Pelicans vs Clippers Prediction, Starting Lineups & Player Props (Nov 8, 2026)

Final score by quarter

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Pelicans	28	32	35	28	123
Clippers	28	39	35	37	139

How the bets settled

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

The LA Clippers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 139-123 on November 8, taking control in the second quarter and sealing it with a stronger fourth. After a tied first quarter, the game swung when LA created separation before halftime, then pulled away late.

Darius Garland led the Clippers with 24 points and 10 assists, and Brook Lopez grabbed 7 rebounds. Trey Murphy III paced New Orleans with 26 points and 7 rebounds, while Jeremiah Fears had 5 assists. The Clippers’ 55 percent field-goal shooting and 42 percent from three, plus a 34-23 assist edge and 60-52 paint advantage, explained the gap. New Orleans also had 17 turnovers to LA’s 11.

For bettors, the Clippers covered the 1.5-point closing spread by 17.5, and the game went over the 226.5 closing total by 35.5.

How the props finished

6 of 11 cleared

Player	Line	Price	Result
Zion Williamson	Over 4.5 points	-112 Bally Bet	25 Cleared
Derik Queen	Over 10.5 points + assists	-115 Fanatics	11 Cleared
Herbert Jones	Over 1.5 rebounds	-175 Fanatics	0 Missed
Derrick Jones Jr.	Over 0.5 threes made	-285 Kalshi	0 Missed
Saddiq Bey	Over 17.5 points + rebounds	+100 Fanatics	17 Missed
Max Strus	Over 0.5 steals	-104 BetRivers	0 Missed
Trey Murphy III	Over 7.5 rebounds + assists	-115 bet365	10 Cleared
Kris Dunn	Over 1.5 steals	-136 prophetexchange	1 Missed
Jeremiah Fears	Over 3.5 rebounds	-152 prophetexchange	6 Cleared
Kobe Sanders	Over 0.5 threes made	-175 betus	2 Cleared
Rui Hachimura	Over 1.5 threes made	-190 Fanatics	2 Cleared

Each player’s top line by recent hit rate before the game, graded against the box score. These are research lines, not posted picks.

Against the spread, start to finish

Win probability

Top performers

Team stats

PelicansClippers

51%FG%55%

34%3P%42%

89%FT%82%

35Rebounds36

23Assists34

52Points in the paint60

15Fast break points11

17Turnovers11

6Steals8

2Blocks2

4Biggest lead20

Box score

New Orleans PelicansLA Clippers

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Zion Williamson F	31	25	9-9	0-0	7-9	4	2	2	0	0	1	3	3	0
Trey Murphy III F	30	26	9-17	4-9	4-4	7	3	3	1	0	2	5	4	-10
Karlo Matkovic F	19	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	3	2	1	0	1	0	3	5	-2
Dejounte Murray G	28	6	1-6	0-1	4-4	3	3	1	0	0	2	1	3	+4
Jeremiah Fears G	29	25	10-14	3-5	2-4	6	5	2	2	0	0	6	4	-1
Bench
Herbert Jones F	20	4	2-6	0-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	-23
Saddiq Bey F	26	13	3-12	1-6	6-6	4	3	1	1	0	2	2	2	-19
Trendon Watford F	17	5	2-4	1-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	-16
Julian Reese F	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+2
Derik Queen C	21	8	1-5	0-0	6-6	5	3	4	1	1	2	3	2	-14
Bryce McGowens G	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+2
Bennedict Mathurin G	9	6	2-5	0-2	2-2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	-5
AJ Johnson G	3	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2
DeAndre Jordan	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Jordan Poole	Did not play: Coach’s decision
Total		123	41-81	10-29	31-35	35	23	16	6	2	10	25	29

Team shooting: FG 51% · 3PT 34% · FT 89%

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Derrick Jones Jr. F	29	8	2-5	0-1	4-6	4	3	1	0	0	3	1	1	+4
Rui Hachimura F	26	14	6-13	2-6	0-0	3	2	0	1	0	0	3	2	+2
Brook Lopez C	26	20	8-11	1-2	3-4	7	1	0	0	0	3	4	5	+9
Kris Dunn G	24	14	4-7	2-3	4-4	5	4	1	1	0	2	3	0	+2
Darius Garland G	32	24	6-11	3-7	9-12	0	10	2	1	0	0	0	1	+2
Bench
Baba Miller F	20	12	3-9	0-2	6-6	5	4	1	2	2	2	3	4	+7
Nick Martinelli F	2	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
Max Strus G	19	7	3-6	1-4	0-0	4	2	0	0	0	1	3	1	+17
Jalen Pickett G	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-2
Kobe Sanders G	22	8	3-9	2-7	0-0	2	4	3	0	0	1	1	2	+15
Cam Christie G	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
Gradey Dick G	17	15	6-7	2-2	1-2	4	0	0	2	0	1	3	3	+17
Keaton Wagler G	18	15	4-5	3-4	4-4	2	4	2	1	0	0	2	5	+11
Total		139	46-84	16-38	31-38	36	34	11	8	2	13	23	24

Team shooting: FG 55% · 3PT 42% · FT 82%

Attendance 17,927 · Officials: Kevin Cutler, Sean Corbin, Nate Cearley

Recap: Clippers beat Pelicans to end 7-game losing streak (ESPN)

Highlights

• Zion Williamson connects on alley-oop dunk (ESPN)
• Baba Miller skies for big dunk (ESPN)

Play-by-play on ESPN

StatsBench picks

No StatsBench pick posted for this game. Today’s posted picks are graded live.

Betting trends

• The over is 7-3 in Pelicans’ last 10 games.

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Pelicans vs Clippers pre-game preview

New Orleans is the moneyline favorite at -120, the Clippers are +105, and LAC is +1.5 with a total of 226.5 after opening at 225.5. New Orleans won the last meeting 105-99 at home on March 19, 2026. New Orleans is 4-5 straight up and 6-3 ATS this season, including 4-6 straight up and 6-4 ATS over its last 10 after a 109-115 loss to Minnesota. The Clippers are 1-7 straight up and 4-4 ATS, with a 2-8 straight up and 5-5 ATS last-10 mark after a 116-117 loss to Miami.

The useful angles are pace, defense and LA’s injury list. New Orleans plays at 104.2 pace, rank 4, while the Clippers are 16th at 101.8. New Orleans allows 118.8 points, rank 26, and LA allows 115.6, rank 22. LA is also without Bradley Beal, Yanic Konan Niederhauser, Brandon Ingram, Jordan Miller and Isaiah Jackson; New Orleans is without Yves Missi. On the prop side, Zion Williamson’s over 4.5 points is -112 after clearing in 10 of last 10, with StatsBench projecting 21, and Derik Queen’s over 10.5 points plus assists is -115 after 9 of last 10, with a 16.7 projection.

Records

Team	Record	ATS	O/U	Home	Away
Pelicans	4-5	6-3	6-3	3-3	1-2
Clippers	1-7	4-4	4-4	1-3	0-4

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Pelicans vs Clippers head-to-head

Pelicans are 5-5, 2-1 ATS, O/U 1-2 in the last 10 meetings. Last time: Pelicans won 105-99 on March 19, 2026.

Recent form

New Orleans Pelicans: last 10 (4-6, 6-4 ATS, O/U 7-3)

LA Clippers: last 10 (2-8, 5-5 ATS, O/U 4-6)

Injury report

No injuries listed for either team in our data as of 11:30 AM ET.

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

Venue and weather

Pelicans vs Clippers odds

Line movement from the open

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart