It's win or go home for the New Orleans Pelicans and Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night as they clash in the final play-in game of the NBA season.
NBA betting lines are on the board with the Clips as 4-point favorites with the Over/Under at 215.5. Here are our best free NBA betting picks and predictions for Pelicans vs. Clippers on April 15.
The New Orleans Pelicans began the campaign by losing 12 of 13 games and they haven't seen Zion Williamson on the court all season.
That's not typically the recipe for making the playoffs but the Pelicans are on the doorstep of advancing to the 16-team field. They visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night in a play-in contest that will decide the final Western Conference postseason berth.
A midseason acquisition of guard CJ McCollum from the Portland Trail Blazers helped New Orleans get off the mat. The club has won nine of its past 14 games entering the showdown with the Clippers.
The Pelicans beat the visiting San Antonio Spurs 113-103 in their Wednesday play-in game, while Los Angeles was outplayed late in the game by the host Minnesota Timberwolves and fell 109-104 in its first play-in game Tuesday.
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