Can Pelicans Improve Their October Performance?

October 11, 2023 01:24pm

Getting off to a good start will be important for the New Orleans Pelicans — and their fans at Louisiana sports betting sites — as they seek to build off last season’s 42-40 record.

It was the Pelicans’ first winning season since 2017-18 when the franchise last won a playoff series and advanced to the Western Conference semifinals. Coach Willie Green guided the team to a 36-46 record in his first season in 2021-22, which ended with a six-game loss to the Suns after it beat the Spurs and Clippers in the play-in tournament.

So while the first month of the NBA season may be short, it is important to get off to a hot start. BetLouisiana.com utilized ChampsorChumps.us to find the records of every NBA team in October since 2017-2018. No games were played in October during the 2020-21 NBA season.

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NBA Team Records in October Since 2017-18

Rank	Team	Record	Win Pct.
1	Milwaukee Bucks	22-9	.710
T-2	Toronto Raptors	23-10	.697
T-2	Utah Jazz	23-10	.697
4	Golden State Warriors	22-12	.647
5	Portland Trail Blazers	20-11	.645
T-6	Boston Celtics	19-11	.633
T-6	San Antonio Spurs	19-11	.633
8	Denver Nuggets	20-12	.625
9	Minnesota Timberwolves	18-13	.581
10	Philadelphia 76ers	19-14	.576
11	Memphis Grizzlies	17-13	.567
12	Charlotte Hornets	18-16	.529
T-13	Los Angeles Clippers	16-15	.516
T-13	Miami Heat	16-15	.516
15	Phoenix Suns	14-16	.467
T-16	Cleveland Cavaliers	14-17	.452
T-16	New York Knicks	14-17	.452
18	Los Angeles Lakers	14-18	.438
19	Washington Wizards	13-17	.433
T-20	Detroit Pistons	14-20	.412
T-20	Indiana Pacers	14-20	.412
T-22	Dallas Mavericks	13-19	.406
T-22	New Orleans Pelicans	13-19	.406
24	Chicago Bulls	12-19	.387
25	Brooklyn Nets	13-21	.382
26	Atlanta Hawks	12-20	.375
27	Oklahoma City Thunder	11-19	.367
T-28	Houston Rockets	11-21	.344
T-28	Orlando Magic	11-21	.344
T-28	Sacramento Kings	11-21	.344

Louisiana betting apps list Boston and Milwaukee as the NBA title favorites at +400. The Pelicans are +5000.

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Hot Start Helped Last Year

New Orleans became a tougher team in 2022-23 after its playoff appearance, and it showed during its October schedule. The Pelicans started 4-2 with wins at Brooklyn and Charlotte to open the season and included victories over Dallas at home and at the Los Angeles Clippers. One of the two losses came in overtime to Utah. Before that, New Orleans had been 9-17 in the other Octobers to be tied for 22nd on this chart.

New Orleans put together that 42-40 record despite getting just 29 games from former No. 1 pick Zion Williamson. A hamstring injury cut short the power forward’s season after he missed all of 2021-22 with a foot injury. Williamson, who’s just 23 years old, played in four of the first six games last year and the Pelicans were 3-1 in those games. For the season, New Orleans was 20-9 in games with Williamson, who averaged 26 points, seven rebounds and 4.6 assists in his shortened season.

A healthy Williamson teamed up with forward Brandon Ingram, who averaged a career-high 24.7 points last year, and veteran guard C.J. McCollum should make the Pelicans a team bound for the playoffs once again in 2023-24. New Orleans opens the season Oct. 25 at Memphis. BetMGM Louisiana has the Pelicans as a 1.5-point underdog with a +105 moneyline.

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