Clippers vs. Pelicans Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Clippers vs. Pelicans NBA game on March 18, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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124
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Smoothie King Center
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clippers | 40 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 109 |
Pelicans | 26 | 34 | 36 | 28 | 124 |
Live Probabilities
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Moneyline
- Clippers
- Pelicans
Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clippers | 40 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 109 |
Pelicans | 26 | 34 | 36 | 28 | 124 |
Q4 00:32 Pelicans misses three point jump shot
Q4 00:56 Kobe Sanders misses two point jump shot
Q4 1:15 Pelicans makes three point jump shot
Q4 1:38 Clippers makes two point jump shot
Q4 2:16 Pelicans misses two point jump shot
Q4 2:45 Sean Pedulla makes two point jump shot
Q4 3:10 Isaiah Jackson makes two point putback dunk
Q4 3:15 Clippers misses three point jump shot
Q4 3:53 Pelicans makes two point jump shot
Q4 4:04 Clippers misses two point jump shot
Play by Play
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
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- End of 4th Quarter.
- Pelicans turnover (shot clock violation)
- Isaiah Jackson turnover
- Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound
- Pelicans misses three point jump shot
- Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound
- Kobe Sanders misses two point jump shot
- +3Pelicans makes three point jump shot109-124
- +2Clippers makes two point jump shot109-124
- Dejounte Murray turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
- Cam Christie turnover (lost ball) (Saddiq Bey steals)
- Karlo Matkovic turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Jackson steals)
- Bogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound
- Pelicans misses two point jump shot
- +2Sean Pedulla makes two point jump shot109-124
- Dejounte Murray turnover
- +2Isaiah Jackson makes two point putback dunk109-124
- Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound
- Clippers misses three point jump shot
- Clippers offensive rebound
- +2Pelicans makes two point jump shot109-124
- Herbert Jones defensive rebound
- Clippers misses two point jump shot
- +2Pelicans makes two point jump shot101-119
- Trey Murphy III defensive rebound
- Clippers misses three point jump shot
- +2Trey Murphy III makes two point jump shot101-117
- Clippers lineup change (Isaiah Jackson, Sean Pedulla, Cam Christie, Kobe Sanders, John Collins)
- Clippers lineup change (Isaiah Jackson, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Sean Pedulla, Cam Christie, Kobe Sanders)
- Jordan Miller turnover
- +3Dejounte Murray makes three point jump shot101-115
- Clippers turnover
- Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound
- Pelicans misses three point jump shot
- John Collins kicked ball violation
- Pelicans lineup change (Trey Murphy III, Herbert Jones, Saddiq Bey, Karlo Matkovic, Dejounte Murray)
- Jeremiah Fears offensive rebound
- Pelicans misses three point jump shot
- Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound
- Darius Garland misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
- +3Pelicans makes three point jump shot101-119
- John Collins misses three point running jump shot
- Pelicans defensive rebound
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Pelicans lineup change (Zion Williamson, Herbert Jones, Saddiq Bey, Karlo Matkovic, Jeremiah Fears)
- Jeremiah Fears turnover (lost ball) (Kawhi Leonard steals)
- +2Clippers makes two point jump shot109-124
- +2Pelicans makes two point jump shot109-124
- +2Isaiah Jackson makes two point driving dunk (Darius Garland assists)99-107
- Pelicans lineup change (Zion Williamson, Derik Queen, Saddiq Bey, Karlo Matkovic, Jeremiah Fears)
- Zion Williamson offensive rebound
- Clippers personal foul
- +1Derik Queen makes regular free throw 1 of 2101-117
- +1Derik Queen makes regular free throw 2 of 2101-119
- Pelicans misses three point jump shot
- Trey Murphy III personal foul
- Pelicans violation
- +2John Collins makes two point layup101-117
- +1John Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 1101-119
- Pelicans misses three point jump shot
- Pelicans misses three point jump shot
- +3Pelicans makes three point jump shot109-124
- +2Darius Garland makes two point driving layup101-117
- Yves Missi turnover
- Pelicans misses two point jump shot
- +2Clippers makes two point jump shot101-117
- +2Pelicans makes two point jump shot101-117
- +3Clippers makes three point jump shot109-124
