New Orleans Pelicans vs Golden State Warriors 11/5/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets, Tips and Prediction
Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Golden State Warriors
Date: Friday, November 5, 2021
Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA
TV: ESPN
The New Orleans Pelicans (1-8) are en route to Chase Center on Friday where they will compete against the Golden State Warriors (6-1).
The Pelicans stepped onto the hardwood against the Kings and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 112-99 in their last game. New Orleans walked away from the contest having earned a 43.0% field goal percentage (37 out of 86) and knocked down 12 of their 34 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pelicans made 13 of 15 attempts for a rate of 86.7%. When talking about pulling down boards, they collected 40 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 24 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and getting 1 steal. In the matter of defense, New Orleans allowed 52.5% from the field on 42 out of 80 shooting. Sacramento recorded 37 assists and had 27 steals for this contest. On top of that, Sacramento snagged 33 rebounds (4 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Sacramento walked away from this one shooting 81.8% from the free throw line by making 18 of their 22 attempts. They converted 10 of 30 attempts from downtown.
Devonte' Graham is one player who came through for this contest. He left the arena with 16 points on 5 of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 31 minutes and snagged 1 board. Graham ended up going 50.0% from the field and distributed 7 dimes.
New Orleans will enter this game with a mark of 1-8 this season. They are giving up possession 16.4 times per game and as a squad they commit 19.4 fouls every game. As a team, New Orleans is pulling down 47.3 rebounds per contest and has totaled 205 assists this year, which is 5th in basketball in terms of passing. The Pelicans are shooting 33.8% on 3-point shots (103 of 305) and 81.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 103.2 points per outing (25th in the league) while shooting 42.6% from the field. On defense, the Pelicans are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers per game while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They are 25th in basketball in giving up assists with 219 conceded this season. The Pelicans are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.2% (368 of 779) and they surrender 44.1 boards per contest as a unit. They are relinquishing 38.0% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 25th in the league in PPG from their opponents (111.2).
When they last played, the Warriors got the victory with a final of 114-92 when they played the Hornets. The Warriors were able to pull down 46 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 53 in the game. They turned it over 16 times, while recording 14 steals for the game. The Hornets were called for 16 fouls for the contest which got the Warriors to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 66.7%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Golden State knocked down 18 out of their 45 tries (40.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Warriors finished 42 out of 86 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.8%. The Warriors permitted the Hornets to knock down 34 out of 91 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.4% for the game. They wrapped up this game 27.8% from 3-point land via 10 out of 36 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 19 at the charity stripe (73.7%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Golden State allowed Charlotte to get 40 in all (9 offensive).
Jordan Poole pitched in for the Warriors for this game. He converted 11 of 21 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 52.4%, and had 3 rebounds. Poole had 31 points in his 32 mins on the court and accounted for 1 assist in this contest.
Golden State has a mark of 6-1 on the season. The Warriors commit 18.0 personal fouls per contest while shooting 74.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 29.3 times per contest (1st in basketball) and they are giving up possession 16.6 times per contest. Golden State has earned 779 pts on the season (111.3 per game) and they pull down 49.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Warriors are connecting on 45.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 11th in the NBA. The Warriors are ranked 6th in the NBA in PPG given up with 101.4. They have surrendered 21.0 dimes and 45.4 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 5th and 13th in the NBA. The Golden State defense allows 30.2% on 3-point shots (86 of 285) and their opponents are knocking down 72.6% of their foul shots. They are forcing 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the field (3rd in the NBA).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Orleans
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