Lakers vs. Pelicans betting: NBA preview for April 4

Data Skrive
Data Skrive

The New Orleans Pelicans (21-55) are heavy underdogs (+15) as they try to stop a three-game road slide when they square off against the Los Angeles Lakers (46-30) on Friday, April 4, 2025 at Crypto.com Arena. The contest airs at 10:30 p.m. ET on SportsNet LA, Gulf Coast Sports, and WVUE. The point total is 222.5 for the matchup.

Check out all the Latest NBA Betting Previews!

Spread

Lakers Cover -15 vs Pelicans -112

Bet $20, Payout $37.86

Lakers vs. Pelicans betting lines

  • Lakers odds to win: -1190
  • Pelicans odds to win: +740
  • Spread: Lakers (-15)
  • Total: 222.5
  • TV Channel: Gulf Coast Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Lakers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Los Angeles has a 25-14 ATS record in home games so far while going 29-10 overall in those contests.
  • The Lakers have hit the over in 18 of their 39 home games this season with a set over/under (46.2%).
  • This season at home, Los Angeles and its opponents have averaged a total of 226.9 points per contest, 4.4 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Lakers Recent Trends

  • The Lakers have a 5-5 record straight-up in their past 10 matchups, while covering the spread four times in those games.
  • The final score of the last 10 Lakers games has surpassed the set total seven times.
  • The last 10 Lakers games averaged 229.3 total points, 6.8 more points than this matchup’s point total.
  • In their last 10 games, the Lakers have a points-per-game average 1.5 points above their season-long scoring average.

Lakers Betting Records

  • The Lakers have won 32 of the 46 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (69.6%).
  • Los Angeles has not yet played as a moneyline favorite of -1190 or shorter.
  • The Lakers have a 92.2% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.7 (11th in NBA) 46.3 (10th) 42.5 (26th) 43.2 (eighth) 26.2 (16th) 13 (10th)

Need to know more about sports betting before you put down a wager on Lakers vs. Pelicans? Here’s everything you need to know about how to bet.

Pelicans Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Pelicans have a 12-26 ATS record in road games so far while going 7-31 overall in those contests.
  • The Pelicans have gone over a set point total in a road game 22 times this season.
  • The Pelicans and their opponents have averaged a total of 228.0 points per road contest this season, 5.5 points greater than this game’s projected total.

Pelicans Recent Trends

  • The Pelicans have a 3-7 record straight-up in their past 10 matchups, while covering the spread six times in those games.
  • The Pelicans and their opponents have combined to hit the over in three of the past 10 games.
  • The last 10 Pelicans games averaged 224.8 total points, 2.3 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The Pelicans’ per-game scoring average across their last 10 games is 103.4, 6.6 points lower than their season-long per-game average.

Pelicans Betting Records

  • This season, New Orleans has been the underdog 55 times and won nine, or 16.4%, of those games.
  • The Pelicans have not won as an underdog of +740 or more on the moneyline this season in five such games.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Pelicans based on the moneyline is 11.9%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.3 (23rd in NBA) 48.2 (28th) 43.5 (20th) 45.6 (27th) 25.8 (19th) 13.9 (20th)
Author Profile
BetDecider Team

The BetDecider team brings you the most current sports betting content, with expert insights and tips. Our aim is that you can make an informed betting decision, including best odds and exclusive sportsbook offers, to maximize your betting experience.

Ryan Knuppel

Knup Solutions [molongui_author_name]

About Ryan Knuppel

Ryan has been one of the leading sports business & iGaming professionals for over 15 years. He started as a freelance writer and now operates one of the top sports content agencies around, Knup Solutions. He has literally written 10,000 plus sports and betting related articles across the web.

 

Sports Network:

sports20.com, usawager.com, knupsports.com, baseballspotlight.com, basketballarticles.com, betdecider.com, njsportsbookreview.com, dunkelindex.com, sportspub.com, oddschoice.com

 

Betting Guide

How Money Line Works?

Moneyline betting is by far the easiest way to place a sports wager. There are no point spreads to parse, no garbage-time free throws to ruin your betting day, and no last-minute meaningless touchdowns to take you from a winner to a loser.

How to Bet Odds

When we, as sports fans, learned our multiplication tables, we aced the number 7. Seven, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 were easy because we all watched football on the weekends. Multiplication by sevens, then add a three, a six after a missed PAT.

How to Bet on NFL Games

Baseball is America’s pastime, but football is America’s crazed passion, with its weekly schedule of games, millions of television viewers across the country and the world, and the billion-dollar stadiums that serve as Sunday cathedrals in 32 American cities.

What is the Spread?

If you are a golfer or have ever played on a bowling team, think of a point spread like a handicap. It is a way for two teams of differing abilities to play each other on equal footing.  The better team, and the favorite in the game, gives a certain amount …