New Orleans Pelicans at Cleveland Cavaliers 4/11/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 04/11/2021 at 9:57 AM ET

The New Orleans Pelicans look for their second consecutive victory when visiting the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. New Orleans improved to 23-29 following a 101-94 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday. Zion Williamson scored 37 points to lead New Orleans and became the youngest player in NBA history to have at least 35 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists in one game.

Zion Williamson is the leading scorer for New Orleans with an average of 26.3 points per game and Brandon Ingram is the second leading scorer with an average of 23.8 points per game. The leading rebounder for New Orleans is Steven Adams with an average of 8.9 rebounds per game and the leader in assists is Lonzo Ball with an average of 5.7 assists per game. New Orleans is scoring an average of 114.9 points per game and allowing an average of 115.1 points per game.

The Cleveland Cavaliers complete a back-to-back on Sunday when hosting the New Orleans Pelicans after playing at home on Saturday against the Toronto Raptors. Cleveland improved to 19-32 following its 129-102 victory over the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday. The victory snapped a five-game losing streak Cleveland against Oklahoma City.

Collin Sexton is leading Cleveland in scoring with an average of 24.0 points per game, while the leading rebounder is Isaiah Hartenstein with an average of 8.0 rebounds per game and the leader in assists is Darius Garland with an average of 5.8 assists per game. Cleveland is scoring an average of 103.6 points per game while allowing an average of 111.5 points per game.

New Orleans is coming off a big victory over the Philadelphia 76ers led by Zion Williamson, who scored 37 points. The Pelicans will  be well rested in comparison to Cleveland as the Cavaliers will be playing the second half of a back-to-back and their third game in the last four days. Cleveland has won two straight, but the Cavaliers lost each of their previous five before their current winning streak and Cleveland is 2-5 ATS over their last seven. Final Score Prediction, New Orleans Pelicans win and cover 119-110.

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