New Orleans Pelicans vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 10/31/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Friday, October 31, 2025

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The New Orleans Pelicans (0-4) are en route to Intuit Dome on Friday where they will go up against the Los Angeles Clippers (2-2).

The Pelicans played the Nuggets and took a loss by a score of 122-88 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Pelicans ended up with 15 and the Nuggets had 23 fouls. They knocked down 14 of 42 shots from distance. Denver ended up shooting 85.7% from the free throw line by making 12 of their 14 attempts. On top of that, Denver collected 46 rebounds (14 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 3 rejections. Denver doled out 40 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. With respect to defense, New Orleans allowed 53.3% from the floor on 48 of 90 shooting. They also distributed 17 dimes for this contest in addition to creating 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they collected a total of 43 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Pelicans knocked down 17 of 29 shots for a percentage of 58.6%. New Orleans finished the game having earned a 37.6% FG percentage (32 of 85) and knocked down 7 of their 34 shots from beyond the arc.

Jeremiah Fears is a player who was a major contributor in this game. He accumulated 21 points on 10 of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 30 minutes played and grabbed 1 board. Jeremiah finished the game at 66.7% from the field and also dished out 6 assists.

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New Orleans comes into this contest with a record of 0-4 on the season. They currently have an average of 104.0 points per game (30th in the league) while shooting 40.4% from the floor. The Pelicans are shooting 27.9% on three-point attempts (36 of 129) and 73.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, New Orleans is collecting 40.8 rebounds per game and has tallied 78 assists so far this season, which ranks 30th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 14.5 times per game and as a team are committing 21.3 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Pelicans are forcing their opponents into 15.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 25.8 fouls. They are ranked 12th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 110 surrendered this year. The Pelicans defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 49.6% (180 of 363) and they surrender 52.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 32.0% on three-point shots and they are ranked 23rd in basketball in points per game allowed (123.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Clippers went home defeated by a final of 98-79 when they played the Warriors. When talking about rebounds, Los Angeles allowed Golden State to get 41 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 37.8% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 17 of 45 and ended up shooting 3 out of 4 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Clippers permitted the Warriors to bury 39 of their 86 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.3% for this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Clippers shot 30 out of 82 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.6%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Los Angeles buried 6 of their 33 tries (18.2%). They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 81.3%. The Warriors committed 15 fouls for the matchup which took the Clippers to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. The Clippers were able to pull down 29 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for this game.

James Harden ended up having an impact for the Clippers in this matchup. Harden scored 20 points in his 32 mins on the court and accounted for 1 assist for this contest. He converted 6 out of 15 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 2-2 for the campaign. As an offense, the Clippers are connecting on 48.5% from the field, which is 10th in the league. Los Angeles has 430 points for the campaign (107.5 per game) and they pull down 44.0 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 24.0 times per contest (22nd in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 18.5 times per contest. The Clippers commit 18.0 fouls per game and they hit 84.6% from the free throw line.

The Clippers on the defensive side of the court are 3rd in the NBA in PPG given up with 109.0. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.5% from the floor (6th in basketball). The Los Angeles defense gives up 34.5% on 3-point shots (61 of 177) and their opposition makes 80.8% of their free throw shots. They give up 27.3 assists and 41.8 boards on a nightly basis, which is 22nd and 10th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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