- +2Pelicans makes two point jump shot109-124
- Darius Garland misses two point jump shot
- Clippers personal foul
- +1Derik Queen makes regular free throw 1 of 2109-124
- Trey Murphy III defensive rebound
- Clippers misses three point jump shot
- +3Pelicans makes three point jump shot109-124
- +2Clippers makes two point jump shot109-124
- John Collins defensive rebound
- Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot
- Clippers lineup change (Isaiah Jackson, Jordan Miller, Darius Garland, Kris Dunn, John Collins)
- Pelicans misses three point jump shot
- Brook Lopez offensive rebound
- Brook Lopez misses two point putback layup
- +2Jeremiah Fears makes two point driving layup87-99
- +2Jordan Miller makes two point jump shot87-99
- +3Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot87-99
- Clippers misses three point jump shot
- Kris Dunn personal foul (Derik Queen draws the foul)
- +1Derik Queen makes regular free throw 1 of 281-90
- Kris Dunn personal foul (Derik Queen draws the foul)
- Clippers lineup change (Isaiah Jackson, Jordan Miller, Kris Dunn, Brook Lopez, Kobe Sanders)
- Trey Murphy III defensive rebound
- Clippers misses three point jump shot
- Derik Queen misses two point driving hook shot
- +3Kobe Sanders makes three point jump shot (Jordan Miller assists)109-124
- Derik Queen personal foul (Kobe Sanders draws the foul)
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Pelicans turnover
- Instant replay (Challenge)
- +2Clippers makes two point jump shot87-99
- Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound
- +2Pelicans makes two point jump shot74-83
- Clippers lineup change (Jordan Miller, Kris Dunn, Brook Lopez, Derrick Jones Jr., Kobe Sanders)
- +3Saddiq Bey makes three point jump shot (Herbert Jones assists)101-119
- Kris Dunn turnover
- Kris Dunn defensive rebound
- Pelicans misses three point jump shot
- Dejounte Murray defensive rebound
- Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
- Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound
- Pelicans misses three point jump shot
- +3Clippers makes three point jump shot74-78
- +2Pelicans makes two point jump shot74-78
- Kawhi Leonard turnover
- Clippers lineup change (Darius Garland, Kris Dunn, Brook Lopez, Derrick Jones Jr., Kawhi Leonard)
- Clippers 60 second timeout
- +3Pelicans makes three point jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists)71-76
- Herbert Jones defensive rebound
- Derrick Jones Jr. misses two point driving layup
- Brook Lopez defensive rebound
- Pelicans misses two point jump shot
- Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound
- Clippers misses two point jump shot
- Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound
- Pelicans misses three point jump shot
- +1Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 1 of 168-71
- +2Kawhi Leonard makes two point finger roll layup74-78
- Trey Murphy III personal foul (Kawhi Leonard draws the foul)
- Clippers personal foul
- +1Herbert Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 274-78
- +1Herbert Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 287-99
- John Collins offensive rebound
- +2Clippers makes two point jump shot68-71
- Clippers misses three point jump shot
- Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound
- Derrick Jones Jr. shooting foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul)
- +1Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 1 of 2109-124
- Trey Murphy III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
- Pelicans offensive rebound
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Pelicans misses three point jump shot
- Zion Williamson defensive rebound
- Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
- Darius Garland defensive rebound
- Pelicans misses two point jump shot
- John Collins turnover
- Dejounte Murray personal foul (Derrick Jones Jr. draws the foul)
- Pelicans personal foul
- +3Saddiq Bey makes three point jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists)74-78
- +2John Collins makes two point jump shot74-78
- Pelicans turnover
- +2Brook Lopez makes two point jump shot74-78
- +3Pelicans makes three point jump shot74-78
- +2Darius Garland makes two point jump shot62-64
- +2Zion Williamson makes two point jump shot109-124
- Dejounte Murray defensive rebound
- Brook Lopez misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
- Saddiq Bey offensive rebound
- +2Saddiq Bey makes two point putback layup74-78
- John Collins blocks Herbert Jones's two point tip layup
- Herbert Jones offensive rebound
- Saddiq Bey misses two point jump shot
- Zion Williamson defensive rebound
- Clippers misses three point jump shot
- End of 1st Half.
