Portland Trail Blazers vs. New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, Odds, NBA Picks [3/16/2024]

The New Orleans Pelicans will face the Portland Trail Blazers in NBA action at Smoothie King Center on Saturday, starting at 7:00PM ET.

Dimers.com's in-depth preview for Saturday's Trail Blazers vs. Pelicans matchup includes the latest betting odds, as well as our predictions and picks for the game.

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Trail Blazers vs. Pelicans Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread

We have used powerful machine learning and data analysis to simulate the outcome of Saturday's NBA matchup between the Trail Blazers and Pelicans 10,000 times, in keeping with our coverage of NBA picks.

Our popular predictive analytics model gives the Pelicans an 85% chance of beating the Trail Blazers. Our predicted final score has the Pelicans winning 113-101.

According to our model, the Trail Blazers (+13) have a 54% chance of covering the spread, while the Over/Under total of 215.5 points has a 51% chance of going under.

Trail Blazers vs. Pelicans Odds

We have researched the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Trail Blazers	Pelicans
Spread	+13 (-108)	-13 (-112)
Moneyline	+650	-900
Total	o215.5 (-110)	u215.5 (-110)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Trail Blazers vs. Pelicans Picks

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Trail Blazers vs. Pelicans Player Props

NBA prop bets are a popular way to wager on Saturday's Portland vs. New Orleans game without necessarily betting on the outcome.

We uss the best information available to project individual points, assists, rebounds and three-pointers for each team.

Anfernee Simons is expected to lead the way for the Trail Blazers with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, while Zion Williamson is projected to have 26 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists for the Pelicans.

Trail Blazers Prediction

Our model's projected player stats for the Trail Blazers:

Player	PTS	REB	AST	3PM
Anfernee Simons	23	3	6	4
Deandre Ayton	17	12	2	0
Dalano Banton	15	5	4	1
Scoot Henderson	13	3	5	1
Toumani Camara	10	6	2	1

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Pelicans Prediction

Projected points, rebounds, assists and three-pointers for the Pelicans:

Player	PTS	REB	AST	3PM
Zion Williamson	26	6	7	0
Brandon Ingram	22	5	7	1
CJ McCollum	18	5	5	3
Trey Murphy	18	4	2	3
Jonas Valanciunas	16	11	3	1

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Blazers vs. Pelicans Game Information

Saturday's game between the Pelicans and Trail Blazers at Smoothie King Center is scheduled to start at 7:00PM ET.

• Who: Portland Trail Blazers vs. New Orleans Pelicans
• Date: Saturday March 16, 2024
• Time: 7:00PM ET / 4:00PM PT
• Venue: Smoothie King Center

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Conclusion

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