Golden State Warriors vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 1/6/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Golden State Warriors vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Thursday, January 6, 2022

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Golden State Warriors (29-7) are hitting the road to Smoothie King Center on Thursday where they will take on the New Orleans Pelicans (13-25).

The Warriors took the court against the Heat and walked away with a win by a score of 115-108 in their last contest. Golden State ended having earned a 48.9% FG percentage (45 out of 92) and made 14 of their 38 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Warriors made 11 of 13 shots for a rate of 84.6%. With respect to rebounding, they earned a total of 43 with 7 of them being offensive. They also distributed 39 assists in this matchup while creating 2 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In the matter of defending, Golden State allowed the other team to shoot 41.1% from the field on 37 of 90 shooting. Miami earned 49 dimes and had 24 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Miami collected 38 boards (11 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 6 rejections. Miami finished shooting 89.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 17 of 19 attempts. They converted 17 of their 42 tries from 3-point range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Warriors finished with 17 while the Heat accounted for 18 personal fouls.

Jordan Poole is a guy who played a role for this game. He left the arena with 32 points on 12 of 17 shooting. He played for 26 mins and totaled 2 boards. Poole ended up going 70.6% from the field and earned 5 assists.

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Golden State comes into this contest with a record of 29-7 for the year. They average 111.3 points per game (5th in basketball) while shooting 47.3% from the floor. The Warriors are hitting 37.0% on 3-point shots (534 of 1,444) and 74.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Golden State is pulling down 46.0 rebounds per contest and has tallied 1,024 dimes on the year, which ranks 1st in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 15.9 times per contest and as a group they commit 20.3 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Warriors have forced 15.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.1 fouls. They currently rank 1st in basketball in giving up assists with 770 conceded for the campaign. The Warriors defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.6% (1,317 of 3,088) and they concede 41.7 boards per contest as a squad. They are conceding 32.8% from 3-point land while they are 1st in the NBA in opponents PPG (101.5).

For their last game, the Pelicans went home defeated by a final of 123-110 when they faced the Suns. In regard to how they rebounded, New Orleans permitted Phoenix to collect 37 in total (5 on the offensive side). They finished 54.8% from beyond the arc by shooting 17 of 31 and finished the game at 14 of 20 from the free throw line (70.0%). The Pelicans permitted the Suns to knock down 46 of 85 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.1% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Pelicans went 36 out of 89 from the field which had them shooting 40.4%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, New Orleans buried 10 out of their 33 tries (30.3%). They were able to convert 28 of the free throw tries for a rate of 87.5%. The Suns had 10 personal fouls in this contest which took the Pelicans to the charity stripe for a total of 32 attempts. They turned it over 12 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. The Pelicans corralled 33 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards totaling 48 for this game.

Devonte' Graham pitched in for the Pelicans for the matchup. Graham tallied 28 points in his 36 minutes on the court and added 6 assists for the game. He converted 9 of 18 for this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accounted for 1 rebound.

New Orleans has a mark of 13-25 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pelicans are shooting 43.4% from the field, which ranks 26th in the NBA. New Orleans has scored 4,004 points for the year (105.4 per contest) and they pull in 46.8 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 24.7 times per game (10th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 14.7 times per game. The Pelicans have committed 19.4 fouls per game and they shoot 78.9% from the free throw line.

The Pelicans are ranked 22nd in the league in points given up per game with 110.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the floor (28th in basketball). The New Orleans defense concedes 37.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (499 of 1,331) and opponents are knocking down 77.8% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 24.2 assists and 42.9 total boards per game, which is 16th and 6th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Golden State

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