and 7-3 overall over their past 10 matchups.
  • The final score of the last 10 Warriors games has gone over the set total five times.
  • The Warriors’ last 10 outings have ended with an average of 228.4 points scored. That’s 1.4 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Warriors’ per-game scoring average across their past 10 games is 1.0 point lower than their season-long average.

Warriors Betting Records

  • The Warriors have been the moneyline favorite 46 total times this season. They’ve finished 31-15 in those games.
  • Golden State has played as a moneyline favorite of -1471 or shorter in just one game this season, and won.
  • The Warriors have an implied moneyline win probability of 93.6% in this contest.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.9 (26th in NBA) 46.5 (12th) 45.5 (fourth) 44.3 (17th) 29 (fourth) 13.2 (13th)

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Pelicans Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Pelicans games have gone over the set point total 19 times at home this season.
  • The Pelicans have covered the spread 19 times at home and is 13-23 in home contests.
  • Recent performance hints at an edge to the Pelicans to beat the total. This year their home games averaged a total of 227.2 points per contest.

Pelicans Recent Trends

  • The Pelicans are 3-7 overall and 5-5 against the spread over their past 10 contests.
  • Pelicans’ past 10 contests saw five go over the total.
  • The Pelicans’ past 10 games have ended with an average of 227.9 points scored. That’s 0.9 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Pelicans’ per-game scoring average during their past 10 games is 109.1, 1.5 points lower than their season-long per-game average.

Pelicans Betting Records

  • New Orleans has been underdogs in 53 games this season and won nine (17%) of those contests.
  • The Pelicans have played as an underdog of +849 or more once this season and lost that game.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pelicans have a 10.5% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.4 (23rd in NBA) 48.4 (29th) 43.3 (21st) 45.7 (27th) 25.8 (19th) 13.8 (18th)
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