NBA VIP BETTING TIP: New Orleans Pelicans vs. Portland Trail Blazers

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The New Orleans Pelicans are 8th in the Western Conference with a 6-5 record. After playing three games on the road, the Pelicans are starting a six-game home stand and that sequence starts with a game against Portland.

The Pelicans are coming off a 115-111 win over the Chicago Bulls. Brandon Ingram was the best player on the Pelicans with 22 points and 9 rebounds followed by Jonas Valanciunas who recorded 21 points and 13 rebounds.

Ingram and Zion Williamson are the leading scorers for the team with 22.7 points per game.

The Portland Trail Blazers are third in the West with an 8-3 record. They are currently on a road trip winning three of four games while away from their home arena. The Blazers are on a two-game winning streak and are going to New Orleans after a 105-95 win over the Charlotte Hornets. Damien Lillard was the top scorer for the Blazers with 26 points who also is the leading scorer on the Blazers team with an average of 28.6 points per game.

Key facts

• Kira Lewis will not play for the Pelicans
• Gary Payton II and Olivier Sarr will not play for the Blazers
• New Orleans have won 3 of the last 4 games against Portland

Both the Pelicans and the Blazers are having a good start of the season. The Pelicans got Zion Williamson back after he missed the last season and with him, CJ McCollum, Brandon Ingram and Jonas Valanciunas, the Pelicans look like a team that can make a noise this season. Another team that can do that is Portland who is at 8-3 in the season despite the fact that their best player Damian Lillard missed significant portion of the opening three weeks of the season. Portland has won the last two games on the road and have no pressure going into this game. The Pels are favorites in this one but it will definitely be a close game. The Blazers maybe have the best team chemistry in the league and that's what makes the teams good. Lillard and Jerami Grant will be able to keep Portland into this game and they will definitely cover the +9.5 points spread. 

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Portland Trail Blazers to win

3.05

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