- +2Trey Murphy III makes two point jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists)58-55
- Pelicans lineup change (Zion Williamson, Trey Murphy III, Herbert Jones, Saddiq Bey, Dejounte Murray)
- Clippers lineup change (Darius Garland, Brook Lopez, Derrick Jones Jr., Kawhi Leonard, John Collins)
- +2Clippers makes two point jump shot58-55
- +3Pelicans makes three point jump shot58-55
- Kris Dunn defensive rebound
- Clippers lineup change (Jordan Miller, Kris Dunn, Brook Lopez, Derrick Jones Jr., Kawhi Leonard)
- Pelicans turnover
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Pelicans misses three point jump shot
- Kawhi Leonard turnover (Trey Murphy III steals)
- +2Pelicans makes two point jump shot58-55
- +2Brook Lopez makes two point jump shot58-55
- +2Zion Williamson makes two point driving dunk (Dejounte Murray assists)58-55
- Trey Murphy III defensive rebound
- John Collins misses three point jump shot
- Brook Lopez offensive rebound
- Kris Dunn misses two point turnaround jump shot
- +2Pelicans makes two point jump shot56-51
- +1John Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 255-49
- Karlo Matkovic personal foul
- +1John Collins makes regular free throw 2 of 266-70
- +3Saddiq Bey makes three point jump shot58-55
- Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound
- Pelicans misses three point jump shot
- Kris Dunn personal foul (Dejounte Murray draws the foul)
- Pelicans lineup change (Zion Williamson, Trey Murphy III, Herbert Jones, Karlo Matkovic, Dejounte Murray)
- Pelicans 60 second timeout
- Pelicans lineup change (Zion Williamson, Trey Murphy III, Saddiq Bey, Karlo Matkovic, Dejounte Murray)
- Dejounte Murray defensive rebound
- Kawhi Leonard misses three point jump shot
- John Collins defensive rebound
- Dejounte Murray misses three point jump shot
- +2Kawhi Leonard makes two point jump shot56-51
- +3Karlo Matkovic makes three point jump shot56-51
- +2Brook Lopez makes two point jump shot (Kris Dunn assists)56-51
- Pelicans personal foul
- Herbert Jones defensive rebound
- Dejounte Murray turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
- Clippers misses two point jump shot
- Kris Dunn turnover (bad pass)
- +2Pelicans makes two point jump shot55-49
- Trey Murphy III defensive rebound
- Clippers misses two point jump shot
- +2Pelicans makes two point jump shot55-49
- Clippers turnover
- Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound
- Pelicans misses three point jump shot
- Jeremiah Fears misses two point pullup jump shot
- Clippers personal foul
- Pelicans offensive rebound
- Pelicans lineup change (Trey Murphy III, Yves Missi, Herbert Jones, Karlo Matkovic, Dejounte Murray)
- +3Kris Dunn makes three point jump shot (Brook Lopez assists)50-39
- Herbert Jones turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
- Clippers lineup change (Kris Dunn, Brook Lopez, Derrick Jones Jr., Kawhi Leonard, John Collins)
- Pelicans defensive rebound
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Clippers lineup change (Darius Garland, Brook Lopez, Derrick Jones Jr., Kawhi Leonard, John Collins)
- Pelicans lineup change (Yves Missi, Herbert Jones, Saddiq Bey, Karlo Matkovic, Jeremiah Fears)
- Kawhi Leonard misses three point jump shot
- +2Jeremiah Fears makes two point driving layup50-39
- +3Clippers makes three point jump shot50-39
- Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound
- Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound
- Karlo Matkovic misses two point putback dunk
- Pelicans misses two point jump shot
- Zion Williamson defensive rebound
- Derrick Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
- +2Saddiq Bey makes two point jump shot50-39
- Saddiq Bey offensive rebound
- Saddiq Bey misses two point putback layup
- Saddiq Bey offensive rebound
- Pelicans misses three point jump shot
- Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound
- Jordan Miller misses three point jump shot
- +2Derik Queen makes two point jump shot50-39
- Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound
- +2Clippers makes two point jump shot50-39
- Clippers misses two point jump shot
- Pelicans personal foul
- Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound
- Derik Queen misses two point jump shot
- Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound
- Pelicans misses two point jump shot
- Pelicans offensive rebound
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Clippers lineup change (Jordan Miller, Darius Garland, Brook Lopez, Derrick Jones Jr., Kawhi Leonard)
- Saddiq Bey misses two point running finger roll layup
- Derik Queen defensive rebound
- Brook Lopez misses three point fadeaway jump shot
- Clippers lineup change (Jordan Miller, Darius Garland, Brook Lopez, Derrick Jones Jr., Kobe Sanders)
- Clippers 60 second timeout
- +2Pelicans makes two point jump shot42-33
- Saddiq Bey defensive rebound
- Kobe Sanders misses three point jump shot
- +2Zion Williamson makes two point jump shot42-31
- Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound
- +2Clippers makes two point jump shot42-29
- Clippers misses two point jump shot
- +2Saddiq Bey makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jeremiah Fears assists)40-26
- Clippers turnover
- Kobe Sanders defensive rebound
- Pelicans misses three point jump shot
- Clippers turnover
- Isaiah Jackson personal foul (Derik Queen draws the foul)
- +1Derik Queen makes regular free throw 1 of 140-26
- Instant replay
- Pelicans misses three point jump shot
- Pelicans offensive rebound
- End of 1st Quarter.
- Pelicans lineup change (Zion Williamson, Derik Queen, Saddiq Bey, Karlo Matkovic, Jeremiah Fears)
- Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound
- Clippers misses two point jump shot
- Clippers offensive rebound
- Clippers turnover
- Clippers misses three point jump shot
- Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound
- Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound
- Clippers misses two point jump shot
- Clippers misses three point jump shot
- Pelicans turnover
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Clippers turnover
- Clippers personal foul
- +1Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 1 of 240-25
- +1Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 2 of 240-26
- +2Clippers makes two point jump shot40-24
- Clippers personal foul
- +1Jeremiah Fears makes regular free throw 1 of 238-23
- +1Jeremiah Fears makes regular free throw 2 of 238-24
- Yves Missi defensive rebound
- Clippers misses two point jump shot
- Clippers personal foul
- +1Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 1 of 238-21
- +1Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 2 of 238-22
- +2Clippers makes two point jump shot38-20
- Clippers personal foul
- +1Derik Queen makes regular free throw 1 of 236-19
- +1Derik Queen makes regular free throw 2 of 236-20
- +3Kris Dunn makes three point jump shot36-18
- Kobe Sanders defensive rebound
- Kobe Sanders defensive rebound
- Saddiq Bey misses two point tip layup
- Pelicans misses two point jump shot
- +2Clippers makes two point jump shot33-18
- Pelicans violation
- Pelicans 60 second timeout
- Clippers violation
- Clippers lineup change (Isaiah Jackson, Jordan Miller, Darius Garland, Kris Dunn, Kobe Sanders)
- Pelicans turnover
- +2Clippers makes two point jump shot31-18
- Pelicans violation
- Pelicans turnover
- Trey Murphy III defensive rebound
- Pelicans personal foul
- Derrick Jones Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
- Clippers offensive rebound
- Clippers lineup change (Isaiah Jackson, Jordan Miller, Darius Garland, Kris Dunn, Derrick Jones Jr.)
