Pelicans vs Clippers Prediction, Projected Score & Pick

New Orleans Pelicans at LA Clippers · Sun, Nov 8, 2026

HoopVantage's Nov 8, 2026 prediction: LA Clippers over the Pelicans by 1.1 points, a 54% win probability, with a projected final of Pelicans 114, Clippers 115 (total 228.9).

The model projects LA Clippers to win by 1.1 points (54% win probability), projected score LAC 115, NOP 114, total 228.9 (80% range 205–252). The largest driver is player box-score production (3.4 points toward NOP).

Matchup

New Orleans Pelicans rank 20 of 30 in the HoopVantage power rating (−2.3 points against an average opponent, about 33 projected wins in 2026-27); LA Clippers rank 23 (−2.7, about 35 wins). On a neutral floor that gap is worth 0.4 points to New Orleans Pelicans; home court, rest, travel and the projected rotations move it to the 1.1-point margin above. A 54% win probability means LA Clippers should win about 5 of 10 games like this one, so the other side winning is a normal outcome, not an upset of the model.

What drives the projection

• Home court: +0.6 (LAC margin)
• Player box-score production: −3.4 (LAC margin)
• Player on-court impact: +1.9 (LAC margin)
• Team efficiency (opponent-adjusted): +1.1 (LAC margin)
• Rest, travel & altitude: +0.8 (LAC margin)

Rest and travel

NOP: 1 day(s) of rest, 1,674 miles of travel. LAC: 3 day(s) of rest.

Projected minutes

NOP: Trey Murphy III 29, Dejounte Murray 27, Zion Williamson 27, Saddiq Bey 21, Jeremiah Fears 21, Derik Queen 21, Jordan Poole 16, Bennedict Mathurin 16, Herbert Jones 15.

LAC: Darius Garland 30, Kris Dunn 30, Rui Hachimura 29, Derrick Jones Jr. 27, Brook Lopez 26, Keaton Wagler 24, Isaiah Jackson 20, Kobe Sanders 18, Gradey Dick 14.

Four factors

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Projections are statistical estimates for entertainment and analysis only. Nothing here guarantees any result.