{"id":331799,"date":"2025-03-04T14:44:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T19:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=331799"},"modified":"2025-03-04T14:44:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T19:44:54","slug":"pelicans-vs-lakers-predictions-march-4-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/pelicans-vs-lakers-predictions-march-4-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelicans vs. Lakers SGP predictions March 4: Bet on L.A. to win, Zion Williamson to go off at +360"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Los Angeles Lakers host the New Orleans Pelicans in Tuesday&#8217;s NBA nightcap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: Los Angeles is rolling and I expect it to pick up a win against a bottom-feeding New Orleans squad tonight. Prop bets on Zion Williamson and Dorian Finney-Smith round out this +360 wager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Pelicans vs. Lakers SGP predictions for March 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pelicans vs. Lakers predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/nba\">Full NBA betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nba-injury-report\">NBA injury report<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/top-players\">NBA player stats<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/standings\">NBA standings<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parlay: Lakers moneyline | Williamson over 29.5 points and rebounds | Finney-Smith 2+ threes (+360)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:110728\">Embed: #110728<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Lakers moneyline <\/strong>(-375):<\/strong> Los Angeles is on a six-game winning streak and now has sole possession of the Western Conference&#8217;s No. 2 seed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lakers have beaten some credible competition during this stretch, like the Clippers (twice), Timberwolves and Nuggets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Orleans&#8217; playoff hopes are long gone but, to its credit, the team has continued fighting with a 4-1 record since Feb. 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can&#8217;t say those wins have been as impressive, though, as the victims were the Victor Wembanyama-less Spurs (twice), Suns and Jazz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lakers are 23-7 at home this season while the Pelicans are an awful 6-25 on the road \u2014 there&#8217;s no need to overthink this leg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Williamson over 29.5 points and rebounds<\/strong><\/strong> (-112):<\/strong> This is a smash play in my books. Williamson is on a tear and draws a solid matchup against the Lakers. Check out his stats over the last 15 games:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>25.7 PPG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7.3 RPG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>62.0 FG%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>30+ points\/rebounds in 11 of 15<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Los Angeles is missing a legit centre since trading away Anthony Davis. Williamson should feast on the glass and in the paint against an undersized lineup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The explosive power forward has missed a bunch of games this season but is a force when he plays, ranking in the 100th percentile for usage rate (33.6%), according to Cleaning the Glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Williamson is averaging 24.4 points and 6.9 rebounds in nine career games against the Lakers, clearing this mark seven times (and in two of the last three). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong>Finney-Smith 2+ threes<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> (-136):<\/strong> No one seems happier about the Doncic acquisition than Finney-Smith, who said he&#8217;s gotten &#8220;butt-naked, wide open&#8221; 3-point looks since the trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The swingman is averaging 1.6 threes on 37.3% shooting since Feb. 1 and has at least one 3-pointer in 10 of 12 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Orleans is tied for 24th in opponent 3-point percentage (36.7%) and gives up the most 3s per game to opposing power forwards (2.83), according to Fantasy Pros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 3:00 p.m. ET 03\/04\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Lakers host the New Orleans Pelicans in Tuesday&#8217;s NBA nightcap. The pregame narrative: Los Angeles is rolling and I expect it to pick up a win against a bottom-feeding New Orleans squad tonight. Prop bets on Zion Williamson and Dorian Finney-Smith round out this +360 wager. Check out my Pelicans vs. Lakers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":331808,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[83],"class_list":["post-331799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-nba"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pelicans vs. Lakers predictions: March 4 | NorthStar Bets<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Pelicans vs. Lakers same-game parlay predictions for March 4. 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