New Orleans Pelicans vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 3/1/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Sunday, March 1, 2026

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The New Orleans Pelicans (18-42) are on their way to Intuit Dome on Sunday where they will take on the Los Angeles Clippers (27-31).

The Pelicans took the court against the Jazz and went home with a win by a final score of 129-118 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Pelicans finished with 22 while the Jazz totaled 21 fouls. They also converted 12 out of their 37 tries from beyond the perimeter. Utah finished 64.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of 25 tries. Additionally, Utah collected 37 rebounds (15 offensive, 22 defensive) and added 8 blocked shots. Utah recorded 28 dimes and had 14 steals in the game. In terms of defending, New Orleans allowed 50.0% from the field on 45 out of 90 shooting. They also recorded 37 dimes for this contest while forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and having 13 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they collected 40 with 13 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pelicans made 24 of their 27 shots for a percentage of 88.9%. New Orleans finished the contest having earned a 52.3% FG percentage (46 of 88) and made 13 of 34 shots from downtown.

Saddiq Bey is a player who was a major factor for the matchup. Bey went 70.0% from the floor and also earned 7 assists. He was on the court for 34 minutes and totaled 5 boards. He racked up 42 points on 14 out of 20 shooting.

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New Orleans comes into this one with a record of 18-42 on the campaign. They have an average of 115.1 pts per contest (18th in the league) while going 46.4% from the field. The Pelicans are shooting 34.4% on shots from downtown (670 of 1,946) and 78.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, New Orleans is snagging 43.7 boards per contest and has accounted for 1,505 assists on the year, which ranks 20th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.2 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 19.9 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pelicans have forced 14.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.1 personal fouls. They give up 35.1% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 26th in the league in PPG allowed (120.3). The Pelicans are giving up a FG percentage of 47.8% (2,626 of 5,495) and they surrender 46.0 boards per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 27th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,680 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Clippers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 94-88 when they played the Timberwolves. The Clippers snagged 34 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 40 for this game. They turned the ball over 19 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. The Timberwolves committed 19 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Clippers to the charity stripe for a total of 29 shots. They were able to bury 23 of them for a percentage of 79.3%. When it comes to shots from downtown, Los Angeles made 5 out of 22 attempts (22.7%). In all, the Clippers ended up going 30 for 74 from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.5%. The Clippers permitted the Timberwolves to knock down 36 of 83 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.4% in the game. They finished shooting 30.8% from 3-point land via 8 of 26 and finished the game at 14 of 19 from the charity stripe (73.7%). In the matter of rebounds, Los Angeles allowed Minnesota to pull down 41 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Derrick Jones Jr. pitched in for the Clippers in this game. He converted 7 out of 11 for this game for a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and had 1 rebound. Jones racked up 18 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and tallied 1 assist in the game.

Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 27-31 on the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Clippers are connecting on 47.8% from the floor, which is 7th in the NBA. Los Angeles has 6,477 points this year (111.7 per game) and they pull in 40.8 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 23.5 times per contest (30th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 15.1 times per game. The Clippers are committing 18.8 personal fouls per contest and they go 83.2% from the free throw line.

The Los Angeles defense concedes 36.8% on shots from distance (776 of 2,110) and their opponents are making 79.6% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 26.0 assists and 41.9 boards per game, which is ranked 9th and 7th in the league. The Clippers on defense are ranked 9th in basketball in PPG given up with 112.2. They are forcing 13.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.6% from the floor (13th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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