New Orleans Pelicans vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 11/2/2021 NBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: TNT

The New Orleans Pelicans (1-6) are hitting the road to Footprint Center on Tuesday where they will take on the Phoenix Suns (2-3).

The Pelicans faced the Knicks and ended up losing by a score of 123-117 in their last game. New Orleans ended the game having earned a 45.7% FG percentage (42 out of 92) and buried 11 out of their 33 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Pelicans knocked down 22 of 24 attempts for a rate of 91.7%. When it comes to getting rebounds, they collected 43 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 30 assists for this game while forcing 4 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Pertaining to defense, New Orleans allowed the other team to go 51.9% from the field on 42 out of 81 shooting. New York earned 37 dimes and had 22 steals in the matchup. Moreover, New York snagged 32 boards (5 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. New York finished the contest at 80.0% at the free throw line by converting 20 of 25 tries. They made 19 of 33 shots from beyond the arc.

Jonas Valanciunas is one player who was a factor for the game. He notched 27 points on 10 of 15 shooting. He played for 33 minutes played and also totaled 14 rebounds. Valanciunas ended up shooting 66.7% from the field and also dished out 4 assists.

New Orleans enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 1-6 so far this season. The Pelicans are hitting 33.6% on 3-pointers (78 of 232) and 79.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 104.3 points per contest (21st in the league) on 43.0% from the floor. They turn it over 16.1 times per contest and as a team they commit 20.4 fouls every game. As a unit, New Orleans is collecting 49.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 160 dimes on the campaign, which is 7th in basketball in terms of passing. When they are on defense, the Pelicans are forcing 13.6 turnovers per game and they draw 17.7 fouls. The Pelicans are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.9% (283 of 617) and they relinquish 45.4 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 22nd in basketball in allowing assists with 160 surrendered on the campaign. They give up 39.0% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 21st in the league in points per game from their opponents (111.0).

For their last game, the Suns walked away with a victory by a final of 101-92 when they faced the Cavaliers. The Suns were able to corral 44 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 52 for the game. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 12 steals in this game. The Cavaliers committed 19 fouls for the matchup which took the Suns to the charity stripe for a total of 27 shots. They were able to make 17 of them for a rate of 63.0%. Concerning shots from downtown, Phoenix made 6 of 26 tries (23.1%). When all was said and done, the Suns shot 39 out of 84 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.4%. The Suns allowed the Cavaliers to make 36 of their 91 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.6% for the contest. They finished 31.8% from beyond the arc by connecting on 14 of 44 and finished the game at 6 of 7 from the charity stripe (85.7%). When discussing rebounding, Phoenix permitted Cleveland to snag 37 overall (10 on the offensive glass).

Devin Booker ended up having an impact for the Suns for this contest. He knocked down 9 of 20 for this game for a rate of 45.0%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. Booker earned 27 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and had 9 dimes in the matchup.

Phoenix has a win-loss record of 2-3 so far this season. Phoenix has accounted for 526 pts so far this season (105.2 per game) and they average 47.6 boards per game. The Suns commit 17.8 personal fouls every game and they go 69.4% from the free throw line. As an offense, the Suns are connecting on 46.0% from the floor, which ranks them 8th in the NBA. They are dishing out assists 26.2 times per contest (4th in the league) and they turn the ball over 14.0 times per contest. The Suns on the defensive end are ranked 20th in the NBA in PPG given up with 110.2. The Phoenix defense concedes 40.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (82 of 205) and their opponents are knocking down 71.4% of their foul shots. They have given up 24.6 dimes and 45.4 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 22nd and 12th in the league. They are able to force 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.1% from the field (23rd in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Phoenix

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