- Pelicans lineup change (Derik Queen, Trey Murphy III, Yves Missi, Saddiq Bey, Jeremiah Fears)
- Derrick Jones Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
- Pelicans turnover
- Pelicans lineup change (Derik Queen, Trey Murphy III, Yves Missi, Saddiq Bey, Dejounte Murray)
- +2Clippers makes two point jump shot29-18
- +2Pelicans makes two point jump shot27-18
- Yves Missi defensive rebound
- Pelicans personal foul
- +1Brook Lopez makes regular free throw 1 of 227-16
- Pelicans lineup change (Derik Queen, Trey Murphy III, Yves Missi, Herbert Jones, Dejounte Murray)
- Clippers lineup change (Jordan Miller, Darius Garland, Kris Dunn, Brook Lopez, Derrick Jones Jr.)
- Brook Lopez misses regular free throw 2 of 2
- +2Pelicans makes two point jump shot26-16
- +3Clippers makes three point jump shot26-14
- +2Pelicans makes two point jump shot23-14
- Dejounte Murray defensive rebound
- Clippers misses two point jump shot
- Pelicans turnover
- Yves Missi defensive rebound
- Clippers misses three point jump shot
- Pelicans turnover
- Clippers personal foul
- Clippers lineup change (Jordan Miller, Kris Dunn, Brook Lopez, Derrick Jones Jr., Kawhi Leonard)
- Pelicans personal foul
- +1Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 1 of 222-12
- +1Kawhi Leonard makes regular free throw 2 of 223-12
- Pelicans personal foul
- John Collins defensive rebound
- Pelicans misses three point jump shot
- Yves Missi defensive rebound
- Clippers misses two point jump shot
- John Collins offensive rebound
- Clippers misses two point jump shot
- Pelicans turnover
- Pelicans 60 second timeout
- +3Clippers makes three point jump shot21-12
- Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound
- Pelicans misses three point jump shot
- +2Clippers makes two point jump shot18-12
- Brook Lopez defensive rebound
- Pelicans misses two point jump shot
- Clippers personal foul
- Clippers lineup change (Kris Dunn, Brook Lopez, Derrick Jones Jr., Kawhi Leonard, John Collins)
- Pelicans lineup change (Zion Williamson, Trey Murphy III, Yves Missi, Herbert Jones, Dejounte Murray)
- +2Clippers makes two point jump shot15-12
- Pelicans personal foul
- +1John Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 116-12
- Pelicans personal foul
- Pelicans turnover
- +2Clippers makes two point jump shot13-12
- John Collins offensive rebound
- Clippers misses two point jump shot
- +2Pelicans makes two point jump shot11-12
- Herbert Jones defensive rebound
- Clippers misses three point jump shot
- Clippers personal foul
- +1Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 211-9
- +1Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 211-10
- Pelicans personal foul
- +1John Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 210-8
- +1John Collins makes regular free throw 2 of 211-8
- +3Pelicans makes three point jump shot9-8
- +2Clippers makes two point jump shot9-5
- +3Pelicans makes three point jump shot7-5
- Clippers personal foul
- +3Clippers makes three point jump shot7-2
- +2Pelicans makes two point jump shot4-2
- +2Clippers makes two point jump shot4-0
- Pelicans personal foul
- Herbert Jones turnover
- +2John Collins makes two point dunk (Darius Garland assists)2-0
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Clippers vs. Pelicans: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Clippers vs. Pelicans
- Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2026
- Time: 8:00 PM ET
- Venue: Smoothie King Center
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Pelicans favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 245.5
- Moneyline Odds: Clippers 56¢, Pelicans 45¢
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Clippers: 60%
- Pelicans: 40%
Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Projected Final Score
Our predicted final score for this NBA matchup is Clippers 119-116 Pelicans.
This prediction is based on each team's average score following 10,000 game simulations.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Clippers a win probability of 60%, while the Pelicans have a win probability of 40%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Clippers are more likely to beat the Pelicans in the NBA game at Smoothie King Center on Thursday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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