The NBA season is off and running so before the New Orleans Pelicans tip-off tonight let’s check in with the computers. Last year I took a look at three different models that projected between 35 and 39 wins for the Pelicans. Ultimately they were all too optimistic as New Orleans managed just 34 victories.
Like the power rankers who have moved the Pels up so too do almost all of the win projections I’ve found. Below I’ve included a handful of more prominent projections which almost universally expect New Orleans to exceed the Las Vegas over/under line (39.