New Orleans Pelicans vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, Preview and Odds - 03/27/2026

 

Game Time: 8:30 pm ET, Friday, March 27, 2026

Venue:  Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON

Where to Watch:  GCSEN, Sportsnet

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Pelicans +8.5, Raptors -8.5; Over/Under:  227.8 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Pelicans +8.5, Raptors -8.5; Over/Under:  227.8 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Pelicans +8.5, Raptors -8.5; Over/Under:  228.8 points

New Orleans Pelicans:  25-48 (3rd place, Southwest Division)

Toronto Raptors:  40-32 (3rd place, Atlantic Division)

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New Orleans Pelicans:  6-4 last 10

Toronto Raptors:  5-5 last 10

The Pelicans are entering this game with a 25-48 record overall this season and they are 9-26 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 2 game losing streak with losses coming against the Cleveland Cavaliers and the New York Knicks, but this is also the 2nd game of a back-to-back for them with their game against the Detroit Pistons still to be played on Thursday night. In their game against the Knicks, Zion Williamson led the team in points in that game with 22 while Jeremiah Fears was next on the team with 21 points. Dejounte Murray led the team in assists in that game with 12 while Trey Murphy III led the team in rebounds with 16. They were 51.1% from the field, 44.1% from 3-point range, and 84.6% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 115.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 119.2 PPG against them. The Pelicans have an ATS record of 43-29-1 this season and their O/U record is 36-37.

The Raptors are entering this game with a 40-32 record overall this season and they are 19-16 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Los Angeles Clippers. Brandon Ingram led the team in points in that game with 18 while Sandro Mamukelashvili was next on the team with 13 points. Scottie Barnes led the team in assists in that game with 12 while Scottie Barnes led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 41.7% from the field, 34.5% from 3-point range, and 36.4% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 113.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 112.4 PPG against them. The Raptors have an ATS record of 36-36 this season and their O/U record is 28-44.

The current betting odds have the Raptors listed as an 8.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Raptors have looked good in their games this season with their 40-32 record overall which has them in the top half of the East. They have looked good on their home court too with their 19-16 home record this season. Meanwhile, the Pelicans haven't looked good in their games this season with their 25-48 record overall which has them in the bottom half of the West. They have been a terrible road team too with their 9-26 road record this year. The Pelicans have been one of the worst teams in the NBA this season as they never really got off the ground at the start of the year, but lately they have looked a lot better with their younger players starting to figure things out. They are 6-4 in their last 10 games too, but they have still been one of the worst road teams in the NBA this season and they have slipped back into a slump with 2 losses in a row now. Neither loss was against another bad team, but they aren't in a great situation for this game either. They are playing this game on the road on a back-to-back with a really tough game against the Pistons the night before. The Pistons are a bit banged up right now, but they have still been the best team in the East this season, so that won't be an easy game for the Pelicans and they might not have their best effort for this game. The Raptors are off a bad loss to the Clippers in their last one and they haven't looked great lately either, going 5-5 in their last 10 games, but they have been really good at beating up on bad teams all year and they will be looking to get the Pelicans back for a really bad loss on the road a few weeks ago. Look for the Raptors to bounce back against another bad opponent and take advantage of the Pelicans in a bad situation here. The best way to place a bet here is on the Raptors to cover the spread in this game. 

Pelicans Raptors Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Friday, March 27, 2026 (8:30 pm ET start time) is Raptors 119 Pelicans 108.

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New Orleans Pelicans: 17-10 ATS against Atlantic division opponents. 41-29 ATS in all games. 30-20 ATS versus good shooting teams - making 46% of their shots or more. 29-22 UNDER versus good shooting teams - making 46% of their shots or more. 

Toronto Raptors: 4-10 ATS when playing against a bad team (Win Pct. 25% to 40%). 6-11 ATS at home after scoring 100 points or less. 6-10 ATS at home after a blowout loss by 20 points or more. 15-3 UNDER revenging a same season loss vs opponent. 14-7 UNDER versus poor teams - outscored by their opponents by 3+ points/game.

New Orleans Pelicans:  D. Murray (PG) Day To Day - Achilles. T. Murphy III (SF) Day To Day - Ankle. B. McGowens (SG) Out - Toe.

Toronto Raptors:  I. Quickley (PG) Day To Day - Foot.

"Brunson's phenomenal. He does this every night. You can't really speed them up. You can't foul them. He's got such great poise. Gets to his spots. He can draw fouls. He can make tough shots over length, over size." - James Borrego after his team’s loss against the Knicks in their game on Tuesday.

“I would not call it lack of urgency. It’s not necessarily that we did not have urgency. We allowed things not going our way to affect us. It’s not that the guys did not want to do it or they were not focused. It just took a little bit of spirit from us, and I give credit to our team that they were able to come back from that flat start and things not going our way and really find juice and energy and fight for the rest of the game.” - Darko Rajakovic after his team’s loss against the LA Clippers in their game on Wednesday.

PG Dejounte Murray

SG Trey Murphy III

SF Saddiq Bey

PF Zion Williamson

C Herbert Jones

PG Immanuel Quickley

SG Brandon Ingram

SF RJ Barrett

PF Scottie Barnes

C Jakob Poeltl

PPG: Trey Murphy III (21.7)

APG: Dejounte Murray (6.7)

Reb/G: Derik Queen (6.8)

PPG: Brandon Ingram (21.5)

APG: Immanuel Quickley (6)

Reb/G: Scottie Barnes (7.8)

Coaches:

New Orleans Pelicans: James Borrego (Interim)

Toronto Raptors: Darko Rajakovic (3rd season)