NBA DFS Matchup: Pelicans-Lakers (2024-02-09)

In tonight’s NBA DFS matchup (Fri, February 9th at 10:30 PM EST), the first place team of Southwest Division, the New Orleans Pelicans, will go head-to-head with the Los Angeles Lakers, occupying the 4th spot in the Pacific Division. The game will take place in Los Angeles, CA at the crypto.com Arena. The Pelicans possess an away standing of 15-10 and have secured an overall standing of 30-21, while the Lakers hold a home standing of 17-9 and an overall standing of 27-26. The Pelicans are led by coach Willie Green, with 3 players not participating in the game. On the other hand, the Lakers, under the leadership of coach Darvin Ham, will be missing 5 of their players in tonight’s game.

Please note: the statistics mentioned below are derived from season averages as of today.

Pelicans-Lakers NBA DFS Matchup

The Pelicans enter the match with a total of 5,961 points, 2,267 rebounds, 1,377 assists, and a shooting accuracy of 48.8%. On the other hand, the Lakers will be starting the basketball match with 6,150 points, 2,275 rebounds, 1,498 assists, and a slightly higher field goal percentage of 49.1%.

Status & Injury Report

No. Player Name Team Status Issue
1 D’Angelo Russell Los Angeles Lakers Day-To-Day Soreness (Leg)
2 Jarred Vanderbilt Los Angeles Lakers Out Sprain (Leg)
5 Cam Reddish Los Angeles Lakers Out Sprain (Leg)
7 Gabe Vincent Los Angeles Lakers Out Surgery (Leg)
10 Max Christie Los Angeles Lakers Day-To-Day Sprain (Leg)
1 Zion Williamson New Orleans Pelicans Day-To-Day Bruise (Leg)
17 Jonas Valanciunas New Orleans Pelicans Day-To-Day Bruise (Leg)
8 Naji Marshall New Orleans Pelicans Day-To-Day Spasms (Torso)

New Orleans Pelicans Roster

No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
1 Zion Williamson
Power Forward Day-To-Day $7,100 $8,300 39.95
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
31.6 0.2 3.9 0.5 9.6 5.5 24.8 6.5 0.9 2.8
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
14 Brandon Ingram
Small Forward Active $7,700 $8,100 33.44
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
33.0 1.4 4.2 0.6 7.1 3.9 19.4 5.2 0.7 2.5
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
3 CJ McCollum
Shooting Guard Active $6,700 $7,800 31.52
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
32.0 2.4 3.8 0.4 7.4 2.2 19.4 3.6 0.9 1.8
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
17 Jonas Valanciunas
Center Day-To-Day $6,300 $6,600 29.45
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
26.0 0.3 1.3 1.0 5.4 2.5 13.5 9.5 0.4 1.7
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
5 Herbert Jones
Small Forward Active $4,400 $5,400 23.51
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
29.4 0.9 2.3 0.8 3.6 1.8 10.0 3.8 1.5 1.3
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
22 Larry Nance Jr.
Power Forward Active $4,200 N/A 22.26
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
23.3 0.4 1.8 0.5 3.2 1.0 7.8 6.3 1.2 0.9
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
40 Cody Zeller
Center Active N/A N/A 19.39
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
21.1 0.1 1.3 0.6 3.0 1.9 8.0 5.7 0.6 1.0
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
25 Trey Murphy III
Shooting Guard Active $4,500 N/A 19.22
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
23.8 2.0 1.2 0.4 3.6 1.5 10.9 3.1 0.8 0.6
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
15 Jose Alvarado
Point Guard Active $3,400 $4,300 17.27
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
18.1 1.1 2.7 0.2 2.8 0.8 7.5 2.1 1.2 1.0
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
8 Naji Marshall
Small Forward Day-To-Day N/A N/A 16.45
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
19.5 0.7 2.1 0.2 2.6 1.6 7.6 3.5 0.7 1.1
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
24 Jordan Hawkins
Guard Active N/A N/A 15.49
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
20.7 2.0 1.3 0.1 3.3 1.3 9.9 2.7 0.3 0.8
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
11 Dyson Daniels
Guard Active $3,600 $4,900 15.18
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
19.6 0.5 2.4 0.3 1.8 0.5 4.6 3.4 1.0 1.0
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
50 Jeremiah Robinson-Earl
Forward Active N/A N/A 15.05
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
18.8 0.9 0.9 0.3 2.4 0.8 6.6 4.5 0.5 0.6
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
37 Matt Ryan
Forward Active N/A N/A 7.54
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
12.8 1.4 0.6 0.0 1.6 0.5 5.1 1.2 0.2 0.5
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
33 Malcolm Hill
Guard Active N/A N/A 6.77
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
9.2 0.6 0.3 0.1 1.1 0.5 3.2 1.6 0.3 0.1
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
0 Dereon Seabron
Guard Active N/A N/A 4.26
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
6.4 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.5 1.8 0.8 0.2 0.0
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
32 E.J. Liddell
Forward Active N/A N/A 2.87
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
2.9 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.3

