New Orleans Pelicans vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 12/19/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Sunday, December 19, 2021

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: New Orleans (+5.5)

The New Orleans Pelicans (10-21) are en route to Wells Fargo Center on Sunday where they will play the Philadelphia 76ers (15-15). New Orleans opens this contest as 5.5-point dogs. The over/under has been set at 210.

The Pelicans played the Bucks and walked away with a win by a score of 116-112 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Pelicans ended up with 13 while the Bucks finished the game with 13 fouls. They also converted 14 of 47 shots from three-point range. Milwaukee finished the game shooting 80.0% from the charity stripe by converting 8 of their 10 shots. Additionally, Milwaukee pulled down 32 rebounds (12 offensive, 20 defensive) and earned 3 blocked shots. Milwaukee distributed 44 dimes and had 16 steals for the game. When talking about the defense, New Orleans allowed 43.3% from the floor on 45 of 104 shooting. They also dished out 34 assists for the contest while creating 5 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they earned 57 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Pelicans made 19 of 30 tries for a rate of 63.3%. New Orleans ended the game having earned a 47.2% field goal percentage (42 of 89) and made 13 out of their 37 3-point shots.

Devonte' Graham is a guy who had an impact in the game. Graham shot 66.7% from the floor and also totaled 4 assists. He saw the court for 36 minutes and also snagged 4 boards. He accounted for 26 points on 8 out of 12 shooting.

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New Orleans will play this contest with a record of 10-21 this season. They are averaging 104.4 points per contest (27th in the league) while connecting on 43.5% from the field. The Pelicans are connecting on 33.9% on 3-pointers (341 of 1,007) and 78.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New Orleans is collecting 46.7 boards per contest and is sitting with 762 dimes on the year, which ranks 4th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 15.2 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.7 fouls per game.

On defense, the Pelicans have forced 13.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.3 personal fouls. They are 25th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 749 conceded so far this year. The Pelicans are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.0% (1,262 of 2,687) and they surrender 43.0 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 36.5% on 3-pointers and they rank 23rd in the NBA in PPG allowed (110.0).

The last time they took the court, the 76ers took a loss by a score of 114-105 when they played the Nets. The 76ers were able to collect 33 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 38 in the game. They also gave up possession 9 times, while recording 10 steals for this game. The Nets were called for 14 fouls for this contest which got the 76ers to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 85.0%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Philadelphia buried 10 out of their 34 attempts (29.4%). Overall, the 76ers walked away from this one shooting 39 out of 89 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.8%. The 76ers allowed the Nets to bury 44 out of 89 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.4% in the game. They went 47.8% from beyond the arc by going 11 of 23 and finished the contest at 15 out of 16 from the free throw line (93.8%). Concerning team rebounding, Philadelphia permitted Brooklyn to grab 38 overall (10 on the offensive glass).

Joel Embiid pitched in for the 76ers in this contest. Embiid earned 32 points in his 33 mins on the court and totaled 6 dimes in the game. He made 11 of 20 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 55.0%, and had 9 rebounds.

Philadelphia has a mark of 15-15 on the campaign. The 76ers commit 19.1 fouls per game and they connect on 81.4% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 22.4 times per contest (24th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per contest. Philadelphia has totaled 3,168 pts this year (105.6 per game) and they average 41.8 boards per contest. As an offense, the 76ers are connecting on 45.7% from the floor, which ranks them 15th in the league.

The 76ers are ranked 13th in basketball in PPG given up with 106.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (15th in basketball). The Philadelphia defense allows 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc (366 of 1,023) and their opposition knocks down 78.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 23.5 assists and 46.0 total boards per game, which ranks them 12th and 22nd in the NBA.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-5.5)

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