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New Orleans Pelicans vs Los Angeles Clippers Final — November 8, 2026

New Orleans Pelicans

4-5

123

Top scorer Trey Murphy III66 games

FINAL

Los Angeles Clippers

1-7

139

Top scorer Brandon Ingram77 games

Sunday, November 8 · 9:10 PM ET

NOOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)LAC

20th113.2

Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions

116.411th

16th115.5

PPG

113.824th

NODefenseLAC

23rd117.7

Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions

115.218th

24th120.0

Opp PPG

112.610th

NOTeamLAC

21st−4.4

Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating

+1.216th

NORecent formLAC

Wvs Kings 132-120Wvs Hawks 121-99W@ Grizzlies 135-134Wvs Jazz 120-113Lvs Timberwolves 109-115

Resultsoldest to newest

Lvs Lakers 87-103L@ Timberwolves 101-127L@ Warriors 112-124Lvs Raptors 118-125Lvs Heat 116-117

4-5

Record

1-7

6-3

ATS

4-4

5-4

Over–under

4-4

NOHome and roadseason to dateLAC

3-3

Home record

1-3

1-2

Road record

0-4

3-3

Home ATS

2-2

3-0

Road ATS

2-2

3-3

Home O/U

1-3

2-1

Road O/U

3-1

NOLast 10 gamesLAC

Game by game

6-4

Last 10

0-10

Net points

-73

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel

NORest & travelLAC

1 day

Days of rest

3 days

1,674 mi2,694 km · straight-line from home arena (estimate)

Travel to the game

Home

−2 hclock change vs home

Time-zone change

Home

NOKey injuriesLAC

None listed

Players out or limited

Brandon Ingram FOut

About these numbers

Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before tip-off. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Last five results this season, oldest to newest. Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Against-the-spread (ATS) and over–under records use the consensus closing line.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is a straight-line estimate from each team's home arena, not the team's actual itinerary; time-zone change is at game time. Days of rest are full days off since each team's previous game this season (0 = back-to-back); preseason games do not count. Schedule facts only: no fatigue adjustment is applied.

No key players listed.

Key players only. Injury report as of November 8, 10:10 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Pelicans (4-5) visited the Clippers (1-7) on Sunday, November 8 at 9:10 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Pelicans scored 115.5 points per game (16th of 30) and allowed 120.0 (24th). The Clippers scored 113.8 points per game (24th of 30) and allowed 112.6 (10th).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Pelicans 113.2 (20th), Clippers 116.4 (11th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Pelicans 117.7 (23rd), Clippers 115.2 (18th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Pelicans −4.4 (21st), Clippers +1.2 (16th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.

The Pelicans are 4-5 and 6-3 against the spread; their last game was a 115-109 loss to the Timberwolves. The Clippers are 1-7 and 4-4 against the spread; their last game was a 117-116 loss to the Heat.

The Pelicans closed as 1.5-point road favorites, with the Clippers getting the points at home. The spread closed where it opened. The total closed at 226.5, down from 231.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Pelicans -125, Clippers +104) prices the Pelicans at 53% and the Clippers at 47%.

Written from the numbers available before tip-off.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

New Orleans Pelicans 123, Los Angeles Clippers 139

Los Angeles Clippers won by 16.

Against the closing spread (Los Angeles Clippers +1.5): Los Angeles Clippers covered.
Combined score 262 vs the closing total of 226.5: Over.
Los Angeles Clippers closed at +104 on the moneyline (a 47% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadno move

OpenClippers +1.5 (-114)
Pelicans -1.5 (-107)

CloseClippers +1.5 (-105)
Pelicans -1.5 (-115)

Totaldown 5

Open231.5 (o -105 / u -115)

Close226.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Moneyline

OpenPelicans -116 52%
Clippers -101 48%

ClosePelicans -125 53%
Clippers +104 47%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at tip-off. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

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G&W Line

G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics

Projected score

Spread

Total

Win %

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Matchup

Players to watch

Pelicans

66 games · Trey Murphy III

Points per game21.528th
Rebounds per game5.775th
Assists per game3.872nd
Minutes per game35.5

62 games · Zion Williamson

Points per game21.032nd
Rebounds per game5.776th
Assists per game3.2106th
Minutes per game29.7

Clippers

77 games · Brandon Ingram

Points per game21.529th
Rebounds per game5.683rd
Assists per game3.777th
Minutes per game33.8

45 games · Darius Garland

Points per game18.852nd
Rebounds per game2.4310th
Assists per game6.716th
Minutes per game29.9

Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 394 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 14 times since 2022: the Pelicans won 9 and the Clippers 5.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Mar 19, 2026	Clippers 99, Pelicans 105 Pelicans won
Mar 18, 2026	Clippers 109, Pelicans 124 Pelicans won
Mar 1, 2026	Pelicans 117, Clippers 137 Clippers won
Oct 31, 2025	Pelicans 124, Clippers 126 Clippers won
Apr 2, 2025	Pelicans 98, Clippers 114 Clippers won

Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

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