Los Angeles Lakers Roster

No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
23 LeBron James
Small Forward Active $9,800 $10,100 50.35
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
38.0 1.6 7.3 0.8 9.9 5.6 27.1 7.5 1.5 3.5
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
3 Anthony Davis
Power Forward Active $10,200 $11,400 49.25
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
34.5 0.5 2.5 2.3 9.0 5.6 24.1 10.5 1.3 2.0
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
1 D’Angelo Russell
Point Guard Day-To-Day $7,200 $7,800 31.83
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
30.0 2.5 5.7 0.3 6.4 2.4 17.7 3.4 1.1 2.7
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
35 Christian Wood
Forward Active $3,900 $4,700 26.9
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
23.3 1.2 1.4 0.9 4.9 2.6 13.7 7.0 0.5 1.4
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
15 Austin Reaves
Shooting Guard Active $6,900 $7,700 22.26
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
27.6 1.3 3.4 0.3 3.9 2.8 11.8 3.3 0.6 1.4
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
28 Rui Hachimura
Power Forward Active $4,900 $5,200 21.31
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
26.4 0.9 1.3 0.2 4.8 1.7 12.3 4.8 0.6 1.0
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
2 Jarred Vanderbilt
Power Forward Out N/A N/A 19.38
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
20.5 0.1 1.4 0.4 2.5 1.0 6.1 6.4 1.1 1.0
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
12 Taurean Prince
Power Forward Active $4,400 $5,400 19.17
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
24.6 1.7 1.7 0.4 3.6 1.3 10.3 3.6 0.8 1.5
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
5 Cam Reddish
Small Forward Out N/A N/A 18.23
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
24.6 1.2 1.3 0.4 3.3 1.8 9.7 2.9 1.1 1.3
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
7 Gabe Vincent
Point Guard Out N/A N/A 14.89
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
21.1 1.5 2.3 0.1 2.8 0.7 7.6 1.7 0.8 1.1
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
11 Jaxson Hayes
Center Active $4,200 $4,800 14.69
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
15.9 0.1 0.7 0.6 2.6 1.6 6.9 3.7 0.4 0.7
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
4 Skylar Mays
Shooting Guard Active N/A N/A 10.41
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
11.4 0.5 1.9 0.1 1.8 0.6 4.7 1.3 0.5 0.5
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
10 Max Christie
Guard Day-To-Day N/A N/A 9.34
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
14.9 0.7 0.8 0.3 1.5 0.5 4.1 2.2 0.3 0.5
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
20 Dylan Windler
Guard Active N/A N/A 8.34
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
11.1 0.6 0.8 0.2 1.1 0.4 3.2 2.2 0.4 0.5
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
14 Colin Castleton
Center Active N/A N/A 6.06
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
6.4 0.0 0.6 0.0 1.2 0.8 3.2 1.8 0.0 0.2
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
0 Jalen Hood-Schifino
Guard Active N/A N/A 3.79
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
6.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.7 1.8 0.7 0.2 0.5
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
55 D’Moi Hodge
Guard Active N/A N/A 3.45
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
5.9 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.7 0.1 2.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
17 Alex Fudge
Forward Active N/A N/A 1.4
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.3
No. Player Position Status DraftKings Salary FanDuel Salary FPPG
21 Maxwell Lewis
Forward Active N/A N/A 1.04
MPG 3PM APG BPG FGM FTM PPG RPB SPG TOPG
3.7 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3

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